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As someone who's been center stage for more than 50 years, Tanya is donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the album directly to The Troubadour. For more information on the performance and other events at the T. Furth Center for Performing Arts, visit trine. And her father was with her all the way. So that means you're gonna have to put twice as much feelin' in that song you're singin' than whoever recorded it … Because they're not gonna believe a nine-year-old kid singing, 'You ain't woman enough to take my man.

She was set on another: "It started out, 'She's 41 and her daddy still called her baby. Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on? Could it be a faded rose from days gone by? And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today To take you to his mansion in the sky? The lyrics seemed so improbable coming from a year-old that the record label tried to keep Tanya's age a secret.

That didn't last long, and as the hits rolled in, so did the money. The little girl with the big girl's voice took on some grown-up habits — drinking, drugs and romance.

But in a way, I don't think you could be successful unless you've had a lotta failures, and I've had some. The same can be said for her love life.

Though she was never married, she has raised her three children as a single mother, and made no apologies for it. Throughout the s she carried on a public affair with Glen Campbell, who was more than two decades her senior. That's just the sort of feeling you hear in her songs — the emotion that has always cut through the tabloid headlines. Maybe that's why Tucker's fans use one particular word to describe her. As it turns out, two of Tanya Tucker's biggest fans would help compose this latest chapter in her life story.

In , musician and producer Shooter Jennings, the son of country giant Waylon Jennings, recruited superstar singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile to write new material for Tucker. United States. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. Makeover Takeover: Colonial Comeback. Treat Your Family to Homemade Cupcakes. Michael Ochs Archives Getty Images. Tanya Tucker. Early beginnings.

A debut hit. Her career picks up steam. Tucker becomes a household name. Cover girl. Ready for change. Lynn Goldsmith Getty Images. Tanya heads west. Images Press Getty Images. Dream lover. Ron Galella Getty Images. Taking a break. Finding new purpose. NBC Getty Images. Nickel Dreams: My Life. Award winner. Diamond Getty Images. Tanya isn't going anywhere. Jason Davis Getty Images. Strong enough to bend. Gary Miller Getty Images.