The untry-pop legend Crystal Gayle opens up this week's issue of PEOPLE about her signature long mane, her relatnship wh sister Loretta Lynn and life now" emprop="scriptn
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- INSI LORETTA LYNN AND CRYSTAL GAYLE'S RELATNSHIP
- CRYSTAL {LOR:#595959;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:600;MARG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:0.875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.2;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:1.25REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.2;}} A{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN-THICKNS:0.0625REM;TEXT-RATN-LOR:HER;TEXT-UNRLE-OFFSET:0.25REM;LOR:HER;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;} A:HOVER{LOR:#A00000;TEXT-RATN-LOR:BORR-LK-BODY-HOVER;}CRYSTAL GAYLE IS A GRAMMY-WNG AMERIN UNTRY MIC ARTIST KNOWN FOR SUCH SONGS AS "DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EY BLUE" AND "TALKG YOUR SLEEP."{LOR:#323232;MARG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0.3125REM;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1;FONT-WEIGHT:800;} SPAN{FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;}{FONT-STYLE:NORMAL;PADDG-RIGHT:0.3125REM;LOR:#323232;FONT-FAY:RALAS,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.3;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;TEXT-TRANSFORM:PALIZE;}{DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;MARG-LEFT:0.625REM;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1;FONT-WEIGHT:800;}UPDATED: OCT 1, {DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;}{MARG-BOTTOM:0.9375REM;POSN:RELATIVE;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 64REM){{MAX-WIDTH:LC(100VW - (1REM * 2));MARG-LEFT:1REM;MARG-RIGHT:1REM;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC(-1 * 1REM);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 61.25REM){{MARG-LEFT:TO;MARG-RIGHT:TO;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - (LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM) - 2 * 1REM)) / -2);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 61.25REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 90REM){{MAX-WIDTH:LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM);MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM) - 1REM - 20.625REM) / 2);PADDG-LEFT:1REM;PADDG-RIGHT:1REM;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC(LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM) - 1REM - 20.625REM) / -2) - 1REM);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 90REM){{MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM)) / 2);MAX-WIDTH:LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM);PADDG-LEFT:1REM;PADDG-RIGHT:1REM;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC(LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 + 1REM)) / -2) - LC(2 * 1REM));}[DATA-HAS-SPONSOR] {MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM)) / 4);MARG-RIGHT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM)) / 4);}}{JTIFY-SELF:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG-LEFT:-50VW;MARG-RIGHT:-50VW;WIDTH:100VW;LEFT:50%;RIGHT:50%;}}{HEIGHT:TO;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG:TO LC(50% - 