She’s joined the ranks of pop culture icons like Oprah and Madonna, who only need to be known by their first name, as a result of her chart-topping music ( and epic music videos) along with a long-standing run on her popular sitcom Reba. McEntire got an early start in music, forming the group the Singing McEntires with her siblings Pake and Susie while she was still in high school, according to the Country Music Hall of Fame, where she was inducted as a member in 2011.Īfter the early foray into the music business, the “Fancy” singer has gone on to hit many high notes during her four decade-long career with more than 75 million records sold worldwide and a staggering 25 No.
“To me, that's the most important thing she could've ever taught me." “Grandma Reba taught me about the love of Jesus,” McEntire shared. The first name wasn’t the only thing her grandmother passed down to the Grammy-winning singer while she was growing up on a 8,000-acre cattle ranch in Chockie, Oklahoma. "My daddy's mama died before my oldest sister Alice was born.” That's my mama's mama," McEntire told in 2016. RELATED: Why Did Blake Shelton Tell Reba McEntire to Lose His Number? McEntire was bestowed the now-famous moniker by her parents, Jackie and Clark McEntire, in honor of her maternal grandmother, Reba Smith. The newest Coach on The Voice and a legend in the music industry, she was born in McAlester, Oklahoma on March 28, 1955.
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