- Before passing away, she had been suffering from Parkinson's disease and lived in an assisted-living facility since 2016.
- After her chart successes, her songs were recorded by Anne Murray, Dorothy Moore, and Dusty Springfield.
- In the mid-1960s she performed in musical theater, including the touring production of "Hello, Dolly!". She later toured with that show's star, Carol Channing, before returning with it to Broadway. She also appeared in the late-'60s Broadway shows "Promises, Promises" and "Darling of the Day".
- In the 1980s, she wrote songs for Dottie West, the Judds, and Sissy Spacek.
- Inducted into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2014.
- Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.
- In 1988, she unseated Reba McEntire as the Country Music Association's female vocalist of the year after McEntire won it four straight times.
- Her song "Younger Men" is regarded as the cougar's national anthem.
- Spent most of her childhood in Mobile, Alabama. As a teenager she lived in Houston.
- After high school she moved to New York City where she was a chorus girl in theatrical productions and then worked as a studio backup vocalist and ad jingle singer.
- Won the Country Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year Award in 1988 and Song of the Year for "'80s Ladies.".
- Her albums "80's Ladies" and "This Woman" both sold more than 1 million copies.
- She had triple bypass surgery in 1995.
- Sang in a folk trio with Guy Clark in the 1960s, making her recording debut in 1964.
- Won four Academy of Country Music Awards, including Top New Female Vocalist in 1987 and Top Female Vocalist in 1988.
- Won three Grammy awards; one for "80's Ladies" in 1987, and two in 1988 for "Hold Me.".
- Her hit singles included "I'll Always Come Back," "Hold Me," "Do Ya," "Two Hearts," "Hey Bobby," "Didn't Expect It to Go Down This Way" and "This Woman.".
- She was interred at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee, adjacent to fellow country music star Tammy Wynette.
- She had several years of major commercial success in the late 1980s after signing a record deal at age 45.
- In the early 1990s, Oslin revealed a battle with menopausal depression. This caused her to lose interest in creating music, including songwriting and performing. According to Oslin, she returned to normalcy after she stopped taking hormones prescribed by her doctor. Oslin's mother died around the same period, which caused further depressive episodes.
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