By Cassie Lee
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Wynonna Ellen Judd, known simply as Wynonna (/waɪˈnoʊnə/ wy-NOH-nə; born Christina Claire Ciminella; May 30, 1964), is an American country music singer. She is one of the most widely recognized and awarded female country musicians in history. She has had 19 No. 1 singles, including those with The Judds. She first rose to fame in the 1980s alongside her mother, Naomi, in their mother-daughter country music duo, The Judds. They released seven albums on Curb Records, in addition to 26 singles, of which 14 were No. 1 hits.
The Judds disbanded in 1991, and Wynonna began a solo career (also on Curb). During her solo career, Wynonna has released eight studio albums, as well as a live album, a holiday album, and two compilation albums, with the releasing of more than 20 singles. Her first three singles, “She Is His Only Need“, “I Saw the Light“, and “No One Else on Earth” all reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. In 1996, “To Be Loved by You” also hit number one, becoming her fourth number one and top-ten hit. Three of her albums are certified multiple-times platinum by the RIAA. Her most recent recording is Wynonna & the Big Noise, which was released on February 12, 2016, followed by the release of the single “Cool Ya'” that same month. “Recollections” was released in 2020. Wynonna is most recognized for her musical work, although she has also pursued other interests starting in the 2000s, including writing, acting, and philanthropy.
In 2022, Wynonna was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame as a member of The Judds.
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Born
- Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau (first premier of Quebec after Confederation) –
- Norman Cota (U.S. brigadier general) –
- Howard Hawks (director of film) –
- Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny and other characters) –
- Benny Goodman (musician & bandleader) –
- Wynonna Judd (country music singer) –
- Manny Ramirez (baseball player) –
Died
- Wilbur Wright (aviator) –
- Boris Pasternak (writer) –
- Marcel Dupré (composer) –
- Perry Ellis (fashion designer) –
- Gus Wickstrom (retired farmer who used pig spleens to forecast the weather [claimed 90% accuracy]) –
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY
Events
- U.S. and Mexico ratifications of Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo exchanged at Queretaro. (Treaty was originally signed on Feb. 2, 1848.) –
- First U.S. national celebration of Memorial (Decoration) Day took place in the Arlington National Cemetery of Virginia –
- First 500 mile automobile race at Indianapolis Speedway was held –
- Lincoln Memorial dedicated in Washington, D.C. –
- From Cape Kennedy, Florida, the U.S. launched Mariner 9, first spacecraft to orbit another planet –
- Thirteen-year-old Arvind Mahankali, of Bayside Hills, New York, correctly spelled knaidel to become the champion of the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Maryland –
- Boston Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury stole five bases during his team’s 9-2 win against the Philadelphia Phillies. It was a club record. –
- May 30-31: 8 co-champions were declared for the Scripps Spelling Bee –
Weather
- Massive flooding of Columbia River caused dike break that destroyed Vanport, Oregon –
- Hanford, Washington, had a temperature of 104 degrees F –
- Yakima, Washington, hit 102 degrees F –
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