Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band, on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos.She has sometimes been referred to as "The Queen of Country". She is one of the best-selling artists of all time, having sold more 80 million records worldwide. In the early 1990s, McEntire branched into film starting with 1990's Tremors. She has since starred in the Broadway revival of Annie Get Your Gun and in her television sitcom, Reba (2001–2007), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series–Musical or Comedy.
Her sister, Susie Luchsinger, (Susie McEntire ) is a Christian music star.
Was James Cameron s first choice to play "the unsinkable" Molly Brown in Titanic . But she had to decline because her touring schedule overlapped the filming date.
1991: Her entire band died in a plane crash.
1993: Had a patch of skin cancer on her forehead removed.
1996 tour statistics: 16 trucks, 7 buses, 1 jet, 100 dates (12,500 per date) concerts, 200-foot expandable stages, 3 separate performance areas, 10 dancers, 5 video cameras, 6 video screens, 96-person crew, 40 tons of equipment.
2000: Named the #2 Best-selling Female Artist (of all genres) of All Time, following Barbra Streisand.
2000: Named the #1 Best-selling Female Country Singer of All Time.
Attended Kiowa High School and Southeastern State University.
Her first public performance was "Away In a Manger" for a first-grade Christmas production.
Majored in Elementary Education and minored in Music.
Daughter of Jacqueline (11/6/1926) and Clark McEntire (11/30/1927).
Sister of Alice Foran (born December 3, 1951), Pake McEntire (born June 23, 1953) and Susie Luchsinger (born November 8, 1957) (Susie McEntire ).
Has won two Grammy Awards, nine Peoples Choice Awards (for singing and acting), seven CMA (Country Music Association) Awards (including an unprecedented Female Vocalist of the Year four years in a row), two Country Radio Awards, 11 ACM (Academy of Country Music) Awards (including an unprecedented Top Female Vocalist seven times), 14 American Music Awards (including an unprecedented Favorite Female Country Singer 10 times), five TNN/Music City News Awards, three International Awards and the 2001 Drama Desk Award for her Broadway debut in "Annie Get Your Gun".
1995: Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
Her father, Clark McEntire (1927- ), was world steer roping champion for the years 1957-1958 and 1961. He was inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame of the Rodeo Historical Society (a support group of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum) in 1988.
Her grandfather, John Wesley McEntire (1897-1976), was world steer roping champion for 1934 and was also a calf roper. He was inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame of the Rodeo Historical Society (a support group of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum) in 1984.
At one time, she was classmates with Garth Brooks in Oklahoma.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on September 18, 1998.
Was a bridesmaid in her Reba co-star, JoAnna Garcia Swisher s wedding.
Was a serious basketball player as a young girl.
Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in March 2011.
Stepmother of Brandon Blackstock and aunt of Garett Beck.
(December 15, 2012) Her stepson, Brandon Blackstock , is engaged to her good friend, Kelly Clarkson.
Is a staunch conservative Republican.
Did her own rendition on the 1973 Billboard hit song "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" that was sung by comedienne/singer Vicki Lawrence , in the early 1990s, the two ladies sang a duet of that song.
She was awarded a star on the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee in November 2006.
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 34, a son named Shelby Steven McEntire Blackstock (aka Shelby Blackstock ) on February 23, 1990. Childs father is her now ex-2nd husband, Narvel Blackstock.
She has the same first name as her character Reba Hart.
Being a strong woman is very important to me. But doing it all on my own,is not.
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a,funny bone.
Be different, stand out, and work your butt off.
For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It,gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness.
Finding a good bus driver can be as important as finding a good,musician.
[on her recording and film Is There Life Out There? (1994) (TV) ],Women will come up to me and say because of that song they went back to,college and got their degree after their kids were grown. Music is,very, very strong. It heals. It talks to you like nobody else can talk,to you.
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone.
Be different, stand out, and work your butt off.
For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness.
My goals have changed throughout my life. At one time it was winning awards, selling out concert dates, selling more albums than anyone else. Now, my goals are to see my grandchildren grown, live a long and healthy life with my family and friends and travel the world.
I have a lot to be thankful for. I am healthy, happy and I am loved.
When onstage, I always try to take my audience through as many emotions as I possibly can. I want them to go from laughter to tears, be shocked and surprised and walk out the door with a renewed sense of themselves - and maybe a smile.
I grew up in southeastern Oklahoma on a working cattle ranch, and it was always very romantic to me: The West, the cowboy, the Western way of life.