50VW);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG:TO;}}{POSN:RELATIVE;HEIGHT:TO;}{POSN:RELATIVE;--POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:TO;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;HEIGHT:TO;} A{POSN:ABSOLUTE;}{POSN:RELATIVE;WIDTH:100%;HEIGHT:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;VERTIL-ALIGN:TOP;}{BACKGROUND:#C92228;BOTTOM:0;PADDG:.5REM;RIGHT:0;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{PADDG:0.39REM;}}{DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:1REM;WIDTH:1REM;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{WIDTH:1.063REM;HEIGHT:1.063REM;}}{LE-HEIGHT:1;MARG-TOP:0.3125REM;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 73.75REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0.9375REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0;}}{LOR:#595959;PADDG-RIGHT:0.3125REM;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1;FONT-WEIGHT:800;}PHOTO: JEFF KRAVZ/FILMMAGIC VIA GETTY {FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:1.1875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;POSN:RELATIVE;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{PADDG-LEFT:3.5REM;PADDG-RIGHT:3.5REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 61.25REM){{MAX-WIDTH:45.25REM;MARG-LEFT:TO;MARG-RIGHT:TO;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 61.25REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 73.75REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 100REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 90REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;}} EM{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;} STRONG{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;}{CLEAR:BOTH;NTENT:" ";DISPLAY:BLOCK;FONT-SIZE:0.7REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.5REM;HEIGHT:0REM;VISIBILY:HIDN;}{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:1.1875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;} EM{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;} STRONG{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;}(1951-){LOR:#323232;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:800;LETTER-SPACG:0.02EM;MARG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;MARG-TOP:0.625REM;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:1.875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.1;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:2REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.1;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{FONT-SIZE:2REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.1;}} B, STRONG{FONT-FAY:HER;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;} EM, I{FONT-FAY:HER;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;}WHO IS CRYSTAL GAYLE?CRYSTAL GAYLE WAS BORN 1951 KENTUCKY. GAYLE'S OLR SISTER IS UNTRY LEGEND {-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN-THICKNS:0.0625REM;TEXT-RATN-LOR:HER;TEXT-UNRLE-OFFSET:0.25REM;LOR:#A00000;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;}{LOR:#595959;TEXT-RATN-LOR:BORR-LK-BODY-HOVER;}LORETTA LYNN, AND FOLLOWG HER FOOTSTEPS, GAYLE SET OUT AT AN EARLY AGE TO BE A MICIAN. SHE RELEASED HER FIRST SGLE 1970 AND LAND HER FIRST NO. 1 H 1976. "DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EY BLUE" WOULD SOON MAKE GAYLE A CROSSOVER SUPERSTAR, HTG NO. 1 ON THE UNTRY CHART AND NO. 2 ON THE POP CHART. THAT SMASH LED TO SEVERAL OTHERS, AND GRAMMY AND CMA AWARDS FOLLOWED GAYLE THROUGHOUT THE 1970S AND 1980S.EARLY YEARSCRYSTAL GAYLE, ORIGALLY BRENDA GAIL WEBB, WAS BORN PATSVILLE, KENTUCKY, ON JANUARY 9, 1951. HER FAY MOVED TO WABASH, INDIANA, WHEN GAYLE WAS FOUR, AND HER FATHER DIED JT A FEW YEARS LATER OM NCER. GAYLE WAS THE YOUNGT OF