- "Stand By Your Man" was written when an additional song was needed for a recording session.
- Tammy was given the Nickname "The First Lady Of Country Music" after becoming the first female country singer to sell a million copies of a single album, which was "Tammy's Greatest Hits" in 1970.
- Named Female Vocalist of the Year Country Music Assn. 1968, 1969, 1970.
- Found herself in the news in 1992 when First Lady Hillary Clinton declared, on 60 Minutes (1968), that she wasn't idly supporting her husband "like some little woman standing by my man like Tammy Wynette". Wynette objected to the reference and Hillary apologized.
- The remaining legal challenge resulting from Tammy's death was resolved in a secret, out-of-court settlement between her four daughters and Pittsburgh physician Dr. Wallis Marsh in April, 2002. The family was seeking $50 million, claiming Dr. Marsh mismanaged their mother's case. They also sued the pharmacy, Care Solutions of Nashville, for delivering the painkiller and Wynette's last husband, George Richey, for helping to administer it.
- Children: daughters Gwen, Jackie (Jackie Daly), Tina and Georgette (Georgette Jones), step-daughter Deirdre, and stepson Kelly.
- Her song, "Stand By your Man" was voted the greatest country song, on the 100 greatest country songs concert.
- Former beauty operator.
- Tammy last performed "Stand By Your Man" on Prime Time Country (1996) on The Nashville Network on March 9, 1998.
- Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998.
- Scored 20 #1 hits on Billboard magazine's country singles chart, a record that stood for many years.
- Married Don Chapel and George Jones in Ringgold, Georgia.
- Her duet with British pop act The KLF, "Justified and Ancient", hit #1 in 18 countries, her biggest career hit.
- Her marriage to Michael Tomlin lasted just 44 days.
- Ranked #73 on VH1's Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
- [2006] Archive Audio: "The Tammy Wynette Story" BBC Radio 2, 16th May 2006
- Her widower, George Richey, married his girlfriend, ex-Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Sheila Slaughter. Tim McGraw sang at the small gathering. The best man was John Paul Daly, ex-husband of Wynette's daughter, Jackie Daly. 16 January 2001).
- Born at 1:20am-CWT
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