<Li> The Statler Brothers </Li> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.crystalgayle.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Brenda Gail Gatzimos (née Webb; January 9, 1951), known professionally as Crystal Gayle, is an American singer . Best known for her 1977 country - pop crossover song, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue", she had twenty #1 country songs during the 1970s and 1980s (18 on Billboard and 2 on Cashbox) with six albums certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America . Gayle became the first female artist in country music history to reach platinum sales, with her 1977 album We Must Believe in Magic . Also noted for her nearly floor - length hair, she was voted one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world by People magazine in 1983 . She is the younger sister of the country singer - songwriter Loretta Lynn and also singer - songwriter Peggy Sue Wright . She is also a distant cousin of singer Patty Loveless . Gayle is a member of the Grand Ole Opry and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, near Lynn's star . </P> <P> Crystal Gayle was born Brenda Gail Webb on January 9, 1951, in Paintsville, Kentucky . She is the fourth daughter and last child of eight born to Clara Marie "Clary" (née Ramey; 1912--1981) and Melvin Theodore "Ted" Webb (1906--1959). Mr. Webb was a coal miner and subsistence farmer . </P>

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