The grand ole opry held a moment of silence for her saturday just hours after wyoming know ma and her sister announced her mother s daelt on social media writing, today we sisters experienced a tragedy. we lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. we are shattered. while no cause of death was given, she had openly discussed her struggles with depression for many years speaking to savannah in 2017. you talk in the book about thinking about wanting to mmit suicide. yeah. at s how bad it can get. you can it s so hard to describe because you re down in this deep, dark hole of depression. i want to let the world know it s not a character flaw. it s a disease. reporter: born in kentucky, naomi moved to california with her family. after her marriage ended, she raised her daughters as a single
And left their mark, quite a mark, on country music. polo sandoval takes a look. reporter: naomi judd dead at 76. it was one of her daughters that made made that announcement on social media saturday writing, today we sisters experienced a tragedy. we lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. we are shattered. we are navigating profound grief. i know as we loved her, she was loved by her public. we are in unknown territory. naomi judd teamed up with daughter wynonna in the early 80s and created the judds. they eventually created a long list of memorable songs. in fact in seven years they were able to earn five grammys and a total of 14 number one singles. this weekend they were scheduled to be inducted into the country music hall of fame with their announcement recently. that organization wrote the duo helped take country back to its roots in the 1980s with lean,
Me naomi and her daughter would i know in a ruled the country music charts in the 1980s. the kentucky natives won five grammy awards.know in a ruled t music charts in the 1980s. the kentucky natives won five grammy awards. she was also the mother of ashley judd. her daughters write today we sisters experienced a tragedy. we lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. we are are shattered. we are navigating profound grief and we know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public. we are in unknown territory. naomi judd was 76. um, she s eating the rocket. lunchables! built to be eaten.