Naomi Judd

Grammy winner Naomi Judd, the mother of fellow singer Wynonna Judd and actress Ashley Judd, has died. The country star, who performed with her daughter ...

I had the great honor of knowing her, and she was no doubt one of the most iconic entertainers ever to make country music. Sending love and prayers to Wynonna, Ashley, and the whole Judd family during this time. I had the honor of working with her in movies and numerous musical events. Grammy winner Naomi Judd, the mother of fellow singer Wynonna Judd and actress Ashley Judd, has died. Naomi Judd was one of the sweetest people I've ever known. My prayers go out to Naomi and her family.❤️🙏🏻❤️— Crystal Gayle (@TheCrystalGayle) pic.twitter.com/Us57t9bfsj April 30, 2022

Updated April 30, 2022 at 5:56 PM ET. Naomi Judd, part of the Grammy-award winning country music duo The Judds, is dead at 76. Judd's daughters, country singer Wynonna and actress Ashley Judd, confirmed the artist's death in a statement on Saturday.

"The doctors all said that I was gonna die in three years, and that was in 1990," Judd told NPR in 2010. As a member of The Judds with her daughter Wynonna, Naomi Judd recorded and performed as one of the most successful mother-daughter acts in country music before the group stopped performing in the early 1990s. "I told them I wasn't gonna kick the bucket. Naomi Judd was born Diana Ellen Judd on January 11, 1946, in Ashland, Ky. and gave birth to Wynonna the week of her high school graduation. "All of a sudden, before I know what's going on, she has attached herself vocally to me, and it's as if it we're one voice." The group would go on to release six studio albums between 1984 and 1991, earning 20 Top Ten hits, five Grammy Awards and nine Country Music Association awards.

Naomi Judd, matriarch of Grammy-winning The Judds, has died at age 76, daughters Wynonna and Ashley Judd say.

In her memoir, “River of Time,” she described her diagnosis of hepatitis C, which she said she unknowingly contracted during her time as a nurse. She was admitted to a psychiatric ward at a hospital and spent time in an outpatient treatment program. Their unique harmonies, together with elements of acoustic music, bluegrass and blues, made them stand out in the genre at the time. Because Naomi was so young looking, the two were mistaken for sisters early in their career. Wynonna led the duo with her powerful vocals, while Naomi provided harmonies and stylish looks on stage. She also said that she had been dealing with trauma from childhood sexual abuse. She was also known to prefer flashy stage outfits, full of sparkles and rhinestones, over casual boots and cowboy style clothing. Her triumphant life story overshadows today’s tragic news,” said Hall of Fame CEO Kyle Young in a statement. She said that by 1995, her doctors had told her she was completely free of the virus. “We are shattered. “Her family has asked that we continue with The Judds’ official Hall of Fame induction on Sunday. We will do so, with heavy hearts and weighted minds. “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy.

We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness,” the daughters' statement said. “We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that ...

Our hearts go out to her husband Larry, daughters Wynonna and Ashley, and her legions of fans around the world during this difficult time.” They were scheduled to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this weekend and announced a “Final Tour” to begin in September of this year. Alongside her daughter Wynonna, the two formed the country-music duo the Judds in 1983.

Naomi Judd has died. As the senior half—with her daughter, Wynonna—of legendary mother-daughter country duo The Judds, Judd was one of the most successful ...

(Only 1989's River Of Time, released in 1989, when the group’s popularity had begun to fade, failed to go platinum.) Although The Judds began by using material written by others, later years saw Naomi embrace her role as a songwriter in addition to a vocalist. Give or take periodic reunions with her daughter (after the two’s relationship repaired in subsequent years), Naomi Judd stepped back from music. Born Diana Judd in Kentucky in the 1940s, Judd had her first daughter, Wynonna (born Christina) when she was still a teenager.

The death of Naomi Judd just one day before her induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame has cast a pall over Sunday's ceremony -- but the show will go ...

Between 1984 and 1991, The Judds won five Grammys and had 14 No. 1 singles, per the Hall of Fame. "We are in unknown territory." It's unclear how the ceremony might be changed or adjusted in the wake of Judd's passing.

Across social media, fellow musicians and celebrities mourned the loss of the country legend, sharing heartwarming tributes to honor her lasting legacy. “I'm ...

