K.T. OSLIN DIES

K.T. Oslin Dies

GRAMMY-winning singer K.T. Oslin passed away yesterday at the age of 78. According to “Music Row,” K.T., born Kay Toinette Oslin, had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, and last week she tested positive for COVID-19, although there’s no word on whether it contributed to her death.

K.T. is best known for her hit “80’s Ladies” as well as number one hits “Do Ya,” “I’ll Always Come Back,” and “Hold Me,” which won her two GRAMMY Awards. Her other hits include “Hey Bobby” and “This Woman” and “Come Next Monday,” and she had another number one as the guest vocalist on Alabama’s 1988 hit “Face to Face.” Several of her albums were best-sellers, including “80’s Ladies” and “This Woman,” which went GOLD in 1988 and eventually became Platinum sellers and “Love In a Small Town,” which went gold in 1991.

K.T. was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018. She also won four Academy of Country Music Awards, and was inducted into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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