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Jenny Lou Carson | |
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![]() Jenny Lou Carson in a 1945 advertisement | |
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Birth name | Virginia Lucille Overstake |
Also known as | Lucille Lee |
Born | Decatur, Illinois, U.S. | January 13, 1915
Died | December 16, 1978 (aged 63) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Genres | country |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
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Years active | 1933–1956 |
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Jenny Lou Carson, (January 13, 1915 – December 16, 1978), born Virginia Lucille Overstake, was an American country music singer-songwriter and the first woman to write a No. 1 country music hit.[1] From 1945 to 1955 she was one of the most prolific songwriters in country music.