Remember Tanya Tucker? Take a Deep Breath Before Seeing How She Lives Now
Most child stars fade quietly. Tanya Tucker did the exact opposite. She turned down nothing and dared everything. Red leather, rock and roll, and a reputation so wild that not even Johnny Cash pulled headlines quite the way she did. There were messy public affairs, a lawsuit over a knocked-out tooth, years lost to cocaine, and a father who warned her early what this business could do to a young girl. For a long time, people treated her like a burned-out relic. Then something happened that nobody predicted. Where she stands now, at 67, will genuinely surprise you. Here's the truth.
About Tanya Tucker
Tanya Denise Tucker is an American country singer who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. During her career Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature into adulthood without losing her audience; she had a streak of top-10 and top-40 hits. She has had several successful albums, several Country Music Association award nominations, and hit songs including 1973's "What's Your Mama's Name?" and "Blood Red and Goin' Down", 1975's "Lizzie and the Rainman", 1988's "St...
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