EIGHT CHILDREN. ONE OF HER SISTERS, ALREADY OUT OF THE HOE WHEN GAYLE WAS BORN, WAS FUTURE UNTRY MIC LEGEND LORETTA LYNN. GAYLE WAS A SGER OM A YOUNG AGE, AND HER LOVE OF MIC, AND HER SISTER’S SUCCS, SPIRED HER TO PICK UP A GUAR AND PERFORM HIGH SCHOOL. SHE ALSO SANG BACKUP HER BROTHER’S BAND AND ACPANIED LYNN ON TOUR, GETTG AN EARLY TASTE OF THE LIFE OF A PROFSNAL TOURG MICIAN.HTG THE CHARTSIN 1970, DEC RERDS RELEASED GAYLE’S FIRST SGLE, "I'VE CRIED (THE BLU RIGHT OUT OF MY EY)," A TRADNAL UNTRY SONG WRTEN BY LYNN THAT LAND THE TOP 40 ON THE UNTRY CHART. THE LABEL WAS MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE GAYLE FOLLOW HER SISTER’S FAMO FOOTSTEPS, AND THEY RELEASED THREE MORE SGL OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, ALL OF WHICH HELPED GAYLE GET SOME FOOTG WH LISTENERS. BUT GAYLE CID EARLY ON HER REER THAT SHE WANTED TO MAKE A NAME FOR HERSELF ON HER OWN TERMS, AND SHE LEFT DEC FOR UNED ARTISTS 1974. THERE, GAYLE WAS SET EE MILLY, AND HER FIRST ALBUM, CRYSTAL GAYLE, WAS RELEASED THAT SAME YEAR. “WRONG ROAD AGA” BEME HER FIRST BONA FI H, FDG A SPOT THE TOP 10 ON THE UNTRY CHART.SUPERSTARTWO YEARS LATER, GAYLE WOULD FD HER WAY TO NO. 1 WH “I'LL GET OVER YOU," AND HOT ON S HEELS ME THE CROSSOVER SMASH "DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EY BLUE," WHICH H NO. 1 ON THE UNTRY CHARTS AND NO. 2 ON THE POP CHARTS. THE ALBUM OM WHICH THE H ME, WE MT BELIEVE MAGIC, HELPED EARN GAYLE HER FIRST GRAMMY, FOR BT FEMALE COUNTRY VOL, AND SHE BEME THE FIRST FEMALE UNTRY ARTIST TO GO PLATUM. ALSO DURG THIS PERD, GAYLE MA SEVERAL NOTABLE MOV TO TELEVISN, STARRG HER OWN HOUR-LONG PRIME-TIME TV SPECIALS AND HOSTG A NCERT SPECIAL ON HBO AND A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL. WHEN THE WORLD SAW GAYLE THROUGH THE APPEARANC, WH HER SIGNATURE HAIR, STRETCHG NEARLY TO THE FLOOR, HER FAN BASE GREW BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS.CONTUED SUCCSTHE 1970S WERE A REER-MAKG FOR GAYLE, AND THE SUCCS SHE FOUND WH “BROWN EY” NTUED WH SEVERAL MORE NO. 1 UNTRY HS, CLUDG "YOU NEVER MISS A REAL GOOD THG (TILL HE SAYS GOODBYE)" AND "TALKG YOUR SLEEP" (ALSO A H ON THE POP CHART). IN 1980, SHE LAND AT THE TOP OF THE CHARTS AGA WH "IF YOU EVER CHANGE YOUR MD" AND "IT'S LIKE WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE.” IN 1981, "YOU AND I," A DUET WH EDDIE RABBT, WAS ANOTHER CROSSOVER H, AND SHE MA TO NO. 1 FIVE MORE TIM OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.WHILE GAYLE NTUED TO RERD SPORADILLY THE 1990S AND 2000S, SHE SAW HER LAST H 1986 WH “CRY.” HBAND AND CHILDRENSHE MARRIED BILL GATZIMOS 1971 AND THE UPLE HAVE TWO CHILDREN. SHE WAS AWARD A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME 2009. {BORR:0;BORR-BOTTOM:TH SOLID BLACK;MARG:1.875REM 0;CLEAR:BOTH;}QUICK {FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:1.1875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;MARG:0.9375REM 0 0 0.625REM;PADDG:0 0 0 1.25REM;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG:0.9375REM 0;}} B, STRONG{FONT-FAY:HER;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;} EM{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;} EM, I{FONT-FAY:HER;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;} LI{PADDG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;} STRONG{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;} LI::MARKER{LOR:#323232;}BIRTH YEAR: 1951BIRTH DATE: JANUARY 9, 1951BIRTH STATE: KENTUCKYBIRTH CY: PATSVILLEBIRTH COUNTRY: UNED STATGENR: FEMALEBT KNOWN FOR: CRYSTAL GAYLE IS A GRAMMY-WNG AMERIN UNTRY MIC ARTIST KNOWN FOR SUCH SONGS AS "DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EY BLUE" AND "TALKG YOUR SLEEP."INDTRIMICASTROLOGIL SIGN: CAPRIRNFACT CHECK
