Tanya Denise Tucker was born on October 10,1958 and is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13.
46 Facts About Tanya Tucker
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Tucker's documentary The Return of Tanya Tucker Featuring Brandi Carlile was released to theaters Fall 2022.
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Tanya Tucker was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2023.
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Tanya Tucker was born in Seminole, Texas, the youngest of three children born to Jesse "Beau" and Juanita Tucker.
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Tanya Tucker's father was a heavy equipment operator, and the family moved often as he sought better work.
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At the age of eight, Tanya Tucker told her father that she wanted to be a country singer when she grew up.
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Tanya Tucker did not win the bigger role for which she tried out, but she was hired, as was her horse, as a bit player.
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Tanya Tucker sang for the fair's entertainment managers, and she was engaged to sing at the fair itself.
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Tanya Tucker made her debut with Mel Tillis, who was so impressed by her talent that he invited her onstage to perform.
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Tanya Tucker had begun drinking in her late teens, and she explained how it started:.
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In 1978, Tanya Tucker moved to Los Angeles to try, unsuccessfully, to broaden her appeal to pop audiences, and was quickly captivated by the city's nightlife.
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Tanya Tucker moved to Nashville after her breakup with Campbell in 1982 and began to lead a more secluded life.
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In 1986, Tanya Tucker signed with Capitol Records; she returned to the charts with "One Love at a Time", which climbed to number three.
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Tanya Tucker's career was revitalized with 1986's Girls Like Me, an album that spawned four top-10 country singles.
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Tanya Tucker's music was now more country pop-styled and up-tempo, but this material made Tucker popular again.
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Between 1988 and 1989, Tanya Tucker enjoyed one of her most popular years on the charts, racking up eight country top-10 hits in a row.
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In 1988, Tanya Tucker was nominated by the Country Music Association for "Female Vocalist of the Year", and was nominated for other major awards during this time.
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In 1990, Tanya Tucker was named "Female Video Artist of the Year" by CMT.
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Tanya Tucker was one of the most successful female country artists at the time.
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Tanya Tucker became one of the few teen stars to find success in her adult years.
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In 2002, Tanya Tucker was ranked number 20 on CMT's 40 Greatest Women of Country Music.
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Tanya Tucker sang a duet with country music artist Billy Joe Shaver, of Shaver's song, "Played the Game Too Long", on his latest album, Everybody's Brother, that was released in September 2007.
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In 2009, Tanya Tucker signed a one-time deal with Saguaro Road Records from Time-Life.
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Tanya Tucker appeared on Terri Clark's 2012 album Classic in a remake duet of her first single "Delta Dawn".
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In June 2017, Tanya Tucker was featured in Rolling Stone as one of the 100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time.
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Tanya Tucker claimed that a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, but the foundation stated it was not involved in the promotion and has not received any funds.
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Tanya Tucker performed "Bring My Flowers Now" at Loretta Lynn's all-star 87th birthday concert at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena with Carlile playing piano.
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On January 26,2020, Tanya Tucker won her first two Grammy Awards for "Bring My Flowers Now" and "While I'm Livin'".
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Tanya Tucker released a live album, Live from the Troubadour on October 16,2020.
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Tanya Tucker is one of the few and best-known female country singers to be classified as an "Outlaw" in the Outlaw country movement, which was most popular in the late 1970s.
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Tanya Tucker had a spirit of independence, which was another Outlaw quality.
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Tanya Tucker ranked number nine on CMT Greatest Outlaws: The Dirty Dozen, the only woman to appear on that list.
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At the beginning of the 1990s, Tanya Tucker was still identified as an Outlaw.
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Today, Tanya Tucker continues to be recognized as one, regularly attending Outlaw events among regular shows.
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Decades after Tanya Tucker slipped from the spotlight, music star Brandi Carlile wrote an entire album for her hero based on Tanya's extraordinary life, spurring the greatest comeback in country music history.
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The Return of Tanya Tucker featuring Brandi Carlile was released in NY and LA on October 21,2022 and nationwide November 4.
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Tanya Tucker appeared as a celebrity judge on Dance Fever in 1979.
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Tanya Tucker published a 1997 autobiography, Nickel Dreams: My Life.
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Tanya Tucker starred in her own reality show, Tuckerville, on TLC in 2005.
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Tanya Tucker said in interviews that she is filming new episodes of her reality show Tuckerville.
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Since Tanya Tucker has moved out of her Nashville home, the show will take place in Malibu where she currently lives.
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Tanya Tucker stated that another reason for the name change is because TLC would not let them have the previous name.
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Tanya Tucker had relationships with various entertainers, most notably with Glen Campbell in the early 1980s.
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Tanya Tucker dated Merle Haggard, Andy Gibb, and Don Johnson.
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Tanya Tucker has had an on-again, off-again relationship with Jerry Laseter, a Nashville musician.
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In 2022, Tanya Tucker sold her Brentwood, Tennessee home for $2,275,000.