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Shepard was married to fellow country artist Hawkshaw Hawkins who was killed in a plane crash in 1963 Shepard revealed in two sources that she was briefly married in 1951. [ 1 ] [ 100 ] In her autobiography, she identified her husband's first name as Freddie but did not provide his last name.
Beginning in 1954, Hawkins was a regular performer on ABC Radio and TV's Ozark Jubilee in Springfield, Missouri, where he met his second wife, Jean Shepard. [4] After a few years with Columbia and RCA Records , he joined the Grand Ole Opry and returned to King; and in 1962 he recorded his biggest hit, " Lonesome 7-7203 ". [ 1 ]
In 1960, she married country artist Hawkshaw Hawkins. However, in 1963, he was killed in a plane crash that also killed Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and pilot Randy Hughes. [2] At the time of Hawkins' death, Shepard had a fifteen-month old son (Don Robin Hawkins) and was eight months pregnant expecting the couple's second son (Harold Hawkins).
In a 1997 episode of Country's Family Reunion, Hawkins' widow, Jean Shepard, explained that she had recorded the song for Capitol Records about a year before Hawkins recorded it for King; however, for unknown reasons, Capitol chose not to release it at that time. Shepard went on to say that Hawkins finally told her "If they're not going to ...
In 1963, her husband Hawkshaw Hawkins was killed in a plane crash. In 1964, she had a commercial comeback with the single "Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)". [2] By this point, she became a regular performer on Bill Anderson's television show. In October 1965, Billboard announced that Shepard had recorded a new album and single. [3]
The couple lived in a trailer park and were neighbors to country performers Lester Flatt, Hawkshaw Hawkins and Jean Shepard. While still living at the trailer, Pruett gave birth to their first child. Shortly after the birth, Jack Pruett accepted a job playing guitar in Marty Robbins' road band. After accepting the position, the family moved ...
As the decade progressed, Shepard's commercial success waned, partially due to influx of rock and roll and the Nashville Sound crossover country style. In 1963, Shepard also lost her husband Hawkshaw Hawkins in a plane crash. [2] Shepard considered abandoning her career altogether following the accident.
Jean Shepard † November 21, 1955 94 Johnny Cash † July 7, 1956 Expelled in 1965 for breaking the stage lights with his microphone stand during an Opry performance. [9] Reconciled in 1968 and remained a member the rest of his life. [10] 95 Jimmy C. Newman † August 4, 1956 96 George Jones † August 25, 1956 97 Rose Maddox † September 29 ...