The former beautician, whose signature 1968 tune "Stand By Your Man" may always remain a living American cultural artifact, died while napping at home Monday in Nashville. A blood clot was the apparent cause. Born Virginia Wynette Pugh, Wynette owned country music in the late '60s, winning best female vocalist honors three times running.
Passage: Tammy Wynette, 55
The former beautician, whose signature 1968 tune "Stand By Your Man" may always remain a living American cultural artifact, died while napping at home Monday in Nashville. A blood clot was the apparent cause. Born Virginia Wynette Pugh, Wynette owned country music in the late '60s, winning best female vocalist honors three times running.
