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1964: Tammy left Byrd and took their children to live with some relatives in Birmingham.

She supported her family by working at a beauty salon in town before landing a part-time spot on a local TV program called the Country Boy Eddie show. After, she moved to Nashville, where she auditioned for several labels.

1967: Billy Sherrill signed Tammy to Epic Records.

She released a number of successful top-hit singles: “Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad” and “D-I-V-O-R-C-E”.

The singles earned her a Grammy Award.

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1968: Tammy won the first of three consecutive CMA Female Vocalist of the Year honors.

Later in the year, Wynette released “Stand By Your Man,” which became her most popular hit throughout her career. The song peaked at No. 1 on the country charts and reached No. 19 on the pop charts. The song sold over two million copies and became the bestselling single by a woman in the history of country music thus far.

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