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Bill Myrick

 

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Post  Posted 25 Sep 2016 5:57 am    
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Just saw on facebook that Jean Shepard has passed into eternal rest. Another Icon gone.
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Bill Myrick

 

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Post  Posted 25 Sep 2016 6:04 am    
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https://www.facebook.com/billyyatesmusic/posts/10153748824181644?pnref=story
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Billy Easton

 

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Nashville, TN USA
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2016 7:19 am    
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She had a long history in country music, and I got to play for her a couple of times many years ago. May she rest in peace.

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Mike Wheeler


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Delaware, Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2016 7:35 am    
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Jeanie was one of those "you get what you see" people. She was authentic and very kind-hearted. I was only 9 or 10 years old at the time, but got to hang out backstage with my Dad at many shows where she headlined. I got hugs and howdys' every time we met. Such a sweet lady...never heard her speak a harsh word.

May she rest in peace.
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Robert Rogers


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Manchester,TN
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2016 10:00 am    
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We've lost another true legend and a very sweet
talented lady
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Bill Dobkins


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Rolla Missouri, USA
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2016 10:07 am     Jean Shepard
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RIP Jean.
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Roger Osbourn

 

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Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2016 1:54 pm    
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This is really sad news. Delores and I went to see Jean Shepard and Les Gilliam the night they were inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in Muskogee Oklahoma. That was a wonderful experience. The Nashville Reunion Group is getting smaller everyday. R I P Jean
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Gary Walker

 

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Morro Bay, CA
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2016 3:34 pm    
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Jean was from the Visalia area in CA. She took Gene Breeden with her to the Opry, I believe about sixty one years ago, or so. Her sister and I attended a funeral a few years ago and had a nice visit with her, as well.
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Michael Douchette


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Gallatin, TN (deceased)
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2016 5:38 pm    
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Worked with Jean several times over the years. Great gal, great fun. She will be missed.
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Brett Day


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Pickens, SC
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2016 10:44 pm    
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Jean hosted one of my favorite Grand Ole Opry show episodes on the TNN network in 2001, the year Chet Atkins died. I remember, while hosting the show, she sang the Lefty Frizzell song "Gone Gone Gone" with Dave Robbins playing an Emmons steel and at the end of the show, she performed a slow version of the song, "Secret Love", which was followed by her band paying tribute to Chet Atkins. RIP Jean Sheppard
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Paul King

 

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Gainesville, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 26 Sep 2016 2:20 am    
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I understand she spent 60 years on the Grand Ole Opry. Wow, what a legacy for all her fans. Another traditional country music singer has passed on and we will sure miss her.
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Walter Stettner


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Vienna, Austria
Post  Posted 26 Sep 2016 9:30 am    
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Sad, sad news. My condolences to her family and friends.

RIP, Jean

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John Brock


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Xenia, Ohio
Post  Posted 26 Sep 2016 1:10 pm     Jean
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Rest in peace....
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Godfrey Arthur

 

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Post  Posted 26 Sep 2016 1:52 pm    
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Godspeed Jean. Now honky-tonk angel, you get to see Him change water into wine once more and eternity!






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Daniel McKee

 

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Corinth Mississippi
Post  Posted 26 Sep 2016 4:49 pm    
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Have always like Jeans music. She always told some great stories on those Country Family Reunion tv shows. Its always hard to lose a singer or musician but Jean really left a lot of great music and memories.
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John Booth


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Columbus Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 26 Sep 2016 4:55 pm    
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Yes, this is sad. I played some for her as well.
She was as real as it gets. Said she loved a good Emmons.
Jb



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Delbert Phelps

 

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Shelby, Ohio
Post  Posted 27 Sep 2016 1:48 pm    
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RIP Jean .You will be missed .My condolences to the family .
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Todd Nalley

 

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Kentucky, USA
Post  Posted 30 Sep 2016 4:54 am    
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She was such a great Lady and very humble and a great performer she treated everyone the same Sad Sad Sad
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Bill Napier

 

From:
Niceville, Florida, USA
Post  Posted 2 Oct 2016 9:45 am     Honorable Mention on TV this Morning
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I didn't catch the show/network, but did watch a very nice, if too short, tribute to Jean this morning. Loved all aspects of her singing and songs, and especially watching her keep time with her hands behind her back. If I had been unable to see her face or hear the sound, that hand motion would have been enough to recognize her. RIP, sweet lady.
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Jay Yuskaitis

 

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Massachusetts, USA
Post  Posted 3 Oct 2016 11:34 am    
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A great loss to our American "Hillbilly" music. Jay Y.
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Jimmy Youngblood


Post  Posted 3 Oct 2016 1:29 pm    
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Had the honor working with this great lady at The Shy Clown Casino Sparks NV 1970's

RIP Jean
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Bob Simmons

 

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Trafford, Alabama, USA
Post  Posted 11 Oct 2016 4:46 pm     RIP good friend
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got to work with her back in the day- real class act and talent-RIP
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Rick Jackson

 

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Carson City, Nevada
Post  Posted 15 Oct 2016 7:37 am    
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Something a lot of people don't know is that as a senior at Visalia high school she had her own music class. The other two members of that class were Gene Breeden and Norm Hamlet. Norm told me during the summer they would go and play gigs together around California....rj
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John Booth


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Columbus Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 15 Oct 2016 7:48 am    
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I know she was a feisty woman.
On stage she would signal chord changes to us with one hand behind her back
(1s, 4s, 5s, etc...) She knew her stuff and was quick to compliment you when
she got what she wanted.

Most of the shows I did with her were little 1 hour squirts and often you'd see
her for maybe 10 mins before the shows.
She was one of the most "Real" people you'd ever play with.
Had some great stories too she'd tell after the shows.

We did some shows with her, Jack Green and Stonewall Jackson and she would tell Stonewall when to
put on a clean shirt, comb his hair, etc. Kinda like having your Mom with you,
cleaning you up before you went on stage.

I really admired her spunk and will miss her.
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Bob Simmons

 

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Trafford, Alabama, USA
Post  Posted 16 Oct 2016 12:13 pm     memories
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sounds like you was there long about my time- her spunk kinda reminds me of working with Billie Jo Spears- I really enjoyed working with these gals, all business
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