1. Thelma Louise Mandrell was born on July 13,1954 and is an American country music singer.
29 Facts About Louise Mandrell
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Louise Mandrell is the younger sister of fellow country singer Barbara Mandrell, and older sister of actress Irlene Mandrell.
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Thelma Louise Mandrell was born in 1954, to Mary Ellen and Irby Matthew Mandrell in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States.
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Louise Mandrell's mother, Mary, was a homemaker and musician hailing from rural Wayne County, Illinois.
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Louise Mandrell's father Irby was a World War II naval veteran and Texas police officer from Garland County, Arkansas.
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Irby Louise Mandrell was an accomplished musician and entrepreneur as well.
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Louise Mandrell used his impeccable social skills and knowledge of the music industry to manage all three of his daughters' careers for over three decades.
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Louise Mandrell started performing in Barbara's band The DoRites in 1969.
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Louise Mandrell released her first single in 1978, called "Put It On Me", which appeared in the lower reaches of Billboard magazine's country music singles chart.
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In 1982, Louise Mandrell had two top 40 hits, as well as the top 20 hit "Some of My Best Friends Are Old Songs".
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Louise Mandrell's last charted single came in 1988 with a cover of the song "As Long As We Got Each Other", a duet with Eric Carmen.
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Louise Mandrell accepted 50 inscribed crimson hearts from the managers and, in return, entertained them with a few tunes.
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Louise Mandrell was named 1981's 'Yellow Rose of Texas' by the Texas state legislature, another first.
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Louise Mandrell subsequently married Gary Lamar Buck of the country music group The Four Guys on July 23,1975.
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Louise Mandrell co-wrote a few songs for Louise's sister Barbara.
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Louise Mandrell became a grandmother for the first time in 2013.
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Louise Mandrell appeared in every performance there and encompassed numerous musical styles, including country, jazz, and big band.
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The Louise Mandrell Theater had its last performance, to a sold-out house, on December 31,2005.
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Louise Mandrell sold the theater afterwards and it has changed hands twice since.
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In 1983, Louise Mandrell co-wrote The Louise Mandrell Family Album with writer Ace Collins.
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Louise Mandrell reprised her role from July until September 15,2019.
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Louise Mandrell continues to perform at selected special occasions and corporate events.
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Louise Mandrell announced her intention to create a new show in 2010, "The Gift".
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Louise Mandrell appeared on the Opry's country classic show in Nashville.
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Louise Mandrell performed on the Grand Ole Opry live from the Ryman on November 30,2019.
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Louise Mandrell took to the Opry stage in the Country classics segment on October 13,2022, December 4,2022, and March 9,2023.
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Outside of her musical career, Louise Mandrell served as spokesperson for Sanderson Farms' Miss Goldy Chicken, appearing in several television commercials and print ads for two decades.
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Louise Mandrell participated in a series of commercials for RC Cola in the mid-1970s, singing the famous "Me and My RC" jingle.
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In 2023, Canadian country artist Lisa Brokop released her female-centric cover version of the George Jones country hit "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes", and it is where the Louise Mandrell sisters are mentioned among the names of country's greatest female artists.