Joyce Paul (1937 – February 15, 2016)
was an American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
singer. She is best known for her 1969 hit on the ''
Billboard''
Hot Country Songs charts, "Phone Call to Mama" from her album ''Heartaches, Laughter & Tears''.
She was born in
Shelbyville, Tennessee
Shelbyville is a city in and the county seat of Bedford County, Tennessee, United States. The town was laid out in 1810 and incorporated in 1819. Shelbyville had a population of 20,335 residents at the 2010 census. The town is a hub of the Tenness ...
and raised in
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...
.
Paul's other singles were "Do Right Woman – Do Right Man", "I’ve Loved Him Much Longer Than You", "I'm the Girl on the Billboard".
Among her producers were
Bob Montgomery and Kelso Herston on
United Artists Records
United Artists Records was an American record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 to issue movie soundtracks. The label expanded into other genres, such as easy listening, jazz, pop, and R&B.
History Genres
In 1959, ...
.
She died in 2016 in
Roseville, Minnesota
Roseville is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. It is one of two Twin Cities suburbs that are adjacent to both Saint Paul and Minneapolis (the other is Lauderdale). The land comprising Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, and southern R ...
, at the age of 78.
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References
External links
Joyce Paul
1937 births
2016 deaths
American women country singers
21st-century American women
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