Reba McEntire
Reba Nell McEntire was born to parents Clarke Vincent McEntire and Jacqueline Smith McEntire on March 28, 1955 in McAlester, Oklahoma. Reba was named after her grandmother, Reba Estelle Brassfield. She has a brother and two sisters.
Reba was just 4 years old when she sang “Jesus Loves Me” for a nickel at the Cheyenne, Wyoming rodeo. When she was 6 years old, Reba started gathering cattle on her dad’s ranch and she competed in rodeos by the time she was eleven. She sang “Away in the Manger” at her first grade Christmas program. Reba formed a singing group with her brother and sister Susie. They were called The Singing McEntires and had a local hit with “The Ballad of John McEntire”, which was a tribute to their grandfather. They played at all the local honky-tonks and dance halls. Reba got her big break when she performed the Star Spangled Banner at the National Finals Rodeo in 1974.
Reba has been married twice. Her first marriage to Charlie Battles lasted from 1976 until 1987. In June of 1989, Reba married her band manager, Narvel Blackstock in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. She and Narvel have one child, Shelby Steven McEntire Blackstock who was born on February 23, 1990.
Over the course of her career, Reba has issued 31 albums with over 50 million sold. With her fierce and powerful, yet clear and passionate voice, Reba is often referred to as “The Queen of Country Music” for the lively shows and pop-tinged ballads.
In September of 1998 Reba received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Reba was just 4 years old when she sang “Jesus Loves Me” for a nickel at the Cheyenne, Wyoming rodeo. When she was 6 years old, Reba started gathering cattle on her dad’s ranch and she competed in rodeos by the time she was eleven. She sang “Away in the Manger” at her first grade Christmas program. Reba formed a singing group with her brother and sister Susie. They were called The Singing McEntires and had a local hit with “The Ballad of John McEntire”, which was a tribute to their grandfather. They played at all the local honky-tonks and dance halls. Reba got her big break when she performed the Star Spangled Banner at the National Finals Rodeo in 1974.
Reba has been married twice. Her first marriage to Charlie Battles lasted from 1976 until 1987. In June of 1989, Reba married her band manager, Narvel Blackstock in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. She and Narvel have one child, Shelby Steven McEntire Blackstock who was born on February 23, 1990.
Over the course of her career, Reba has issued 31 albums with over 50 million sold. With her fierce and powerful, yet clear and passionate voice, Reba is often referred to as “The Queen of Country Music” for the lively shows and pop-tinged ballads.
In September of 1998 Reba received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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