Naomi Judd, part of the Grammy-award winning country music duo The Judds, is dead at 76
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.
Judd's daughters, country singer Wynonna and actress Ashley Judd, confirmed the artist's death in a statement on Saturday.
We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness," they wrote in a statement.
We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness," they wrote in a statement.
Naomi Judd one of the most successful mother-daughter acts in country music before the group stopped performing in the early 1990s.
Naomi Judd one of the most successful mother-daughter acts in country music before the group stopped performing in the early 1990s.
She won the group their first Grammy Award, 1985's "Grandpa and 1990's "Love Can Build a Bridge."
She won the group their first Grammy Award, 1985's "Grandpa and 1990's "Love Can Build a Bridge."
The Judds ceased performing in the 1990s after Naomi Judd was diagnosed with hepatitis C and Wynonna pursued a solo career.
The Judds ceased performing in the 1990s after Naomi Judd was diagnosed with hepatitis C and Wynonna pursued a solo career.
The family moved to Nashville, Tenn., in 1979 and Naomi and Wynonna pursued a music career.
The family moved to Nashville, Tenn., in 1979 and Naomi and Wynonna pursued a music career.