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Naomi Judd
Judd in 2012
Judd in 2012
Background information
Birth nameDiana Ellen Judd
Born(1946-01-11)January 11, 1946
Ashland, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedApril 30, 2022(2022-04-30) (aged 76)
near Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresCountry
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
InstrumentVocals
Years active1983–1991, 1994–2022
Labels
Websitenaomijudd.com

Naomi Judd (born Diana Ellen Judd; January 11, 1946 – April 30, 2022)[1][2][3] was an American singer and actress. She and her daughter Wynonna formed the country music duo the Judds in 1983. They were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame the day after her death in 2022.[4]

Early life

Judd was born to Pauline Ruth "Polly" (née Oliver) and Charles Glen Judd on January 11, 1946, in Ashland, Kentucky.[5] Her father owned a gas station.[5] In 1965, her brother Brian died of leukemia at the age of 17.[6] Naomi Judd's first child, Christina Ciminella (later Wynonna Judd), was born when Judd was 18.[7] After the birth of her daughter Ashley (April 1968), who later became a film and stage actress, and the end of her marriage to Michael Ciminella, Judd brought up both daughters as a single parent, first attending nursing school at California's College of Marin while living in nearby Lagunitas, California,[8] and later beginning a successful singing career with daughter Wynonna.[9]

The Judds

Main article: The Judds

With her daughter Wynonna Judd, Naomi formed the highly successful singing duo known as the Judds.[10] As country music's most famous mother–daughter team, they scored twenty top ten hits (including fifteen number ones) and went undefeated for eight consecutive years at all three major country music awards shows.[11][12] They won five Grammy Awards and a vast array of other awards and honors.[13] Naomi won a Country Song of the Year Grammy for writing "Love Can Build a Bridge".[12]

Breakup and solo work

In 1991, The Judds broke up soon after Naomi Judd was diagnosed with hepatitis C. The band's farewell concert the most successful musical event in cable pay-per-view history.[14] In 1991, Judd created the Naomi Judd Education and Research Fund to raise awareness of hepatitis C, and used the strength of her experiences as spokes-model for the American Liver Foundation.[15]

In 1993, she received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.[16][17][18]

She continued to act, and in 1999, she starred as in the film A Holiday Romance.[19] In [20]

In 1999, The Judds reunited for a New Year's Eve concert in Phoenix at the America West Arena, with Ashley as the MC.[12] In 2000, the Judds reunited again for their "Power to Change" tour, performing to over 300,000 people on 30 dates.[21] The duo was nominated as the Academy of Country Music's top vocal duo of the year in 2001.[22] From 2003 to 2004, Judd judged on the revamped version of Star Search hosted by Arsenio Hall.[12]

In 2005, Judd began Naomi's New Morning, a talk show on Sunday mornings on the Hallmark Channel. The show lasted two seasons.[23] She is also the author of several self-help books, including Naomi's Guide to Aging Gratefully: Facts, Myths, and Good News for Boomers (2007).[24]

In 2008, Judd joined a new television reality-competition series Can You Duet, as a judge and mentor.[25] The show aired on CMT.[26]

In 2011, Judd starred alongside actress Laura Prepon in the Lifetime television movie The Killing Game.[27]

In 2014, she starred as "Honey" in An Evergreen Christmas.[28]

In 2017, Judd competed with her husband in the first season of the Fox Broadcasting reality cooking series My Kitchen Rules.[29]

Personal life and death

Judd's second marriage was on May 6, 1989, to Larry Strickland of the Palmetto State Quartet.[30]

Judd had long suffered from depression. However, a decade before her death, the depression worsened and was accompanied by anxiety, panic attacks, and suicidal thoughts. The medications prescribed, including lithium, produced emotionally painful side effects for Judd. These included facial edema, alopecia, and tremors.[31] On April 30, 2022, she died by suicide near Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 76.[32] Announcing her death, her daughters tweeted, in part: "Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness."[3]

Discography

Further information: The Judds discography
Year Single Artist Peak positions Album
US Country
2004 "Flies on the Butter (You Can't Go Home Again)" Wynonna Judd (with Naomi Judd) 33 What the World Needs Now Is Love