The group's induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday, May 1 will still take place. One of a kind.” “Country music will never be the same. “I’m just heartbroken over the loss of @TheNaomiJudd,” Loretta Lynn tweeted on Saturday. “My fellow Kentucky girl, my friend, and an amazing singer. “My prayers and thoughts go out to the entire @TheNaomiJudd family! “Rest In Peace, Naomi Judd,” Maren Morris tweeted.

The Judds and Ray Charles among inductees in Nashville a day after singer dies at 76.

Bayers, a drummer in Nashville for decades who worked on 300 platinum records, is a member of the Grand Ole Opry band. “We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness,” her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley, said. Ray Charles was also to be inducted, in a showcase his genre-defying country releases.

The country music duo, made up of Naomi and Wynonna Judd, was to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday.

It was to begin in the fall. I’m too old to grow up now!’” The country music duo, made up of Naomi and Wynonna Judd, was to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday.

In the years before her death, Naomi Judd was candid about her battle with suicidal ideation, panic attacks and the ups and downs of her mental health.

Medications caused her face to swell and her hair to fall out, she said in 2016. The struggle eventually led her to advocate for others. I’m always afraid I’m going to leave my wig in the car or at home. And I’ll sew hair inside across the back of my hats, so it looks like real hair,” she told People. Naomi Judd also went through her own physical struggles while trying to manage her depression. Judd said that she was immobilized during her depression as her muscles atrophied from lack of movement. However, through the filming of the documentary, the pair grew apart, according to People. "I had to go into serious treatment, and it was a long road — an incredibly painful road. But what the crowds of adoring fans didn't see was the mental health struggles that followed when the tour ended. We’ve been through a lot of therapy together,” she said. Judd died on Saturday at the age of 76. We are in unknown territory," Judd's daughters in a statement on Saturday.

Naomi Judd, who sang with daughter Wynonna as part of country music's famed duo The Judds has died at 76.

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FILE - Wynonna Judd, left, and her mother, Naomi Judd, of The Judds, perform during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXVIII in Atlanta on Jan. 30, 1994.

Both couples have since divorced, and I have remarried — making sure to impress an appreciation of the Judds upon my new husband — but we all remain close and in touch. It was not a question when the Judds asked, “Don't you think it's time?” Naomi knew the answer all along. There, I cultivated a new circle of friends, many of them also from Michigan. One night a Judds song came on, I forget which one, and one of my new friends began singing along. My first (and only) sighting of them is forever etched in my mind. From this distance, illuminated by a spotlight, they are a blur of sparkling sequins and red hair. He is angling for a distant, and free, glimpse of Naomi and Wynonna Judd.

Naomi Judd's daughters Wynonna and Ashley announced her death on Saturday, a day before The Judds' induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Upon The Judds being named Hall of Fame inductees, Naomi told The Tennessean, "So much of my life, I felt anonymous. I heard The Judds. You did a great thing for country music.' Then he hung up." Naomi attempted to piece together a life for her family in LA as a welfare recipient also working secretarial, waitressing and modeling jobs, but eventually moved back to Kentucky. To go from the outhouse to the White House, to know that we went from welfare to millionaire, and we’re the American dream. Naomi was born Diana Ellen Judd on Jan. 11, 1946, in Ashland, Kentucky. A musically gifted honor roll student, she became pregnant but married Michael Ciminella – instead of the child's biological father. “We were so broke, and wearing flea market dresses. And (we were) so eager to try new stuff and make fun of ourselves.” We'd have these fantasies, and we were really goofy. The duo achieved 14 No. 1 hits over three decades, splitting as a performing act in 1991 after doctors diagnosed Naomi Judd with hepatitis. "Naomi overcame incredible adversity on her way to a significant place in music history. "We were (living) on a mountaintop in Kentucky. We didn't have a telephone or a TV," she told The Tennessean in 2021. Naomi and daughter Wynonna's music will endure."

Naomi Judd of The Judds is dead at 76, her daughters Wynonna and Ashley Judd confirm. The country star was set to be inducted into the country music hall of ...

