Skeeter Davis

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Skeeter Davis was an American country and pop singer best known for her crossover hit "The End of the World" and her influential role in shaping mid-20th-century country music.

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Skeeter Davis canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country singer
human
pop singer
recording artist
activeYearsEnd 2000s
activeYearsStart 1940s
associatedAct Chet Atkins
Porter Wagoner
The Davis Sisters
birthName Mary Frances Penick
burialPlace Nashville, Tennessee, United States
causeOfDeath breast cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1931-12-30
dateOfDeath 2004-09-19
familyName Penick
genre Nashville sound
country music
pop music
givenName Frances
Mary
influenced female country artists
instrument vocals
languageOfWorkOrName English
marriageEnd 1964
1996
marriageStart 1960
1987
movement countrypolitan
name Skeeter Davis
notableSong Gonna Get Along Without You Now
I Can't Stay Mad at You
My Last Date (With You)
notableWork I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
The End of the World
occupation singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Dry Ridge, Kentucky, United States
linked to: Dry Ridge, Kentucky
placeOfDeath Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recordLabel Mercury Records
Monument Records
RCA Victor
religion Christianity
residence Nashville, Tennessee, United States
sexOrGender female
spouse Joey Spampinato
Ralph Emery
stageName Skeeter Davis

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Nashville sound associatedWith Skeeter Davis
Skeeter Davis name Skeeter Davis
Skeeter Davis stageName Skeeter Davis
RCA Studio B associatedWith Skeeter Davis
RCA Studio B recordedAt Skeeter Davis
RCA Studio B artistRecorded Skeeter Davis
subject linked to: RCA Studio B, Nashville
She's Got You hasCoverVersionBy Skeeter Davis
subject linked to: She’s Got You
Making Believe hasCoverVersion Skeeter Davis