Tammy Wynette

reel · Aug 17, 2026

This month in 1972, George Jones and Tammy Wynette released ME AND THE FIRST LADY, their second studio album together. By this point, George and Tammy were already touring together as a package and had become known as country music’s “President and First Lady.” Their tour bus even carried the name “Mr. and Mrs. Country Music.” After George was able to leave his previous recording contract, the couple finally began recording together for Epic in 1971. Their first album, WE GO TOGETHER, reached No

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reel · Aug 12, 2026

This month in 1967, David Houston and Tammy Wynette released MY ELUSIVE DREAMS, their first and only collaborative album. Produced by Billy Sherrill and recorded at Columbia Studios in Nashville, the ten-track LP featured eight duets, plus one solo performance from each artist. Tammy took the spotlight on “Set Me Free,” while David performed “Clinging Vine.” The album also included their versions of “Hey Good Lookin’,” “Back in Baby’s Arms,” and “Somethin’ Stupid.” The title track became a No. 1

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reel · Jul 27, 2026

On this day in 1967, Tammy released “I Don’t Wanna Play House,” the record that became her first solo No. 1 on the Billboard country chart and one of the defining songs of her early career. Written by Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton, the song spent three weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart and remained on the chart for 18 weeks overall. It also reached No. 3 on Canada’s RPM Country Tracks chart, showing just how quickly Tammy’s music was connecting with audiences beyond the U

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reel · Jul 3, 2026

This month in 1968, Tammy Wynette released D-I-V-O-R-C-E, the album that became her first No. 1 on Billboard’s country LP chart. Released on Epic in July 1968 and produced by Billy Sherrill, the album was recorded at Columbia Studio B in Nashville over just four days that March. It captured Tammy at a remarkable moment, already coming off a string of chart-topping hits and moving into the next phase of a career that was rising fast. The album’s only single was its title track, “D-I-V-O-R-C-E,” w

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