Naomi Judd Death: Country Music Star Dies Aged 76

Naomi Judd, of the Grammy-winning duo the Judds, died on Saturday. She was 76.

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Her daughter Ashley Judd did not specify a cause of death but said, “We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness.”

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Ms. Judd died on Saturday outside Nashville

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The country music duo the Judds was to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday.

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Naomi and Wynonna Judd had just announced their final tour and their first together in a decade. It was to begin in the fall.

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The Judds also won five Grammy Awards for hits like “Why Not Me” and “Give a Little Love.”

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The pair stopped performing and recording in 1991, after Naomi Judd learned she had hepatitis.

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In a news release this month announcing the upcoming tour, Ms. Judd said she was looking forward to reconnecting with fans and singing with her daughter Wynonna.

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Referring to Wynonna, Ms. Judd said: “She asked me if I was still going to twist, twirl and crack jokes. I answered, ‘Heck yeah! I’m too old to grow up now!’”

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May her soul rest in peace!!

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