1991: Her entire band died in a plane crash.
1993: Had a patch of skin cancer on her forehead removed.
1995: Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
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.
2000L Named the #1 Best-selling Female Country Singer of All Time.
At one time was a classmate of Garth Brooks, in Oklahoma.
Attendend Kiowa High School and Southeastern State University.
Aunt of Garett Beck.
Daughter of Jacqueline (11/6/1926) and Clark McEntire (11/30/1927).
February 1990: Son Shelby Steven McEntire Blackstock born.
Has won two Grammy awards, nine People's 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."
Her father, Clark McEntire (1927- ), was world steer roping champion for the years 1957-1958 & 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 first public performance was "Away In A Manger" for a first-grade Christmas production.
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.
Her sister, Susie Luchsinger, (Susie McEntire) is a Christian music star.
Majored in Elementary Education and minored in Music.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
She was offered and accepted the part of Molly Brown in James Cameron's Titanic. But scheduling conflict prevented her.
Sister of Alice Foran (b. 3 December 1951), Pake McEntire (b. 23 June 1953), and Susie Luchsinger (b. 8 November 1957) (Susie McEntire).