Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1986 Reba McEntire's "Little Rock" checked in at #1 on the Billboard country singles list?

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Here are 5 interesting facts about Reba McEntire.

  • Reba Nell McEntire was born on March 28, 1955, in McAlester, Oklahoma, to a family of champion steer ropers.
  • When she was in ninth grade, she and her two younger siblings formed the group the Singing McEntires, and went on to perform at rodeos.
  • On March 16, 1991, tragedy struck when a charter plane carrying eight members of McEntire's band crashed. There were no survivors.
  • She made her film debut in 1990 when she played in Tremors.
  • She has been married twice and has one son.

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