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Biography
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Jean Shepard
Real name: Ollie Imogene Shepard
Effective period / Period of releases: 1953 - 1996
Jean Shepard (born November 21, 1933, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA – died September 25, 2016) was an American country and honky tonk singer-songwriter. She was a pioneer for women in country music. In 2011, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and on November 21, 2015, Shepard became the first female to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry for 60 consecutive years.:format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/A-439541-1392166133-3932.jpeg.jpg){kind=link}
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