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The Judds Was An American Country Music Duo Of Naomi Judd Born Diana Ellen Judd On 11 January 1946 Died 30 April 2022 And Her Daughter Wynonna Judd. The Duo Signed To RCA Nashville In 1983 And Released Six Studio Albums Between Then And 1991. One Of The Most Successful Acts In Country Music History The Duo Won Five Grammy Awards For Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal And Nine Country Music Association Awards. They Also Had 25 Singles On The Country Music Charts Between 1983 And 2000 Of Which 14 Went To No. 1. After Eight Successful Years As A Duo The Judds Ceased Performing In 1991 After Naomi Judd Was Diagnosed With Hepatitis C. Soon After Wynonna Judd Embarked On A Highly Successful Solo Career. The Two Occasionally Reunited For Special Tours Notably In 2017 And Performing "Love Can Build A Bridge" At The 2022 CMT Music Awards. In 2021 The Judds Were Inducted Into The Country Music Hall Of Fame. When Naomi Judd Found Herself Pregnant She Quickly Got Married But Not To The Father Of Her First Child Daughter Christina Ciminella. Christina Born May 30 1964 Became Known As Wynonna Judd When The Mother-Daughter Duo Stormed The Country Charts In The 1980s. After Naomi Judd Divorced She Moved From Hollywood Back To Morrill Ky. With Wynonna And Another Daughter Ashley. There She Worked As A Nurse In A Local Infirmary. Outside Working And School Hours She And The Children Would Sing Anything From Bluegrass To Showbiz Standards For Their Own Amusement. However When Wynonna Nurtured Aspirations To Be A Professional Entertainer Her Mother Lent Her Encouragement To The Extent Of Moving The Family To Nashville In 1979. Naomi's Contralto Subtly Underlined Wynonna's Tuneful Drawl. In Addition To Many Performances On Ralph Emery's Morning Television Show Naomi Elicited An Audition For RCA Records While Tending A Hospitalized Relation Of Label Producer Brent Maher. With A Past That Read Like A Judith Krantz Novel The Judds -- So The Executives Considered -- Would Have More Than An Even Chance In The Country Market. An Exploratory Mini-Album Which Contained Proved The Executives Correct. The Single "Had A Dream From The Heart " Peaked At No. 17 In 1984. Later That Year The Judds Scored Their First Of 14 No. 1 Hits With "Mama He's Crazy." Self-Composed Songs Included Naomi's 1989 Composition "Change Of Heart " Dedicated To Her Future Second Husband And Former Elvis Presley Backing Vocalist Larry Strickland. Meanwhile Maher Co-Wrote Hits Such As 1985's Grammy-Winning "Why Not Me " "Turn It Loose " "Girls Night Out " "Grandpa Tell Me 'Bout The Good Ol' Days " And "Rockin' With The Rhythm Of The Rain." Most Judds Records Exhibited An Acoustic Bias And A Penchant For Star Guests That Included The Jordanaires On "Don't Be Cruel " Emmylou Harris On "The Sweetest Gift " Mark Knopfler On His "Water Of Love" And Bonnie Raitt Playing Slide Guitar On The Album Love Can Build A Bridge. In 1988 The Pair Became The First Female Country Act To Found Their Own Booking Agency Pro-Tours But A Chronic Hepatitis Infection Forced Naomi To Retire From The Concert Stage Two Years Later. The Judds Toured America In A Series Of Farewell Concerts Before Wynonna Began Her Solo Career. Wynonna Got Off To A Strong Start As Her First Two Singles Both Went To #1. Her 1994 Single "Girls With Guitars" Featured Naomi As Well As Lyle Lovett On Backup Vocals. In 1998 The Judds Appeared In A Commercial For The Retail Chain Kmart Singing Wynonna's Single "Woman To Woman". In 1999 Wynonna Reunited With Her Mother For A New Year's Eve Concert In Phoenix. The Following Year The Duo Recorded Four New Tracks For A Bonus Disc Issued With Wynonna's Album New Day Dawning And Undertook A Multi-City Tour. The Results Were Issued As The Album Reunion Live. A 2004 Single "Flies On The Butter You Can't Go Home Again " Was Recorded With Naomi However The Single Was Credited As "Wynonna With Naomi Judd" Instead Of "The Judds". read less