Jean Shepard Biography | Country Music | Ken Burns

Less than two-and-a-half years later, their love affair ended in tragedy when Hawkins died in the same 1963 airplane crash that took the lives of Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Randy Hughes. Shepard was eight months pregnant with their second son at the time. After the birth of Harold, Jr., she returned to work – ultimately releasing 73 singles to the country charts during a career that spanned more than six decades.

Jean Shepard was a part of the Grand Ole Opry cast for 60 consecutive years, making hers the longest tenure of any female member. She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2011.

Born: November 25, 1933, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma; Died: September 25, 2016, Nashville, Tennessee

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