12 Facts About Shelly West

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Shelly West was born on May 23,1958 and is an American country music singer.

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Shelly West's mother was the country music star Dottie West, whose career spanned three decades.

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The younger West reached her peak in popularity during the 1980s before mostly retiring in the wake of her mother's death.

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Shelly West is best known for her hit duets with David Frizzell, especially their number-one hit "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma".

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Shelly West was a successful solo artist, having her own number-one hit, "Jose Cuervo" in 1983.

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Shelly West was married to Allen Frizzell between 1981 and 1985.

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Shelly West did reunite with Frizzell for a few shows in the late 1980s.

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8.

In 1990, Shelly West toured with her mother, Dottie; together, they were popular on the road.

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Shelly West was a technical adviser for a television biopic about her mother's life, Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie Shelly West Story, produced by and starring actress Michele Lee.

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At that point, amid major changes in the country music industry that impacted the careers of many established country stars, the younger Shelly West retired to focus on her family.

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Shelly West appeared on numerous episodes of Country Family Reunion on RFD-TV.

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Shelly West reunited with David Frizzell for two shows on October 13,2012, at the God and Country Theater in Branson, Missouri.