Barbara Mandrell may have been, as her song title suggests, country when country wasn’t cool. But she was much more than that, too. The Houston native typified the phrase “all-around entertainer” ...
Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Barbara Mandrell retired from the stage before turning 50. However, she and her family spent four entertaining and groundbreaking decades onstage.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country Music Hall of Famer and Grammy winner Barbara Mandrell retired from music more than two decades ago, but the Grand Ole Opry still feels like home to her. Mandrell, 73, ...