Patty Loveless

Given name: Patricia Ramey; she adopted Loveless from the name of her first husband, musician Terry Lovelace

Birth date: Jan. 4, 1957

Birthplace: Pikeville, Ky.

Hair: red

Eyes: hazel green

Height: 5 ft. 6 1/2 in.

Parents: John, a coal miner, died from black lung disease in 1979; Naomi, a homemaker
Siblings: Ruth, Wayne, Dottie (deceased), Roger, Michael and Jeff , plus Dicie, a cousin raised by Patty's parents

Husband: Emory Gordy Jr., married since 1989; he's co-produced most of her albums

Residence: The couple splits their time between homes in Nashville and Dallas, Ga.

Label: Epic

Biggest childhood thrill: age 5, going to the Pollyanna Drive-In with her father and hearing Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs perform on top of a concession stand at intermission.
Influences: Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton

Favorite recreation: going for long walks

Health: fully recovered from 1992 surgery on her vocal cords

Secret talent: can tap seven words a minute in Morse code; her husband taught her before the vocal-cord surgery so she could communicate during the voiceless months of recovery.

Gold Albums: On Down the Line (1990); Greatest Hits (1993)

Platinum Albums: Honky Tonk Angels (1988);Only What I Feel (1993); When Fallen Angels Fly (1994); The Trouble With the Truth (1996)

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