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| Birth Name(s) : Tanya Denise Tucker |
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Full Tanya Tucker Biography
Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer, who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn," at the age of 13 in 1972.
She has been one of the few child singers in American music to have success well beyond her teen years, her hits extending into the 80s and 90s. She became one of country music's most successful female vocalists of all time. Her life has been in the news quite a few times, such as when she endured drug and alcohol problems as a teenager, and was briefly engaged to Glen Campbell.
Tucker was born in Seminole, Texas, in 1958. She did much of her growing up in Arizona, however, as well as in Utah and Nevada, because her father pursued construction jobs. By age 5, Tucker was already riding horses. At age 6, she began taking saxophone lessons, and two years later decided she wanted to sing. Even as a child, she stunned people with her voice. She even met Mel Tillis, who invited young Tucker to perform with him on stage. In 1969, Tucker and her family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where Tucker performed regularly.
Tucker's follow-up to the hit, "Love's the Answer" also went to #6 on the Country charts and proved a successful follow-up to "Delta Dawn". Her third release, "What's Your Mama's Name" became Tucker's first #1 Country hit. An album of the same name was also released the year it became a hit in 1973. Although Tucker was quite young, she was not afraid to sing any risky material, which could first be seen with the 1973 hit, "Blood Red and Goin' Down". Even more controversial was the David Allan Coe-penned "Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)". Although the song was about sex, Tucker defended the song as just simply as it being "a noble and sweet love song". By this time, Tucker had already won the Academy of Country Music's "Top New Female Vocalist" award and had received a Grammy award nomination for "Delta Dawn." A Greatest Hits album was also in the works, and she was also on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
In 1974 an album titled Would You Lay With Me In a Field of Stone was released, followed by another hit called "The Man That Turned Mama On." In 1975, Tucker switched to MCA Records.
After the album, it was obvious that Tucker's album sales were declining. In 1980 she had a #10 hit called "Pecos Promenade." This song, along with another Top 10, would be Tucker's last major hit for a while. She also had the attention of quite a few male suitors, particularly Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell, and Don Johnson. In 1980, Tucker recorded some duets with country-pop crossover star Glen Campbell. They started to date, even though Campbell was 22 years older than Tucker – not to mention still married. The couple got much attention from the tabloids. Tucker later claimed that Campbell abused her physically. Around the same time, Tucker was also battling addiction to drugs like cocaine and marijuana, as well as alcohol. She eventually sought help by entering rehab at the Betty Ford Center.
Tucker was almost off the charts when in 1986 she signed with Capitol Records. She made a successful comeback with her album Girls Like Me, released that same year. The album was a big success, and featured the #1 hit, "Just Another Love", as well as the #3 hit "One Love at a Time", which was the first single released from the album. Her music was now more country pop-styled and up-tempo, but this material was what made Tucker popular again. The year 1988 was one of Tucker's most successful years on the country charts, in which she racked up three No. 1 country hits: "I Won't Take Less Than Your Love," "If It Don't Come Easy," and "Strong Enough to Bend." A Greatest Hits album followed in 1989, releasing a Top 5 hit to the country charts that year from the album called "My Arms Stay Open All Night," which peaked at #2.
Tucker continued making hits into 1992, with "Two Sparrows and a Hurricane", as well as quite a few other Top 10 Country hits. "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane" was named by the Academy of Country Music the "Video of the Year". By now, Tucker was a 20-year veteran in country music, even though she was only in her mid-30s. In 1994, "Hangin' On" was her last Top 5 hit, as well as her last Top 10 hit for a while. That year she performed at the half-time show at Super Bowl XXVIII. However, Tucker was able to stay in the Country Top 40 this time. In 1996, Tucker was one of the Top 10 most played artists of the year, and that time Capitol Records' biggest signed female artist. In 1997, she returned to the Top 10 on the Country charts for the last time with the hit, "Little Things", which peaked at #9. Into the new millennium, Tucker remained successful, even though her big hits were well behind her. She continued to make the Top 40 on the Country charts. In 2003, she had her last charting single with the #49 hit "Old Weakness (Coming On Strong)". That year, she was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame.
Gretchen Wilson makes reference to Tucker in her 2004 hit song "Redneck Woman." She ranked #9 on CMT's Dozen Greatest Outlaws, the only woman to appear on that list.
Tanya is also releasing a new album titled Lonesome Town,most likely to be released next year (2008), and a new Live concert recorded at the Renissance Centre, back in December, will be released as well. |
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