All Rights reserved. Get the latest news on celebrity scandals, engagements, and divorces! Oslin, a singer and songwriter best known for her 1987 debut country album and single, 80’s Ladies, died Dec. 21, 2020, at age 78.The three-time Grammy Award winner had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2015. 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Her Twitter account, established in 2018, had just a single tweet. In the early ‘90s Oslin had guest-star roles on such television series as Paradise, Carol and Company and Evening Shade. David Robert Jones OAL (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (/ ˈ b oʊ i / BOH-ee), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. The three-time Grammy Award winner had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2015. She was featured in the 1993 theatrical film The Thing Called Love, co-starring Sandra Bullock and River Phoenix. She was 45 years old when her debut for RCA Records reached #1 on the country chart and sold over a million copies thanks, in part, to its definitive anthem title track, which reached #7. The punk band’s Twitter account confirmed the death writing: ""RIP Joey Image, March 5, 1957 - June 1, 2020. Rest now our 80’s lady. K.T. She sang backup on Guy Clark’s 1978 album for Warner Bros. Records, then had a brief stint as an Elektra Records artist in 1981-82. Guys 'n' Dolls singer Dominic Grant has died at the age of 71, his family have said, as friends and fans have paid tribute to the 'shining star'. I loved her voice and her songs were heart felt. She debuted her one-woman, autobiographical theater show at Belmont University in 2006. Get the latest celebrity news and hot celeb gossip with exclusive stories and pictures from Us Weekly. © 2015-2021 Copyright Best Classic Bands. She shined her whole life.bless her soul. Joey Image, a former drummer for the rock band The Misfits, died in May. She broke through as an artist on RCA Records in 1987. What a voice. Oslin was sidelined by coronary bypass surgery in 1995, but returned to recording with an Americana music CD, My Roots Are Showing, a year later. Oslin’s 1992 USO tour became the basis for her first cable special, and a year later she hosted the country-music community’s first AIDS benefit concert. Missing you KT Oslin. The publication MusicRow.com noted that Oslin had been living in an assisted living facility since 2016 and had been diagnosed with Covid-19 one week ago. Her 1988 follow-up album, This Woman, reached #2 on the country chart and also went Platinum. Learn how your comment data is processed. She was far from an overnight sensation. The Fall ... “Brittle Bones Nicky” BRITTLE BONES NICKY – Rare Americans, “It’s Alright” (co-producer Ryan Guldemond) DANCE AND CRY – Mother Mother ... Said The Whale, “Song In My Head” RIP – We Are The … He was 63. another country singer goes home… pic.twitter.com/Fc6wG9dIx6, — The Oak Ridge Boys (@oakridgeboys) December 21, 2020. Charles Richard-Hamelin, Louis Lortie with BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Edward Gardner, Orchestre symphonique de Laval, conducted by Alain Trudel, feat. Get up to the minute entertainment news, celebrity interviews, celeb videos, photos, movies, TV, music news and pop culture on ABCNews.com. WINNER. Rest In Peace “Eighties Lady” KT Oslin…. View Artist. She was a frequent guest with Oprah Winfrey, Johnny Carson, Larry King and many other talk show hosts who were charmed by her quips and wit. She moved to New York and worked as a chorus girl in the musical Promises Promises, and revivals of Hello Dolly and West Side Story. Oslin, a singer and songwriter best known for her 1987 debut country album and single, 80’s Ladies, died Dec. 21, 2020, at age 78. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Also other data will not be shared with third person. 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He was a leading figure in the music industry and is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Best hard working country woman! From her biography: Born in Crossett, Ark., on May 15, 1942, and raised in Houston, Tex., Kay Toinette Oslin initially performed as a folk singer with fellow Texan Guy Clark. Your e-mail address will not be published. Country Album of the Year. What a lady. Her other Grammys were for writing 1988’s #1 country single, “Hold Me,” and for her recording of the same. A year later she became the first female songwriter in history to win the Country Music Association’s Song of the Year award. 1989 was a turning point in political history because a wave of revolutions swept the Eastern Bloc in Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power sharing, coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin Wall in November, and the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, embracing the overthrow of the communist … K.T. Meanwhile, her songs were being recorded by performers such as Gail Davies, Dottie West, Sissy Spacek, Judy Rodman and the Judds. Details are as follows: 2K restoration from preservation negatives, High Definition (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations, Original 1.0 mono audio (uncompressed on the Blu-ray), Optional SDH English subtitles, Brand-new interview with star Nicky Henson, “Return of the Living Dead”, an archive featurette … She began doing ad-jingle singing, which led to appearances in TV commercials. In November 2013, Oslin celebrated her 25th anniversary of the release of her iconic debut album “80’s Ladies” by performing two shows in Nashville. Peace and love. Within that first year, Oslin was the toast of Nashville, earning such honors as 1988 Female Vocalist of the Year and 1988 Song of the Year from the Country Music Association, the first female songwriter to earn that honor, 1987 Top New Female Vocalist from the Academy of Country Music, and the Grammy Award in 1988 for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, for “80’s Ladies.”. Also other data will not be shared with third person. Two subsequent singles from the LP, “Do Ya” and “I’ll Always Come Back,” reached #1. He was acclaimed by critics and … In later years, Oslin become a popular convention speaker, and in 2004 she began writing a memoir. Oslin had virtually no social media presence. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I’m not a big Country Music fan, but LOVED this woman’s voice. If u really listen to lyrics of songs she wrote, the woman was deep! Your data will be safe!Your e-mail address will not be published. V Aaron Goodvin . The Untouchables (TV Series 1959–1963) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.