Barbara Mandrell

An American country musician and actress, Barbara Ann Mandrell is known for her own primetime variety TV show and a long series of country hits in the 1970s and 1980s. It helped her become one of the country’s most successful female vocalists during that period. She won several awards such as seven American Music Awards, four Academy of Country Music Awards, two Grammy Awards, and four Country Music Association Awards. She was successful during her time.

When Mandrell was at the peak of her popularity, she had a major setback when she was in a significant automobile accident with two of her children. It wasn’t until her autobiography was published that fans found out how her critical situation took her 18 months to recover fully. She sold her real estate investments and a lot of her personal belongings. She and her husband then moved to a small place outside Nashville, Tennessee, and lived a simple life.