Reba McEntire

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Reba McEntire was born on March 28, 1955. She was born in Chockie, Oklahoma. Her father was a famous calf roper. Her sisters and she would sing together and people called them the "Singing McEntires". One day when she was singing the national anthem at the National Rodeo finals in 1974,a man named "Red Steagall" offered her a recording session in Nashville. That recording session led her to signing with Mercury Records, which was in 1975. One year later she married a man named "Charlie Battles". In 1987, they divorced each other.

On May 8, 1976, she made her debut on country for her single "I Don't Want to be a One-Night Stand". That song did not go very far in her career. She never did make top 10 until 1980 when she recorded "You Lift Me Up, Up to Heaven". It reached number eight, on the top ten. Two of her singles from Mercury Records reached number 1, which were "Can't Even Get the Blues" and "You're the First Time I've Thought about Leaving".

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Into the 80's she started making music videos. In her first music video, which was "Whoever's in New England", she played a surburban housewife who is fearful that her executive husband is enjoying carnal pleasures. Her next music video "What Am I Going to do About You" had her in an urban setting playing opposite actor David Keith.

She played a major role in the movie Tremors. Other movies she appeared in was The Little Rascals, North, The Gambler Returns, The Man From Left Field, Buffalo Girls, Is There Life Out There, Forever Love, and One Night at McCool's. She also starred in the Broadway production "Annie Get Your Gun". Later that year, she began her hit series t.v. show "Reba".

She has also written several books. Her first book was a biography called "Reba: My Story". Her second book was "Comfort from a Country Quilt". Her third book was "Best of Reba McEntire: Twenty Two of Her Greatest Hits". Her fourth book was "Is There Life Out There". Her fifth book was "Reba McEntire/Greatest Hits: I'm a Survivor". Her sixth book was "Reba: For my Broken Heart". Her seventh book was "Reba: If You See Him". Her last book was "Starting Over".