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Tanya Tucker

February 21, 1992 OH250 27 min.
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Biography


Country performer. Born October 10, 1958. Full name: Tanya Denise Tucker. Became a star at age 13 with the 1972 hit “Delta Dawn.” By the age of 36 she had achieved over fifty chart singles. The Country Music Association (CMA) Female Vocalist of the Year, 1991.

Interview Summary

1992 February 21
(27 minutes)
Country performer Tanya Tucker talks about her career in the early 1990s. Discussion includes the impact of her Country Music Association (CMA) Female Vocalist of the Year award; changes in her music; reflections on her experiences growing up in the public eye; the role of her father in her career; expanding her career; the impact of her children on her career; and comments on the direction of her career.