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Skeeter Davis
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Skeeter Davis
Edit- Lifespan:
- December 30, 1931 - September 19, 2004, she died aged 72 and was American.
- Birthname:
- Mary Frances Penick.
- Snapshot:
- An Artist with 33 releases, a member of 1 group, and credited 3 times on others' music. 23 collaborations and 2 musical relatives.
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EditMary Frances Penick (December 30, 1931 - September 19, 2004), better known as Skeeter Davis, was an American country music singer best known for crossover pop music songs of the early 1960s. She started out as part of The Davis Sisters in the early 1950s. In the late '50s and early '60s, she became a solo star. Her best known hit was the song "The End of the World" in 1963.
One of the first women to achieve major stardom in the country music field as a solo vocalist, she was an acknowledged influence on Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton and has been hailed as an "extraordinary country/pop singer" by The New York Times music critic Robert Palmer.
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Female Vocalist, Lounge, '60 Girl Group,Know Pop?
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