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Singer K.T. Oslin performs at the attends TJ Martell Honors Gala, Nashville Hutton Hotel on March 26, 2012 in Nashville, Tenn. Photo by Rick Diamond /Getty Images for TJ Martell Foundation
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LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – K.T. Oslin, a three-time Grammy-winning country singer and songwriter, died on Monday after battling Parkinson’s Disease and being diagnosed with COVID-19 last week, according to The Rolling Stone. She was 78.
Oslin won a trio of Grammys in the late 1980s for her songs “80s Ladies” and “Hold Me.” She took home best country vocal performance by a female for “80s Ladies” in 1988, then won the same award and best country song for “Hold Me” in 1989. The singer-songwriter also topped the charts with her 1990 song “Come Next Monday.”
Grammy-winning country star K.T. Oslin has died. She was 78.
The history-making singer-songwriter, best known for being the first-ever female to win song of the year at the CMA Awards back in 1988, had been suffering from Parkinson s disease and was diagnosed with COVID-19 the week before her death on Monday. It is unclear at this time if either contributed to her death. MusicRow first reported the news of her death, which was later confirmed in a statement by the Country Music Association.
Born Kay Toinette Oslin in Crossett, Ark. in 1942, she began her career as a folk musician and Broadway star before she found fame in her mid-40s as a country star in 1987 with her debut album
After signing to RCA and rebranding as K.T., Oslin released her debut album
80 s Ladies in 1987. The sweeping, nostalgic title track ballad was a breakout hit, only peaking at No. 7 on
Billboard s Hot Country Songs chart but winning song of the year at the 1988 CMA Awards the first-ever female songwriter winner in the category and best country vocal performance, female at the 88 Grammys. It became Oslin s signature song and established the earthy Oslin as a star, as
Ladies next two singles ( Do Ya and I ll Always Come Back ) both topped Hot Country Songs, and she also appeared on labelmates Alabama s own chart-topping Face to Face.