Reba McEntire recorded her first song in 1976, when she was just 21.
Her first number one record didn't come for another decade, but she's been on a roll ever since, and today is a country music icon.
In 1994, Reba wrote an autobiography, and that;s when I met her.
And yes, it was another one of those times that I was pretty starstruck. But she immediately put me at ease.