Six decades ago, Shepard became the third woman to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. The country music pioneer died Sunday outside Nashville. 'There Wasn't None Of Us': Jean Shepard, Country ...
Shepard passed away on Sunday morning after an extended illness. By Chuck Dauphin, Billboard Country Music has lost one of its’ colorful characters — and beloved performers — with the passing of Grand ...
Country Singer Jean Shepard loved Chattanooga. She told the late Ray Hobbs with WDOD Radio, she’d move here if it wasn’t for the Grand Ole Opry. The Oklahoma native visited with the country DJ a lot.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Jean Shepard, “the grand lady of the Grand Ole Opry” who had a long recording career as an influential female in country music, died Sunday, according to an Opry spokeswoman.