Skeeter Davis - Songs

ABOUT

Skeeter Davis (December 30, 1931 - September 19, 2004) was a highly acclaimed and veteran country singer and songwriter with a great deal of crossover appeal who became famous during the early 1960s. Her best known songs include "The End Of The World" (1963), "I Can't Stay Mad At You" (1963), and "A Dear John Letter" (1965, with Bobby Bare). A longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry, she scored numerous other hits on the Country charts from 1958-1976 that include duets with Bobby Bare and George Hamilton IV.

Born Mary Frances Penick in Glencoe, Kentucky, she was nicknamed "Skeeter" (slang for mosquito) as a child by her grandfather because of her high energy. Before launching a solo career in the late 1950s, she began in 1948 (with Betty Jack Davis) as one half of a country vocal duo known as The Davis Sisters who went on to top the Country charts with "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" (1953). She permanently adopted both first and last names as her stage name.

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Skeeter Davis And Bobby Bare

Skeeter Davis

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