References

  1. ^ Kennedy, Micah (April 30, 2022). "Naomi Judd, member of The Judds, dies at 76". WTVF. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Huey, Steve. "The Judds Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2020. The Judds' story began in Ashland, KY, where Naomi was born Diana Ellen Judd on January 11, 1946.
  3. ^ a b Hall, Kristin M. (April 30, 2022). "Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning Duo The Judds, Dies At 76". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME MEMBERS-ELECT". countrymusichalloffame.org. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Millard, Bob (1988). The Judds: A Biography. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0385244411.
  6. ^ "Brian Judd cause of death: What happened to Naomi Judd brother?". Ghanafuo. May 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "Naomi Judd children: All about her family as country music legend dies at 76". SKPop. May 1, 2022.
  8. ^ Selvin, Joel (January 21, 1998). "Naomi Judd Attunes Life To Healing Mind and Body". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  9. ^ Patoski, Joe Nick (May 2007). "Saved by the Belle". AARP the Magazine. Archived from the original on May 21, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  10. ^ "Naomi Judd, Grammy-winning matriarch of The Judds duo, dies at 76: 'We are shattered'". USA Today Entertainment. April 30, 2022.
  11. ^ "Naomi Judd of Country Music's Most Famous Mother–Daughter Team Dead at 76". Music Fest News. May 1, 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d "Naomi Judd Dies: Singer With Grammy-Winning Duo The Judds, Mother Of Wynonna And Ashley Was 76". Deadline Hollywood. April 30, 2022.
  13. ^ "Naomi Judd Children: Who Are Wynonna Judd And Ashley Judd?". ABTC. April 30, 2022.
  14. ^ Lyndsey Parker (April 30, 2022). "Country legend Naomi Judd, of the Judds, dead at age 76". Yahoo!.
  15. ^ "Naomi Judd, of Hit Country Duo the Judds, Dead at 76". Rolling Stone. April 30, 2022.
  16. ^ "Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement.
  17. ^ Salemy, Shirley (June 27, 1993). "1993 Salute to Excellence, Stars of today and tomorrow meet in Glacier" (PDF). Great Falls Tribune.
  18. ^ Warren, Ellen (June 14, 2004). "A meeting of the minds, Hollywood A-listers, Nobel Prize winners, Mayor Daley and myriad other geniuses rub elbows at International Achievement Summit" (PDF). Chicago Tribune.
  19. ^ "R.I.P. Naomi Judd". Dark Horizons. April 30, 2022.
  20. ^ "Is Naomi Judd Suffering From Illness? Her Health Update 2022". OnTrend News. April 16, 2022.
  21. ^ "Naomi Judd Age". Skinny Ninja Mom. April 13, 2022.
  22. ^ "Naomi Judd Net Worth". Filmysiyappa. May 1, 2022.
  23. ^ "naomijudd.com". Archived from the original on February 17, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2006.
  24. ^ Johnson, Caitlin A. (January 10, 2007). "Naomi Judd Says 'Age Gratefully'". CBS News. Archived from the original on February 7, 2007. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  25. ^ "Naomi Judd, Brett Manning, Aimee Mayo to judge 'Can You Duet'". Reality TV World. March 10, 2008.
  26. ^ "CMT's new 'Can You Duet' to debut April 14, hosted by Rossi Morreale". Reality TV World. March 3, 2008.
  27. ^ "Laura Prepon, Naomi Judd to Star in Lifetime TV Movie 'The Killing Game'". The Hollywood Reporter. June 26, 2011.
  28. ^ "An Evergreen Christmas". IMDb. November 4, 2014.
  29. ^ Petski, Denise (May 13, 2016). "Fox Orders 'My Kitchen Rules' Cooking Series With Curtis Stone & Cat Cora". TV Tonight. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  30. ^ Risen, Clay (April 30, 2022). "Naomi Judd, of Grammy-Winning The Judds, Dies at 76". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  31. ^ "Naomi Judd Dies at 76, Daughters Confirm in Heartbreaking Statement". Extra. April 30, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  32. ^ Irvin, Jack (May 2, 2022). "Country Legend Naomi Judd Died by Suicide After Longtime Struggle with Mental Health: Sources". People. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
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