The reigning queen of country music has pursued a musical career since the age of 5. In junior high, she performed with her siblings as the Singing McEntires. A fine athlete, McEntire followed in the footsteps of her rodeo champion father in competitive barrel racing. Her performance of the "Star Spangled Banner" at the 1974 National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City caught the attention of songwriter, Red Steagall who suggested she consider a career in country music. She has since earned 7 gold and 5 platinum albums and 2 Grammy Awards. She has also explored other avenues of entertainment, serving as a guest host on "Good Morning, America" and earning generally favorable reviews for her acting in the movie Tremors and the miniseries Buffalo Girls. In 1988, she formed Starstruck Entertainment to oversee the various aspects of her career.



Her sister, Susie Luchsinger, (Susie McEntire) is a Christian music star. 1991: Her entire band died in a plane crash. 1993: Had a patch of skin cancer on her forehead removed. 2000: Named the #2 Best-selling Female Artist (of all genres) of All Time, following Barbra Streisand. Attendend Kiowa High School and Southeastern State University. Majored in Elementary Education and minored in Music. Sister of Alice Foran (b. 3 December 1951), Pake McEntire (b. 23 June 1953), and Susie Luchsinger (b. 8 November 1957) (Susie McEntire). 1995: Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. 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. At one time was a classmate of Garth Brooks, in Oklahoma.