COP11 Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 The Judds were an American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, The Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and eight Country Music Association awards. The duo also charted twenty-five singles on the country music charts between 1983 and 2000, fourteen of which went to Number One and six more of which made Top Ten on the same chart. The Judds called it quits in 1991 after Naomi was diagnosed with Hepatitis C. Shortly after, Wynonna began her solo career. The two have occasionally reunited for special tours, the most recent of which began in late 2010. History Naomi Judd was born Diana Ellen Judd on January 11, 1946 in Ashland, Kentucky. She played piano at her local church. At age seventeen, she married Michael Ciminella, with whom she had Christina Ciminella, who would later be renamed Wynonna Judd. After Diana's parents divorced, she and her daughter moved to Los Angeles, California in 1968, and lived on welfare after she and Michael divorced in 1972.By 1976, Diana and her daughter moved back to Tennessee. Diana renamed herself Naomi and began playing music with her daughter, who sang harmony and played guitar. At the same time, Naomi began studying to be a nurse Reunion shows Wynonna and Naomi briefly reunited for a commercial for the retail chain Kmart, performing as the Judds on the song "Changing For the Better". The duo also performed several shows in 1998. During this time, the duo also charted one more single credited to The Judds, as well as receiving an Academy of Country Music nomination for Duo of the Year in 2001. In addition, Naomi sang harmony on Wynonna's 2004 single "Flies on the Butter (You Can't Go Home Again)", although this song was credited as "Wynonna with Naomi Judd". In 2008, The Judds once again reunited for a concert at the 2008 Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California, as well as two shows in Canada, including one at the world famous Calgary Stampede and another at the Merritt Mountain Music Festival in Merritt, British Columbia. In 2009, The Judds performed at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville. In February 2010, Wynonna Judd appeared on CBS's The Early Show and announced that she would reunite with Naomi, to tour and record a studio album for the final time as The Judds by the end of 2010. The tour, known as the Last Encore Tour, became an 18-city tour of the US that was expanded to 29 dates in 2011. On September 14, 2010, The Judds appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show where Wynonna discussed "her recent weight loss, her year of living dangerously and what it's like going back on stage as part of the iconic duo, The Judds." The Judds will also perform their new single "I Will Stand By You," which was released on iTunes that same day. In March 2011, Curb Records announced the release of The Judds' new album, I Will Stand by You: The Essential Collection, which features two new songs and twelve of the duo's hits. The album was to be released on April 5, 2011. In April 2011, The Judds began starring in their first reality series, The Judds, on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The new series, which premiered April 10, follows the duo on their final concert tour and explores their mother-daughter relationship. Academy of Country Music 1984 Top Vocal Duo 1985 Top Vocal Duo 1986 Top Vocal Duo 1987 Top Vocal Duo 1988 Top Vocal Duo 1989 Top Vocal Duo 1990 Top Vocal Duo Country Music Association 1984 Horizon Award 1985 Single of the Year - "Why Not Me" 1985 Vocal Group of the Year 1986 Vocal Group of the Year 1987 Vocal Group of the Year 1988 Vocal Duo of the Year 1989 Vocal Duo of the Year 1990 Vocal Duo of the Year 1991 Vocal Duo of the Year Grammy Awards 1985 Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - "Mama He's Crazy" 1986 Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - "Why Not Me" 1987 Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)" 1989 Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - "Give A Little Love" 1992 Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - "Love Can Build A Bridge" Quote
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