Album: The Closest Thing to Love by Skeeter Davis (1969)
Genre: Country
Record Label: RCA/Legacy
Format: Album

Artist Background: Mary Frances Penick (December 30, 1931 - September 19, 2004), better known as Skeeter Davis, was an American country music singer who sang crossover pop music songs including 1962's "The End of the World". She started out as part of the Davis Sisters as a teenager in the late 1940s, eventually landing on RCA Victor. In the late 1950s, she became a solo star. One of the first women to achieve major stardom in the country music field as a solo vocalist, she was an acknowledged influence on Tamm... Emerged in the classic era.

Music Scene: Emerged in the classic era.

Tags: Country, 1960s, Album, RCA/Legacy


The Closest Thing to Love

Skeeter Davis

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