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Jean Shepard with her son Don Robin, along with singer Hank Locklin, 1966. Following Hawkins' death, Shepard's parents stayed with her to attend to domestic duties. She gave birth to Donald Frank Hawkins II one month after her husband's plane crashed in 1963. [44] "I was so devastated for a long time.
Jean Parker "Shep" Shepherd Jr. (July 26, [1] 1921 – October 16, 1999) [2] was an American storyteller, humorist, radio and TV personality, writer, and actor. With a career that spanned decades, Shepherd is known for the film A Christmas Story (1983), which he narrated and co- scripted on the basis of his own semi-autobiographical stories.
At 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall, Hawkins had an imposing stage presence, and he dressed more conservatively than some other male country singers. Hawkins died in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline and Cowboy Copas. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry and was married to country star Jean Shepard.
From their time together, Schultze gained a deeper insight into the holiday classic — and it turns out it was a rocky start for the late screenwriter, who died at 78 in 1999. “Jean Shepherd ...
Lighthearted and Blue is a studio album by American country singer Jean Shepard.It was released in October 1964 by Capitol Records and was her fifth studio album. It was the first studio project released following the death of Shepard's husband in a plane crash in 1963.
The husband of late country singer Jean Shepard shot and killed his teenage granddaughter's ex-boyfriend while trying to save her from being stabbed to death in their Nashville home, but it was ...
The two-hour documentary special “The Matthew Shepard Story: An American Hate Crime” airs Monday, Oct. 9, at 9 p.m. ET on ID (ahead of the 25th anniversary of Shepard’s death on Oct. 12 ...
Jean Shepard was one of country music's first commercially successful solo female artists. She had top ten singles for 20 years between the 1950s and 1970s. [2] For most of this time she remained with Capitol Records where she recorded a series of albums. One of her final albums issued with Capitol was Just as Soon as I Get Over Loving You. [3]