- INSI LORETTA LYNN AND CRYSTAL GAYLE'S SISTERLY BOND: WE'D 'HAVE OUR WORDS' THEN 'WE'D LGH'
- LORETTA LYNN'S SISTER CRYSTAL GAYLE SHAR NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PHOTOS NEW TRIBUTE
- CRYSTAL GAYLE MAK A STATEMENT AFTER THE DEATH OF HER SISTER, LORETTA LYNN
- CRYSTAL GAYLE MOURNS SISTER LORETTA LYNN’S DEATH: ‘WORLD LOST A LEGEND’
- CRYSTAL GAYLE REVEALS SHE'S WANTED TO CUT HER LONG HAIR: SOME DAYS 'I JT WANT TO TAKE THE SCISSORS'
- INSI LORETTA LYNN'S RELATNSHIP WH HER SISTER CRYSTAL GAYLE
- CRYSTAL GAYLE ON BUILDG HER MIC CAREER AFTER LEAVG SISTER LORETTA LYNN’S LABEL
- CRYSTAL GAYLE AND PEGGY SUE HONOR SISTER LORETTA LYNN WH PERFORMANCE OF “COAL MER’S DGHTER”
- DOLLY PARTON, SISTER CRYSTAL GAYLE, TRAVIS TRT, REBA, AND MORE REMEMBER LORETTA LYNN
- CRYSTAL GAYLE AND PEGGY SUE WRIGHT PAID TRIBUTE TO SISTER LORETTA LYNN AT CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR CELEBRATN
- LORETTA LYNN’S SISTER CRYSTAL GAYLE MAK A STATEMENT AFTER LEGEND’S STROKE
- LORETTA LYNN’S SISTER, CRYSTAL GAYLE, REMEMBERS ‘FELLOW KENTUCKIAN’ NAOMI JUDD
INSI LORETTA LYNN AND CRYSTAL GAYLE'S RELATNSHIP
Crystal Gayle is a Grammy-wng Amerin untry mic artist known for such songs as "Don't It Make My Brown Ey Blue" and "Talkg Your Sleep." * is crystal gayle loretta lynn's real sister *
14, 1932, is the elst dghter and send child, followed by Herman Webb, Willie “Jay” Lee Webb, Donald Ray Webb, Peggy Wright, Betty Hopks, and Crystal Gayle. Peggy Sue, Crystal Gayle and Loretta Lynn (Shutterstock). His sister, Crystal Gayle, rerd a song he wrote, “Clock on the Wall, ” somethg that brought him much pri.
In the mid-1980s, she began performg as a background sger and stume signer for her younger sister, Gayle.
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GAYLE'S OLR SISTER IS UNTRY LEGEND {-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN-THICKNS:0.0625REM;TEXT-RATN-LOR:HER;TEXT-UNRLE-OFFSET:0.25REM;LOR:#A00000;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;}{LOR:#595959;TEXT-RATN-LOR:BORR-LK-BODY-HOVER;}LORETTA LYNN, AND FOLLOWG HER FOOTSTEPS, GAYLE SET OUT AT AN EARLY AGE TO BE A MICIAN. SHE RELEASED HER FIRST SGLE 1970 AND LAND HER FIRST NO. 1 H 1976. "DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EY BLUE" WOULD SOON MAKE GAYLE A CROSSOVER SUPERSTAR, HTG NO. 1 ON THE UNTRY CHART AND NO. 2 ON THE POP CHART. THAT SMASH LED TO SEVERAL OTHERS, AND GRAMMY AND CMA AWARDS FOLLOWED GAYLE THROUGHOUT THE 1970S AND 1980S.EARLY YEARSCRYSTAL GAYLE, ORIGALLY BRENDA GAIL WEBB, WAS BORN PATSVILLE, KENTUCKY, ON JANUARY 9, 1951. HER FAY MOVED TO WABASH, INDIANA, WHEN GAYLE WAS FOUR, AND HER FATHER DIED JT A FEW YEARS LATER OM NCER. GAYLE WAS THE YOUNGT OF EIGHT CHILDREN. ONE OF HER SISTERS, ALREADY OUT OF THE HOE WHEN GAYLE WAS BORN, WAS FUTURE UNTRY MIC LEGEND LORETTA LYNN. GAYLE WAS A SGER OM A YOUNG AGE, AND HER LOVE OF MIC, AND HER SISTER’S SUCCS, SPIRED HER TO PICK UP A GUAR AND PERFORM HIGH SCHOOL. SHE ALSO SANG BACKUP HER BROTHER’S BAND AND ACPANIED LYNN ON TOUR, GETTG AN EARLY TASTE OF THE LIFE OF A PROFSNAL TOURG MICIAN.HTG THE CHARTSIN 1970, DEC RERDS RELEASED GAYLE’S FIRST SGLE, "I'VE CRIED (THE BLU RIGHT OUT OF MY EY)," A TRADNAL UNTRY SONG WRTEN BY LYNN THAT LAND THE TOP 40 ON THE UNTRY CHART. THE LABEL WAS MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE GAYLE FOLLOW HER SISTER’S FAMO FOOTSTEPS, AND THEY RELEASED THREE MORE SGL OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, ALL OF WHICH HELPED GAYLE GET SOME FOOTG WH LISTENERS. BUT GAYLE CID EARLY ON HER REER THAT SHE WANTED TO MAKE A NAME FOR HERSELF ON HER OWN TERMS, AND SHE LEFT DEC FOR UNED ARTISTS 1974. THERE, GAYLE WAS SET EE MILLY, AND HER FIRST ALBUM, CRYSTAL GAYLE, WAS RELEASED THAT SAME YEAR. “WRONG ROAD AGA” BEME HER FIRST BONA FI H, FDG A SPOT THE TOP 10 ON THE UNTRY CHART.SUPERSTARTWO YEARS LATER, GAYLE WOULD FD HER WAY TO NO. 1 WH “I'LL GET OVER YOU," AND HOT ON S HEELS ME THE CROSSOVER SMASH "DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EY BLUE," WHICH H NO. 1 ON THE UNTRY CHARTS AND NO. 2 ON THE POP CHARTS. THE ALBUM OM WHICH THE H ME, WE MT BELIEVE MAGIC, HELPED EARN GAYLE HER FIRST GRAMMY, FOR BT FEMALE COUNTRY VOL, AND SHE BEME THE FIRST FEMALE UNTRY ARTIST TO GO PLATUM. ALSO DURG THIS PERD, GAYLE MA SEVERAL NOTABLE MOV TO TELEVISN, STARRG HER OWN HOUR-LONG PRIME-TIME TV SPECIALS AND HOSTG A NCERT SPECIAL ON HBO AND A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL. WHEN THE WORLD SAW GAYLE THROUGH THE APPEARANC, WH HER SIGNATURE HAIR, STRETCHG NEARLY TO THE FLOOR, HER FAN BASE GREW BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS.CONTUED SUCCSTHE 1970S WERE A REER-MAKG FOR GAYLE, AND THE SUCCS SHE FOUND WH “BROWN EY” NTUED WH SEVERAL MORE NO. 1 UNTRY HS, CLUDG "YOU NEVER MISS A REAL GOOD THG (TILL HE SAYS GOODBYE)" AND "TALKG YOUR SLEEP" (ALSO A H ON THE POP CHART). IN 1980, SHE LAND AT THE TOP OF THE CHARTS AGA WH "IF YOU EVER CHANGE YOUR MD" AND "IT'S LIKE WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE.” IN 1981, "YOU AND I," A DUET WH EDDIE RABBT, WAS ANOTHER CROSSOVER H, AND SHE MA TO NO. 1 FIVE MORE TIM OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.WHILE GAYLE NTUED TO RERD SPORADILLY THE 1990S AND 2000S, SHE SAW HER LAST H 1986 WH “CRY.” HBAND AND CHILDRENSHE MARRIED BILL GATZIMOS 1971 AND THE UPLE HAVE TWO CHILDREN. SHE WAS AWARD A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME 2009. {BORR:0;BORR-BOTTOM:TH SOLID BLACK;MARG:1.875REM 0;CLEAR:BOTH;}QUICK {FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:1.1875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;MARG:0.9375REM 0 0 0.625REM;PADDG:0 0 0 1.25REM;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG:0.9375REM 0;}} B, STRONG{FONT-FAY:HER;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;} EM{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;} EM, I{FONT-FAY:HER;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;} LI{PADDG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;} STRONG{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;} LI::MARKER{LOR:#323232;}BIRTH YEAR: 1951BIRTH DATE: JANUARY 9, 1951BIRTH STATE: KENTUCKYBIRTH CY: PATSVILLEBIRTH COUNTRY: UNED STATGENR: FEMALEBT KNOWN FOR: CRYSTAL GAYLE IS A GRAMMY-WNG AMERIN UNTRY MIC ARTIST KNOWN FOR SUCH SONGS AS "DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EY BLUE" AND "TALKG YOUR SLEEP."INDTRIMICASTROLOGIL SIGN: CAPRIRNFACT CHECK
Loretta Lynn — who died at the age of 90 on Oct. 4 — and her ltle sister Crystal Gayle had a relatnship that stood the tt of time" emprop="scriptn * is crystal gayle loretta lynn's real sister *
Crystal Gayle. 9, 1951, Brenda Webb is better known by her stage name, Crystal Gayle. Gayle is also known for her floor-length hair, a look that has bee her signature.
