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In 1980, Dottie West scored her first No. 1 single as a solo artist, with “A Lesson In Leavin’”. By the time the song was released, West had already been to the top of the charts with “Every Time Two ...

This morning the name of Dottie West was announced as one of three new inductees into Country Music's most exclusive club. By Chuck Dauphin For years, the possible induction of Dottie West into the ...

On this day (January 5) in 1965, Dottie West entered the RCA-Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, to record “Gettin’ Married Has Made Us Strangers.” Produced by Chet Atkins, the song would go on to ...

More than 45 years later, a chart-topping duet between two country superstars remains a standout moment in the genre's history. The song was a fifth major collaboration for the pair, who hit No. 2 for ...

Starting her career in the early 1960s, Dottie West stormed onto the country music scene and made history. The first woman to win a Grammy Awards trophy, with “Here Comes My Baby,” West went on to ...

Joining us in the guest editorial slot in the 615 is the impeccably talented Steve Wariner, who offers his opinion on why country music legend Dottie West should be inducted into the Country Music… By ...

This will be for the second annual birthday bash for the late country queen Dottie West. This year’s event will be even more special since West will be posthumously inducted into the Country Music ...

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood revealed Ricky Skaggs, Dottie West and fiddle player Johnny Gimble as the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame on Tuesday morning. Brooks, a Hall of Fame ...

This marked the third annual Dottie West Birthday Bash and it was a sold-out show. It went on to raise donations in excess of $28,300, where all of the proceeds supported the Nashville Musicians ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On June 13, 1991, country music fans witnessed a heartbreaking chapter in the life of one of the genre's most beloved performers.

Dottie West was running late. It was Aug. 30, 1991 and she was on her way to perform on the Grand Ole Opry. But that evening, West — already in her stage outfit, her red hair coiffed — stood beside ...