Skeeter Davis was a country star throughout the 50's, 60's
and 70's who had some hits that crossed over to the pop
charts in the early 60's. She managed to make the pop top
ten on two occasions.
She was born Mary Frances Penick in 1931 in the Appalachian
town of Dry Ridge, Kentucky, and raised on a farm. As a
child her grandfather gave her her unusual nickname,
because he said that she was always buzzing around like a
mosquito. Even while very young her ambition was to be a
singer. In high school she teamed up with a friend, Betty
Jack Davis, to form an act known as the Davis Sisters.
The Davis Sisters -- who were the best of friends, but not
sisters -- appeared on the radio in Lexington, Kentucky in
1949 and met with mild success. They became better known
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