“You know, I look up to my sister, ” Gayle said 2017 when discsg a mored rivalry wh Loretta, per The Boot.
INSI LORETTA LYNN AND CRYSTAL GAYLE'S SISTERLY BOND: WE'D 'HAVE OUR WORDS' THEN 'WE'D LGH'
Loretta Lynn was one of eight children her fay. Her sister, Crystal Gayle, is also a succsful sger, and shared a tribute to Loretta wh new photos. * is crystal gayle loretta lynn's real sister *
Sisters Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle are both untry mic legends. Dpe the 19-year age difference between the two (Lynn was born 1932 and Gayle 1951), both have found the same llg (via The Boot).
Gayle me onto the scene around 45 years ago when she released her first album and rose to the top of the mic charts (via Variety).
LORETTA LYNN'S SISTER CRYSTAL GAYLE SHAR NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PHOTOS NEW TRIBUTE
Crystal Gayle reacted to the ath of her sister, Loretta Lynn, a public statement. * is crystal gayle loretta lynn's real sister *
Gayle spoke to Variety about what was like to follow her sister's footsteps and if she was prepared for the difficulti of beg a untry star. Dpe the age gap and personaly differenc, sisters Lynn and Gayle are close, reports The Boot. Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle share a close relatnship.
Crystal Gayle spoke to The Boot Febary 2017 about her relatnship wh her sister Loretta Lynn.
Although Gayle admted that the two bicker on ocsn, she spoke highly of Lynn and reported that they don't really have problems.
CRYSTAL GAYLE MAK A STATEMENT AFTER THE DEATH OF HER SISTER, LORETTA LYNN
Loretta Lynn passed away on Oct. 4, and her younger sister Crystal Gayle posted a betiful photo on social media as she mourns. * is crystal gayle loretta lynn's real sister *
While old tabloid reports spoke of drama between Gayle and Lynn, Gayle discreded them as "jt gossip. " Gayle add that is difficult for them to have problems wh one another as they have both always been so by wh their reers. Overall, Gayle looks up to her sister.
CRYSTAL GAYLE MOURNS SISTER LORETTA LYNN’S DEATH: ‘WORLD LOST A LEGEND’
* is crystal gayle loretta lynn's real sister *
Gayle's votn to her sister was ma evint 2017 when Lynn suffered a stroke (via Taste of Country).
Gayle took to Twter followg Lynn's stroke. The Associated Prs also reported that Gayle ma a statement which she affirmed that her sister was "a strong woman" and that she knew Lynn would "e out of this.
CRYSTAL GAYLE REVEALS SHE'S WANTED TO CUT HER LONG HAIR: SOME DAYS 'I JT WANT TO TAKE THE SCISSORS'
Country sger Crystal Gayle talks to Variety about her early years workg for sister Loretta Lynn's label and movg to a new label. * is crystal gayle loretta lynn's real sister *
(1951-)Who Is Crystal Gayle? Crystal Gayle was born 1951 Kentucky.
Gayle's olr sister is untry legend Loretta Lynn, and followg her footsteps, Gayle set out at an early age to be a mician.
INSI LORETTA LYNN'S RELATNSHIP WH HER SISTER CRYSTAL GAYLE
Crystal Gayle and Peggy Sue Wright honored their sister by sgg one of her most famo tun, "Coal Mer's Dghter"" emprop="scriptn * is crystal gayle loretta lynn's real sister *
"Don't It Make My Brown Ey Blue" would soon make Gayle a crossover superstar, htg No. That smash led to several others, and Grammy and CMA awards followed Gayle throughout the 1970s and YearsCrystal Gayle, origally Brenda Gail Webb, was born Patsville, Kentucky, on January 9, 1951. Her fay moved to Wabash, Indiana, when Gayle was four, and her father died jt a few years later om ncer.
Gayle was the youngt of eight children. One of her sisters, already out of the hoe when Gayle was born, was future untry mic legend Loretta Lynn. Gayle was a sger om a young age, and her love of mic, and her sister’s succs, spired her to pick up a guar and perform high school.
