News of the death of superstar Naomi Judd rocked the country music community this afternoon, as colleagues, collaborators and friends remembered a sweet woman whose talents were among the most popular in the genre.
11.04.2022 - 01:29 / hollywoodlife.com
Wynonna Judd is a country music icon whose rise to fame had all the trappings of a good ole country song! The singer, 57, won six Grammys as part of the duo The Judds alongside her mother Naomi Judd and was just as successful in her own solo career. Along the way, however, she would discover her birth father was kept a secret, develop an addiction (food dependency), witness her daughter go to jail and be estranged at times from her sister, Ashley Judd.
Thankfully, the “I Saw the Light” songstress finally found some solace in the third man she married. Keep reading to find out all about the man who stole her heart and the previous two who called her wife as well, below.
Arch KelleyWynonna met her first husband Arch Kelley in 1993 and married him in January 1996. The couple were already parents to son Elijah, born in 1994. The couple also welcomed a baby girl, Grace, who ran into trouble with the law as an adult and was sentenced to 8 years in prison after violating probation. Wynonna and Arch divorced in 1999.
Related Gallery D.R. RoachD.R. Roach was Wynonna’s longtime bodyguard before they got hitched in 2003. Four years later, he was arrested on child sex assault and battery charges. “I knew what I was getting into and I tried to change it. I knew that both Roach and I had issues with addiction when I married him,” she confessed after the arrest to Ladies’ Home Journal (via People) “I know my life. I know the people I chose, I know why I chose them and I really thought that I could change people through loving them enough. It doesn’t work that way.”
Five days after the arrest, Wynonna filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences and named the charges against him on her website. “I am obviously
News of the death of superstar Naomi Judd rocked the country music community this afternoon, as colleagues, collaborators and friends remembered a sweet woman whose talents were among the most popular in the genre.
The music industry has lost another legend.
J. Kim Murphy When news broke on Saturday that Naomi Judd had died, figures from across the music industry voiced their mourning of the country music legend, remembering the life of the Judd family matriarch.Judd died at the age of 76.
Associated Press. She was 76.“Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness,” the daughters said in a statement.
Naomi Judd has died aged 76. Her daughters Ashley Judd and Wynonna Judd shared the news with fans on social media on Saturday.Exclusive: Mickey Guyton: 'I never stood up for myself, ever'"Today we sisters experienced a tragedy.
Naomi Judd has died. She was 76.
Naomi Judd, one half of the GRAMMY-winning country duo The Judds and mother to Wynonna and actress Ashley Judd, has died. She was 76.Ashley took to Instagram to confirmed the news of the country legend's death.«Today we sisters experienced a tragedy.
Legendary country singer Naomi Judd has sadly passed away at the age of 76.
Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died. She was 76.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died. She was 76.The daughters announced her death on Saturday in a statement provided to The Associated Press.“Today we sisters experienced a tragedy.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticSinger and television star Naomi Judd, famous for nearly four decades as the matriarch of the country music duo the Judds, has died at 76, her daughters Wynonna Judd and Ashley Judd said in a statement Saturday.“Today we sisters experienced a tragedy,” the statement said. “We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness.
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made their triumphant TV return on Monday at this year's CMT Music Awards. Legendary mother-daughter duo Naomi and Wynonna Judd performed together for their first televised number in over 20 years. The duo were introduced by country songstress Kacey Musgraves in downtown Nashville, where they performed their hit 1990 song «Love Can Build a Bridge» on an outdoor stage, adorned with «The Judds» written across it.The pair didn't let some wind and inclement weather stop them from delivering a memorable set, as they were flanked by choir singers adorned in flowing white robes that rustled in the strong winds.The performance was held in front of the iconic Country Music Hall of Fame — an allusion to their upcoming 2022 induction.My heart
The Judds made their triumphant TV return on Monday at this year’s CMT Music Awards. Legendary mother-daughter duo Naomi and Wynonna Judd performed together for their first televised number in over 20 years.