1. Sandra Lou Posey was an American popular singer who enjoyed success in the 1960s with singles such as her 1966 recording of Martha Sharp's compositions "Born a Woman" and "Single Girl".
20 Facts About Sandy Posey
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Sandy Posey was often described as a country singer, although, like Skeeter Davis, her output varied.
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Sandy Posey had four hit singles in the United States, three of which peaked at number 12 on the Hot 100.
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Sandy Posey was born in Jasper, Alabama, on June 18,1944.
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Sandy Posey graduated from high school in West Memphis, Arkansas, in 1962.
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Sandy Posey obtained work as a session singer after being recommended by an aunt to an acquaintance who worked in television.
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Posey's first single, under the name Sandy Carmel, was "Kiss Me Goodnight", written by William Cates, which was coupled with "First Boy".
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Sandy Posey had her first hit with "Born a Woman", which Moman produced in Nashville on March 15,1966.
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Sandy Posey received two Grammy Award nominations for "Born a Woman" in the categories of vocal performance and contemporary solo vocal.
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Sandy Posey turned to the country music field in 1971, signing with Columbia Records with Billy Sherrill as producer.
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Sherrill had just successfully turned another 1960s pop star, Jody Miller, into a leading country female vocalist, and it appeared Sandy Posey might be another one when the first single, "Bring Him Safely Home to Me" hit the top 20.
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Sandy Posey signed with Monument Records in 1976 with just one single charting and later in the year moved to Warner Bros.
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Sandy Posey was occasionally recorded as a solo artist in the early 1980s, but she reverted to occasional background session work and later briefly performed as a background vocalist for Skeeter Davis on an international tour.
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Sandy Posey made a number of country recordings with a religious theme after embracing Christianity in 1974.
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In 1983, Sandy Posey had another charted single on the country charts, titled "Can't Get Used to Sleeping Without You".
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In 2004, Sandy Posey recorded an album for King Records in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Sandy Posey subsequently signed with Crossworlds Entertainment of Lebanon, Tennessee.
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On February 4,1969, Sandy Posey married James "Billy" Buchanan Robinson Jr.
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Sandy Posey then married Elvis impersonator and Christian evangelist "Elvis" Wade Cummins.
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Sandy Posey died from complications of dementia at her home in Lebanon, Tennessee, on July 20,2024, at the age of 80.