With the unexpected and tragic passing of Naomi Judd this past weekend, I thought it only fitting to chat about the amazing woman that she was and all that she helped contribute to country music.
I loved learning about Naomi through all the information from her Wikipedia page encompassing all the amazing awards and accolades that she received throughout her magnificently talented 76 years. Not only a remarkable mother to Wynonna and Ashley, but she brought such a light to the advocacy of her Hepatitis C diagnosis and gave to herself to many organizations like the American Liver Foundation as a spokeswoman. As of May1, 2022, The Judds were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, what a dynamic tribute.
Naomi & Wynonna Judd's 10 Essential Songs (in no particular order):
"Have Mercy" (1985)
"Mama He's Crazy" (1984)
"Maybe Your Baby's Got the Blues" (1987)
"Why Not Me" (1984)
"Girls Night Out" (1984)
"Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)" (1986)
"Love Can Build a Bridge" (1990)
"Cry Myself to Sleep" (1985)
"Rockin' With the Rhythm of the Rain" (1985)
"Young Love (Strong Love)" (1989)
Huge thanks to Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Judd and Rolling Stone for this amazing article written by JONATHAN BERNSTEIN, STEPHEN L. BETTS, JON FREEMAN & JOSEPH HUDAK on https://tinyurl.com/RollingStoneNaomiJudd.
Please find remarkable resources for your mental state in any / all ways that you can. Better Help (not sponsored) is a great resource for all kinds of ways to speak to amazing therapists through text, video or phone chats and they are frequently available. As May is Mental Health Awareness Month, I would like to highlight some great resources as well; National Suicide Prevention Lifeline available 24 hours in English and Spanish and you're welcome to call or chat; 800-273-8255 with the full website here: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=onebox
Thank you for listening to this weeks women to watch Wednesday, I feel like there are a ton of ways that we are able to support each other by highlighting not only amazing badass women in our local communities but learning from those who are blazing their own trails throughout their industries just as Naomi did. I really appreciate you taking the time to listen to be chat this week and highlighting such a legend.
Some amazing Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO4C55rG?si=8e218b10c5b040e2 that I love including the Judd's!
In other housekeeping news: Things I like that you should fucking buy this week is my stellar handpainted hat by @pipperberlinhatco, my girl Christina Hinnant is so damn talented and you should check her out.
