Crystal Gayle

Crystal Gayle was born in 1951 in Kentucky. Gayle’s older sister is country legend Loretta Lynn, and following in her footsteps, Gayle set out at an early age to be a musician. She released her first single in 1970 and landed her first No. 1 hit in 1976. “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” would soon make Gayle a crossover superstar, hitting No. 1 on the country chart and No. 2 on the pop chart. That smash led to several others, and Grammy and CMA awards followed Gayle throughout the 1970s and 1980s.