Holly Suzette Dunn was an American country music singer and songwriter.
16 Facts About Holly Dunn
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Holly Dunn released 10 albums and charted 19 singles, plus two duets on the Hot Country Songs charts.
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Holly Dunn's brother, Chris Waters, is a songwriter and record producer, having worked with both his sister and other artists in these capacities.
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Holly Dunn retired from music in 2003, and died of ovarian cancer in 2016.
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Holly Dunn's parents were a Church of Christ preacher and a landscape painter.
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Holly Dunn attended Abilene Christian University and performed in a school-sponsored group called The Hilltoppers.
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Holly Dunn wrote songs with her brother, Chris Waters, who later became a prolific songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Holly Dunn, who wrote "Daddy's Hands" single-handedly, noted that the song's success led to many fans sharing positive experiences about their own fathers with her.
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Holly Dunn was named the Academy of Country Music's Top New Female Vocalist in 1986, and then the winner of Country Music Association's Horizon Award in 1987.
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Holly Dunn became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1989.
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Holly Dunn sang on Kenny Rogers' late 1990 hit "Maybe", from his album Something Inside So Strong.
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In 1991, Holly Dunn released her first greatest hits package, Milestones: Greatest Hits.
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Holly Dunn signed to River North Records in 1995 and released two albums for the label: Life and Love and All the Stages in 1995 and Leave One Bridge Standing two years later.
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In 2003, Holly Dunn announced her retirement from her musical career and released her final album, Full Circle, which was her only gospel album, to devote full-time to her other passion, art.
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On November 14,2016, Holly Dunn died of ovarian cancer in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at age 59.
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Holly Dunn was survived by her wife, Melissa Taylor, and her brothers, Chris, Jerry and Rodney.