Norma Jean (singer)
Norma Jean Baesler (born January 30, 1938 in Wellston , Oklahoma ) is an American country singer who was nominated for a Grammy award in 1967 and 1965 .
biography
Even as a child, Norma Jean Baesler admired the famous country singer Kitty Wells , who greatly influenced her style. She made her professional singer debut at the age of twelve when her rendition of " If Teardrops Were Pennies " was played on Oklahoma City Radio.
Her breakthrough came in 1958 when she became a member of the TV show Ozark Jubilee , where her colleague Red Foley encouraged her to shorten her name to "Norma Jean".
In the 1960s she was a member of the Porter Wagoner Show , which was very popular in America at the time, and was replaced there in 1967 by the then unknown Dolly Parton . Some of her singles, including Let's Go All The Way and The Game Of Triangles , were successful, reaching the top 10 and top 20 in the 1960s.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 Country
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| 1964 | The Porter Wagoner Show |
Country13 (3 weeks) Country |
with Porter Wagoner
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| 1966 | Pretty Miss Norma Jean |
Country3 (20 weeks) Country |
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| Please don't hurt me |
Country8 (13 weeks) Country |
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| Norma Jean Sings a Tribute to Kitty Wells |
Country23 (9 weeks) Country |
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| 1967 | The Game of Triangles |
Country18 (8 weeks) Country |
with Bobby Bare and Liz Anderson
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| Norma Jean Sings Porter Wagoner |
Country19 (12 weeks) Country |
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| Jackson Ain't a Very Big Town |
Country11 (18 weeks) Country |
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| Heaven's Just a Prayer Away |
Country44 (2 weeks) Country |
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| 1968 | Body and Mind |
Country37 (6 weeks) Country |
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| Love's a woman's job |
Country39 (2 weeks) Country |
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| 1970 | It's time for Norma Jean |
Country45 (2 weeks) Country |
More albums
- 1964: Let's Go All the Way
- 1968: Heaven Help the Working Girl
- 1969: Country Giants
- 1970: Another Man Loved Me Last Night
- 1971: Norma Jean
- 1972: Norma Jean Sings Hank Cochran
- 1972: Thank You for Loving Me
- 1972: I Guess That Comes from Being Poor
- 1973: The Only Way to Hold Your Man
- 1990: One Day at a Time
- 1996: First Ladies of Country (with Melba Montgomery )
- 2005: The Loneliest Star in Texas
- 2014: Aged to Perfection
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Country
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| 1969 | The best of Norma Jean |
Country26 (7 weeks) Country |
More compilations
- 1965: The Country's Favorite
- 1971: It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
- 1983: Pretty Miss Norma Jean
- 1990: 20 Country Classics
- 1996: My Best to You
- 2000: The Best of Norma Jean
- 2011: Heaven Help the Working Girl
- 2018: The Essential Norma Jean: The RCA Years
- 2019: Columbia Singles
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Country
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| 1963 | Let's Go All the Way Let's Go All the Way |
Country11 (19 weeks) Country |
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| 1964 | I'm a Walkin 'Advertisement (For the Blues) Let's Go All the Way |
Country32 (11 weeks) Country |
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| Put Your Arms Around Her Let's Go All the Way |
Country25 (16 weeks) Country |
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| Go Cat Go Pretty Miss Norma Jean |
Country8 (22 weeks) Country |
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| 1965 | I Cried All the Way to the Bank Pretty Miss Norma Jean |
Country21 (8 weeks) Country |
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| I Wouldn't Buy a Used Car From Him Pretty Miss Norma Jean |
Country8 (14 weeks) Country |
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| You're Drivin 'Me Out of My Mind Please Don't Hurt Me |
Country41 (3 weeks) Country |
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| Then Go Home to Her Please Don't Hurt Me |
Country48 (1 week) Country |
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| 1966 | Shirt Pretty Miss Norma Jean |
Country28 (8 weeks) Country |
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| Pursuing Happiness Pretty Miss Norma Jean |
Country28 (11 weeks) Country |
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| Wife of the Party The Game of Triangles |
Country22 (12 weeks) Country |
with Bobby Bare and Liz Anderson
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| The Game of Triangles The Game of Triangles |
Country5 (15 weeks) Country |
with Bobby Bare and Liz Anderson
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| Don't Let the Doorknob Hit You Jackson Ain't a Very Big Town |
Country24 (13 weeks) Country |
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| Conscience Keep An Eye On Me Jackson Ain't a Very Big Town |
Country48 (10 weeks) Country |
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| 1967 | Jackson Ain't a Very Big Town Jackson Ain't a Very Big Town |
Country38 (10 weeks) Country |
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| Heaven Help the Working Girl Heaven Help the Working Girl |
Country18 (14 weeks) Country |
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| 1968 | Truck Drivin 'Woman With Body and Mind |
Country53 (6 weeks) Country |
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| You Changed Everything About Me But My Name Love’s a Woman’s Job |
Country35 (10 weeks) Country |
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| One man band |
Country61 (5 weeks) Country |
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| 1969 | Dusty Road Country Giants |
Country44 (8 weeks) Country |
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| 1970 | Whiskey Six Years Old It's Time for Norma Jean |
Country48 (9 weeks) Country |
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| 1971 | Kind of Needin 'I Need Thanks to You for Lovin' Me |
Country42 (9 weeks) Country |
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| 1982 | Let's go all the way |
Country68 (5 weeks) Country |
with Claude Gray
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Web links
- Norma Jean (Eng.)
- Norma Jean at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Norma Jean. November 19, 2019, accessed December 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Norma Jean | Biography & History. Retrieved December 12, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Ozark Jubilee (TV Series 1955-1961) - IMDb. Retrieved December 12, 2019 .
- ^ Porter Wagoner Show
- ↑ The German Dolly Parton website - biography part 1. Retrieved on December 12, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: US
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jean, Norma |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baesler, Norma Jean (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wellston , Oklahoma , United States |