Martha Susan McEntire-Eaton (formerly Luchsinger; born November 8, 1957) is an American

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singer. She is the younger sister of Reba, Alice, and

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. Susie Luchsinger profile Allmusic.com; accessed November 3, 2016. She used her married name of Susie Luchsinger on her solo albums until her divorce in 2008.

Early life

Martha Susan McEntire was born on November 8, 1957, to Clark Vincent McEntire (1927–2014), and Jacqueline "Jackie" McEntire (née Smith; 1926–2020) in

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, and was raised there. Eaton attended

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Career

She toured with sister

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in the 1980s, in addition to singing on the albums '' Heart to Heart'' (1981) and '' Unlimited'' (1982). In 1993, she released her debut solo record, scoring several hits on Christian country radio. The album hit #39 on the U.S.

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Top Contemporary Christian Albums chart in 1994. Several further solo albums followed in the 1990s and 2000s. McEntire-Eaton was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame on November 5, 2011.Th
Christian Music Hall of Fame
website. She was also inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in December 2018.

Personal life

McEntire married

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cowboy Paul Luchsinger (died May 12, 2015) on November 27, 1981, whom she divorced on May 19, 2008. The couple had three children. On December 12, 2009, she remarried, to American theologian, climber and public speaker Mark Eaton, of

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. She holds many awards in the field of Positive Country and as co-host of the Cowboy Church TV show. The Eatons reside in Stringtown, Oklahoma.

Discography

Albums

Singles

External links

Susie on YouTube

Susie's CMT Artist Page

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McEntire, Susie 1957 births Living people American performers of Christian music American women country singers People from Atoka County, Oklahoma Singers from Oklahoma Country musicians from Oklahoma 21st-century American women