Reba McEntire

Birthday: 28 March 1955, McAlester, Oklahoma, USA

Birth Name: Reba Nell McEntire

Height: 170 cm

Reba Nell McEntire was born on Monday, March 28th, 1955, in McAlester, Oklahoma. The reigning queen of country music has pursued a musical career since she was 5. In Junior High school, she performed with her musical siblings, aka the Singing McEntires. A fine athlete, Reba McEntire followed in the footsteps of her rodeo champion father in competitive barrel racing. Her performance of the "Star Spangled Banner" at the 1974 National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City caught the attention of songwriter Red Steagall, who suggested she consider a career in country music. She has since earned 7 gold and 5 platinum albums and 2 Grammy Awards. She has also explored other avenues of entertainment, serving as a guest-host on Good Morning America (1975) & earning generally favorable reviews for her acting in the movie titled "Tremors" & TV mini-series, Buffalo Girls (1995). In 1988, she formed Starstruck Entertainment to oversee the very numerous aspects of her musical & acting careers.She is extremely fortunate, that she was not along with her eight band members (seven band members & her touring manager), when tragedy the airplane they were in, on Saturday, March 16th, 1991. There were eight lives lost that tragic Saturday. Show less «

Dolly paved such a great freeway for women. So did Loretta, Tammy and Barbara Mandrell. I've got to ...Show more »

Dolly paved such a great freeway for women. So did Loretta, Tammy and Barbara Mandrell. I've got to keep pavin' that freeway for the gals in country music. Maybe it gives them some ammunition, incentive, inspiration to continue on. Show less «

[when asked by Larry King if she had ever been asked to "sex it up" a little] I'm more of the down-h...Show more »

[when asked by Larry King if she had ever been asked to "sex it up" a little] I'm more of the down-home -- I guess, you know, the good-old girl. Being sexy is kind of funny to me. You know, I can get kind of spunky or I can get tough, you know, that kind of tough, sexy look. But sexy? No, I don't think so. Just what you see is what you get on me. And it's never been anything of a sexual nature. Show less «

Easter is very important to me, it's a second chance.

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.

[on her early career] It took me six years. Thank God the record label kept me on. It wasn't a cram ...Show more »

[on her early career] It took me six years. Thank God the record label kept me on. It wasn't a cram it down your throat, hurry up, throw it out, you'd better be number five or better or you're out. Thank goodness it wasn't that way when I was getting started, or I would never have gotten my toe in the door. Show less «

You don't waste your entire life waiting to go back to dust.

[on her recording and film Is There Life Out There? (1994)] Women will come up to me and say because...Show more »

[on her recording and film Is There Life Out There? (1994)] Women will come up to me and say because of that song they went back to college and got their degree after their kids were grown. Music is very, very strong. It heals. It talks to you like nobody else can talk to you. Show less «

Finding a good bus driver can be as important as finding a good musician.

For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open i...Show more »

For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness. Show less «

Being a strong woman is very important to me. But doing it all on my own is not.

Be different, stand out, and work your butt off.

Reba McEntire

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