Gayle was born Brenda Gail Webb in Kentucky in the early ’50s. She was the youngest of eight children, including her older sister, Lynn. Gayle took an early interest in music, singing in church. At 16 ...

The song reminds Gayle of her Kentucky upbringing, as her and sister Loretta Lynn's mother would often play big band music in their home “Loretta had said it all through the years that Emmy is great,” ...

Crystal Gayle had plenty of hits throughout her career, including these three songs, which are still worth listening to today ...

While he's renowned for the decade-old hit "Blue Ain't Your Color," 2012-inducted Grand Ole Opry member Keith Urban sang 2017 cast inductee Crystal Gayle's “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" at the ...

Loretta Lynn had seven siblings: Melvin “Junior” Webb, Herman Webb, Willie “Jay” Lee Webb, Donald Ray Webb, Peggy Sue Wright, Betty Ruth Hopkins and Crystal Gayle Tony R. Phipps/FilmMagic Loretta Lynn ...

It’s Rodeo Time in Houston, and a lot of people’s thoughts and memories over the years have not to do with mutton busting or bull riding, but the musical performers they saw at the Astrodome or (now) ...

Grammy®-winning songstress Crystal Gayle is a beloved country music icon whose reign in the music business includes 22 No. 1 country hits, four top twenty pop hits, six albums certified Gold by the ...

After her song “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” blew up the charts, every song pitched to Crystal Gayle had the word “blue” in it. The year was 1977, and Gayle’s country music career was heating up.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Whenever Crystal Gayle returns to Iowa she recalls one of her earliest gigs in the Hawkeye state. The ...

She’ll take the stage on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Tickets will be available on AXS and in person at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office. Gayle is best known for her hit “Don’t It Make My ...

From 1975 to 1985, Crystal Gayle's music was the most-performed on radio by a female. World famous Loretta Lynn inducted Gayle, her baby sister, as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2017. But success ...

Tim Keithley and Crystal Gayle during the 2015 Cowboy Symposium at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack. Provided by Tim Keithley Tim KeithleyFor the Ruidoso News Spencer Theater welcomes beautiful Crystal Gayle ...