In addition to The Judds, Eddie Bayers, Ray Charles and Pete Drake will be formally inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Public red carpet arrivals are cancelled.” “The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum joins family and fans in grieving the sudden loss of Naomi Judd,” the statement from the Hall reads. Variety confirmed that The Judds were still inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday night. They were scheduled to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this weekend and announced a “Final Tour” to begin in September of this year. Our hearts go out to her husband Larry, daughters Wynonna and Ashley, and her legions of fans around the world during this difficult time.” Alongside her daughter Wynonna, the two formed the country-music duo the Judds in 1983.

Naomi Judd's daughters, Wynona and Ashley, paid tribute to their mother at the Country Music Hall of Fame ceremony on Sunday. Naomi Judd died Saturday at ...

Brandi Carlile posted a video on Instagram of her singing “Love Can Build a Bridge,” and added that she was originally scheduled to sing it at the ceremony. On Saturday, the Hall of Fame released a statement saying the organization was “shocked and saddened” by Naomi Judd’s death, and at the family’s request, the ceremony would still proceed with the induction. “Your esteem for her and your regard for her really penetrated her heart, and it was your affection for her that did keep her going in these last years.” And Mom is proud of you and she always was.” “You all know that I’m all about the songs and the music. “My mama loved you so much and she appreciated your love for her, and I’m sorry that she couldn’t hang on until today,” she said.

On Sunday, May 1, the late Naomi Judd was tearfully honored by her daughters Ashley Judd and Wynonna Judd at the Country Music Hall of Fame induction.

“Tonight they will be Inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame and I was supposed to sing them this song tonight. Instead, she shared a performance of the song to social media, joined by her daughters in her backyard. “Having a bittersweet Sunday afternoon at home with my daughters today and praying fo Wynonna and Ashley," Carlile wrote in the caption of the poignant video. “Her family has asked that we continue with The Judds’ official Hall of Fame induction on Sunday. We will do so, with heavy hearts and weighted minds. Ashley honored her sister during her remarks as well, making sure she was recognized during the ceremony. “My momma loved you so much, and she appreciated your love for her and I’m sorry that she couldn’t hang on until today,” an emotional Ashley addressed the audience.

Wynonna Judd, part of the mother-daughter duo The Judds, spoke out about her mother Naomi's final moments at the Country Music Hall of Fame induction.

"And while this is so much about The Judds as a duo, I want to recognize my sister." "I didn't prepare anything tonight 'cause I knew that mom would probably talk the most," Wynonna said, before taking a beat to continue her speech. Wynonna shared that the last act she, sister Ashley and other family members did together before Naomi's passing was reciting Psalm 23.

The loss of Naomi Judd altered the normally celebratory ceremony, but the music played on, as the genre's singers and musicians mourned the country legend while ...

Bayers, a drummer in Nashville for decades who worked on 300 platinum records, is a member of the Grand Ole Opry band. "I'm sorry that she couldn't hang on until today," Ashley Judd said of her mother to the crowd while crying. A single rose was laid on the ground. Charles' induction showcased his genre-defying country releases, which demonstrated the genre's commercial appeal. A single rose was laid on the ground. Charles' induction showcased his genre-defying country releases, which demonstrated the genre's commercial appeal.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Naomi Judd, whose family harmonies with daughter Wynonna turned them into the Grammy-winning country stars The Judds, has die.

In her memoir, “River of Time,” she described her diagnosis of hepatitis C, which she said she unknowingly contracted during her time as a nurse. She was admitted to a psychiatric ward at a hospital and spent time in an outpatient treatment program. Their unique harmonies, together with elements of acoustic music, bluegrass and blues, made them stand out in the genre at the time. Because Naomi was so young looking, the two were mistaken for sisters early in their career. Wynonna led the duo with her powerful vocals, while Naomi provided harmonies and stylish looks on stage. She was also known to prefer flashy stage outfits, full of sparkles and rhinestones, over casual boots and cowboy style clothing. She also said that she had been dealing with trauma from childhood sexual abuse. Her triumphant life story overshadows today’s tragic news,” said Hall of Fame CEO Kyle Young in a statement. In an interview with the AP in March, Naomi Judd said she was already deep into preparation for the upcoming tour and was looking forward to the Hall of Fame induction. The Judds’ hits included “Love Can Build a Bridge” in 1990,”Mama He’s Crazy” in 1984, “Why Not Me” in 1984,”Turn It Loose” in 1988, “Girls Night Out” in 1985, “Rockin’ With the Rhythm of the Rain” in 1986 and “Grandpa” in 1986. “Her family has asked that we continue with The Judds’ official Hall of Fame induction on Sunday. We will do so, with heavy hearts and weighted minds. “We are shattered.

