Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1996 Patty Loveless topped the Billboard country chart with "You Can Feel Bad"?

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Here are 5 interesting facts about Patty Loveless.

  • She is a distant cousin of Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle.
  • She was a member of her family’s band, “Singin’Swingin’ Rameys”.
  • She was invited to travel with Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton on weekends during the summer when she wasn’t in school.
  • She has been married twice, first to Terry Lovelace (1976–1986), from whom her professional name “Loveless” is derived, and to Emory Gordy, Jr. (1989–present), who is also her producer.
  • She had surgery on her vocal cords in the early 90s.

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