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Although she didn't have the songwriting creativity of Loretta Lynn or Dolly Parton , she was comparable to those stars in her general outlook. Norma Jean Beasler was no stranger to poverty herself, born into a hard-working farm family near Wellston, OK. As a child, she wanted to be a country star like Kitty Wells , whom she tried to emulate.
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She had 13 country singles in Billboard's Country Top 40 between and , recorded twenty albums for RCA Records between and , received two Grammy nominations, and was a Grand Ole Opry member for a number of years. Norma Jean Beasler was born January 30, in Wellston, Oklahoma, and grew up admiring country singer Kitty Wells, who she considers her biggest influence. Norma was the Bill Gray Band's full-time vocalist, and made guest appearances with major country stars. Early on, she befriended soon-to-be country star Wanda Jackson. Host Red Foley suggested calling her simply Norma Jean, and she made it official in ; she also became known on the program as Pretty Miss Norma Jean. She met Porter Wagoner on the show, and in , signed a recording contract with Columbia Records. A string of unsuccessful singles followed, and she moved to Nashville, Tennessee where Wagoner invited her to audition for his syndicated weekly TV program, The Porter Wagoner Show. She became a regular on the show in and stayed for six years. The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard country charts. In late , she released an album titled, Pretty Miss Norma Jean.
She had 13 country singles in Billboard ' s Country Top 40 between and , recorded twenty albums for RCA Victor between and , received two Grammy nominations, and was a Grand Ole Opry member for several years. Norma Jean Beasler was born January 30, in Wellston, Oklahoma , and grew up admiring country singer Kitty Wells , whom she considers her biggest influence. Norma was the Bill Gray Band's full-time vocalist, and made guest appearances with major country stars. Early on, she befriended soon-to-be country star Wanda Jackson. Host Red Foley suggested calling her simply Norma Jean, and she made it official in ; [1] she also became known on the program as Pretty Miss Norma Jean. She met Porter Wagoner on the show, and in , signed a recording contract with Columbia Records. A string of unsuccessful singles followed, and she moved to Nashville, Tennessee where Wagoner invited her to audition for his syndicated weekly TV program, The Porter Wagoner Show. She became a regular on the show in and stayed for six years [2] [3] Jean toured and performed across the country with Wagoner, and RCA Victor producer Chet Atkins signed her to a recording contract with RCA Victor. The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard country charts.