Carrie Underwood paid tribute to the late Naomi Judd while performing at the Stagecoach Festival on Saturday.

The last thing we did together as a family was with her, we all gathered around her and we said, ‘The Lord is my shepherd.’" "At 2:20, I kissed her on the forehead and I walked away and this is the first place I’ve been. “I feel that’s one of the few human experiences that we all share. I wouldn’t get out of my pjs. “We are shattered. “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy.

Naomi Judd's daughters, Wynonna and Ashley Judd, broke down in tears at the Country Music Hall of Fame one day after their mother died.

“But then I would come home and not leave the house for three weeks, and not get out of my pajamas, and not practice normal hygiene. It was really bad.” “We are shattered.

The medallion ceremony, a career-capping milestone for The Judds and other musicians honored, took on a somber tone as the community mourned. Wynonna Judd and ...

- "We are shattered," Wynonna and Ashley Judd said in a statement. The details: Naomi Judd died Saturday at 76. - "My heart's broken and I feel so blessed,"Wynonna Judd said.

Axl Rose made a surprise appearance with Carrie Underwood on Saturday at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images.

The elder Judd had been one half of the legendary country duo The Judds with her daughter Wynonna. Underwood sang "See You Again" in honor of the matriarch. "Country music lost a true legend...sing with the angels, Naomi!!! We're all sending up prayers for the Judd family today...," Underwood tweeted. Carrie Underwood paid tribute to Naomi Judd at the Stagecoach Festival held in Indio, California.

Carrie Underwood paid homage to late singer Naomi Judd as she dedicated her song See You Again to her during her performance at the Stagecoach FestivalHours ...

Underwood also shared a tweet remembering the late icon. "But just because the people that we love are not here with us does not mean that they are not here with us and does not mean that you will not see them again someday,” Underwood added as she pointed up towards the sky. Hours after the sudden death of the singer, Underwood asked the audience during the concert to honour their loved ones who they have lost in their lives.

In announcing their mother Naomi's death Saturday, Ashley and Wynonna Judd wrote that they lost their "beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness."

You have to raise your hand and say, 'I'm in deep you-know-what'," Judd wrote. "They tried me on every single thing they had in their arsenal," Judd said at the time. "Even in the darkest days," Judd wrote, "I was never blinded to the compassion from my beloveds who continually reached down with loving hands and lifted me out of my harrowing nightmare of despair."

American country singer who performed with her daughter, Wynonna, in the popular duo the Judds.

She had married Larry Strickland (a former backing singer for Elvis Presley) in 1989, and in 2017 the couple competed in the reality cooking series My Kitchen Rules. Naomi and Ciminella divorced in 1972, and she took a variety of jobs to support her daughters. After Naomi completed her nursing studies, the family moved to Nashville in 1979. Naomi’s second daughter, Ashley, was born in 1968, by which time she and her husband had moved to Los Angeles, where Naomi began studying for a nursing degree. She was often frustrated by Wynonna’s obsession with music (“she’d even take grocery money to buy new guitar strings,” she recalled), until she discovered that she and her daughter had a natural instinct for singing harmony together. At 17 she became pregnant by Charles Jordan, but he abandoned her, and in January 1964 she married Michael Ciminella. Later that year Wynonna was born, the birth causing Naomi to miss her high school graduation ceremony.

During the ceremony, Wynonna Judd and Ashley Judd reflected on the difficulty of honoring their mother's achievement so soon after losing her.

Austin City Limits was surprised and saddened to learn of the death of Naomi Judd, one half of the superstar country act the Judds. She passed away on April ...

The Judds appeared on Austin City Limits only once, in the tenth anniversary season, fresh off the success of their debut album Why Not Me. But the family’s Austin experience goes deeper than that. With her daughter Wynonna, Naomi scored six gold and platinum albums and fourteen #1 singles on the country charts during the late eighties and early nineties, becoming one of the most successful C&W duos of all time. No official cause of death was given.