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1942 – 1998Tammy Wynette (1942-1998)Died 6 April 1998, aged 55Tammy Wynette, the country singer known as the First Lady of Country Music for hits including "Stand by Your Man," died of a blood clot at her Nashville home on 6 April 1998. She had sold tens of millions of records over a three-decade career.