Country Pop Bites: Reba McEntire – August 7
Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 2004 Reba McEntire escorted "Somebody" to #1 in Billboard?
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Here are 5 interesting facts about Reba McEntire.
- She sang with her brother Pake and sister Susie as the Singing McEntires as a child.
- She worked on the WPRA rodeo circuit for 10 years in quarter-horse barrel racing.
- She almost didn't make it to her debut at the Grand Ole Opry on September 17, 1977. A guard at the gate didn't see her name on the list and refused to let her in. It took a call from her booking agent to resolve the problem.
- She was offered the role of Molly Brown in Titanic, but had to decline due to scheduling conflicts.
- She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 18, 1998.
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