CRYSTAL GAYLE ON BUILDG HER MIC CAREER AFTER LEAVG SISTER LORETTA LYNN’S LABEL
Loretta Lynn's sister Crystal Gayle has taken to Twter after the 85-year-old Coal Mer's Dghter sger suffered a stroke. * is crystal gayle loretta lynn's real sister *
Htg the ChartsIn 1970, Dec Rerds released Gayle’s first sgle, "I've Cried (The Blu Right Out of My Ey), " a tradnal untry song wrten by Lynn that land the top 40 on the untry chart.
CRYSTAL GAYLE AND PEGGY SUE HONOR SISTER LORETTA LYNN WH PERFORMANCE OF “COAL MER’S DGHTER”
The label was more than happy to have Gayle follow her sister’s famo footsteps, and they released three more sgl over the next three years, all of which helped Gayle get some footg wh listeners.
DOLLY PARTON, SISTER CRYSTAL GAYLE, TRAVIS TRT, REBA, AND MORE REMEMBER LORETTA LYNN
But Gayle cid early on her reer that she wanted to make a name for herself on her own terms, and she left Dec for Uned Artists 1974. There, Gayle was set ee milly, and her first album, Crystal Gayle, was released that same year.
SuperstarTwo years later, Gayle would fd her way to No. The album om which the h me, We Mt Believe Magic, helped earn Gayle her first Grammy, for Bt Female Country Vol, and she beme the first female untry artist to go platum. Also durg this perd, Gayle ma several notable mov to televisn, starrg her own hour-long prime-time TV specials and hostg a ncert special on HBO and a Christmas special.
CRYSTAL GAYLE AND PEGGY SUE WRIGHT PAID TRIBUTE TO SISTER LORETTA LYNN AT CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR CELEBRATN
When the world saw Gayle through the appearanc, wh her signature hair, stretchg nearly to the floor, her fan base grew by leaps and bounds.
Contued SuccsThe 1970s were a reer-makg for Gayle, and the succs she found wh “Brown Ey” ntued wh several more No. 1 five more tim over the next few Gayle ntued to rerd sporadilly the 1990s and 2000s, she saw her last h 1986 wh “Cry. QUICK FACTSBirth Year: 1951Birth date: January 9, 1951Birth State: KentuckyBirth Cy: PatsvilleBirth Country: Uned StatGenr: FemaleBt Known For: Crystal Gayle is a Grammy-wng Amerin untry mic artist known for such songs as "Don't It Make My Brown Ey Blue" and "Talkg Your Sleep.
LORETTA LYNN’S SISTER CRYSTAL GAYLE MAK A STATEMENT AFTER LEGEND’S STROKE
CITATION INFORMATIONArticle Tle: Crystal Gayle BgraphyAuthor: EdorsWebse Name: The webseUrl: Date: Publisher: A&E; Televisn NetworksLast Updated: October 1, 2020Origal Published Date: June 29, 2016.
LORETTA LYNN’S SISTER, CRYSTAL GAYLE, REMEMBERS ‘FELLOW KENTUCKIAN’ NAOMI JUDD
When Loretta Lynn and ltle sister Crystal Gayle posed for their jot PEOPLE ver story 1978, they were two of untry mic's biggt stars.
" Gayle relled to PEOPLE last year. Gayle, now 71, add that she's always leaned on Lynn, who died at her home Tennsee on Tuday morng at the age of 90, for no-nonsense guidance. "She got me my first rerdg ntract [ 1970], and she told me the bt advice: 'Don't sg anythg that I would bee we're only gog to be pared, '" Gayle said.
Ten years before Gayle got her rerdg ntract, Lynn released her first sgle, "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl. When Gayle (born Brenda Gail), the baby of the Webb fay, arrived 1951, Lynn and her hband had already moved away to Washgton state, where Lynn first learned how to play and sg wh a $17 Sears guar. Unlike her big sister, Gayle grew up Wabash, Indiana, where their father had moved to a retired mers' lony and their mother had worked as a nurse's ai.