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The Judds Wynonna (left) and Naomi Judd, 2011.

The Judds

American country music duo
Also known as: Hillbilly Women, Naomi and Wynonna Judd
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Barry Mazor
Independent journalist, author, and editor. Author of Meeting Jimmie Rodgers: How America's Original Roots Music Hero Changed the Pop Sounds of a Century (2009) as well as numerous newspaper and...
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The Judds, American country music duo, consisting of Naomi Judd and her daughter Wynonna Judd, whose effective vocal harmonies, melding of traditional country sounds with popular music styles, and mother-daughter chemistry produced a string of hits in the 1980s and early ’90s. Members Naomi Judd—known as Diana prior to embarking on her music career—grew up in a small town in Kentucky. Although her musical activities there were largely limited to listening to pop music broadcasts...

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