Posted on 21 Dec 2020 By abc-digital K. T. Oslin, who topped the country charts in the late '80s with her unique approach to country music and won several Grammys, CMA and ACM Awards along the way, has died. She was 78. Born Kay Toinette Oslin in Arkansas, Oslin was a folk singer, a musical theater actress and a commercial jingle singer before landing a country record deal under the name Kay T. Oslin. Neither of her singles did that well, but other artists started to record her songs, including The Judds. She eventually signed another contract, this time using the name K.T. Oslin, and her career took off.