Watch how Barbara Mandrell became a country star at just 11 years old ... | Country Fancast

The Badass Barbara Mandrell . Mandrell played a variety of musical instruments during her career that helped earn her a series of major–industry awards She had six number one singles and 25 top ten singles reach the Billboard country songs chart. . In July 2022, Mandrell celebrated 50 years as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Several Opry members and country artists performed on the stage to honor Mandrell’s legacy. | Honkytonktown

In August of 1978, Barbara Mandrell released “Sleeping Single in a Double Bed,” her first #1 hit and the leadoff single from her star-signaling album "Moods." Many of Mandrell's 1970s hits focused on complicated matters of the heart, including frank cheating songs “The Midnight Oil,” “Married but Not to Each Other,” and “Woman to Woman.” “Sleeping Single in a Double Bed,” penned by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, offered a blunt study of lovelorn regret, packaged within alternately bouncy and mou

Barbara Mandrell: Country Music Icon's Journey