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  1. Judd, who died by suicide April 30, named her husband, musician Larry Strickland, the executor of her estate. A copy of the will obtained by NBC News states Strickland has "full authority and ...

    • Strickland, The Son of A Preacher, Started Singing with Gospel Quartets
    • Strickland Was A Backup Singer For Elvis Presley
    • Strickland Spoke Publicly About Naomi’s Long Struggles with Depression
    • The Judds Rose to Musical Success from The Appalachian Foothills of Kentucky

    According to his website, Strickland was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, the son “of a preacher who loved Gospel Music.” He attended his first gospel concert at age 12, and “he started singing with gospel quartets traveling all over the state of North Carolina until he was forced to join the military in 1966,” the bio says. “After spend...

    According to The Associated Press, Judd’s husband Larry Strickland is a singer “who was a backup singer for Elvis Presley.” Strickland’s website bio says, He remained with Elvis until Presley died in 1977. “Following Elvis’s death, Larry continued to perform with the Stamps. In 1979 he met an unknown red headed dynamo who went on to form one of the...

    Strickland spoke about his wife’s depression in an interview with“Good Morning America.” In that interview, he discussed family members of people with depression, saying, “Get ready to walk that path with them, because they’re gonna need, they’re gonna need you every minute.” In 2017, Naomi opened up to the TODAY show about her struggles with depre...

    On her website bio, Judd describes how she rose from the “Appalachian​ ​foothills​ ​of Ashland, Kentucky,” finding success as a “mother and daughter duo” called The Judds. The Judds – Naomi and Wynonna – were “first discovered by RCA​ ​label​ ​head​ ​Joe​ ​Galante​ ​in​ ​1983 ​after landing a spot on​ ​WSM-TV’s​ ‘​The​ ​Ralph​ ​Emery Show,'” the bi...

  2. Dec 7, 2023 · Larry is the son of a preacher and grew up listening to gospel... Naomi Judd was married to her husband, Larry Strickland, for 33 years before her death on April 30, 2022.

  3. May 16, 2022 · Larry Strickland, the husband of late country legend Naomi Judd, shared his memories of her during a memorial special on CMT. He revealed how she flew home from Vienna alone and how a stranger on a plane praised her kindness and warmth.

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    • Jack Irvin
  4. Dec 14, 2022 · Larry Strickland distinctly remembers the months leading up to Naomi Judd's death on April 30. "It was a very chaotic, hectic, hectic time," Strickland, 76, tells PEOPLE from the home in Tennessee ...

    • Lanae Brody
  5. Naomi Judd’s husband, Larry Strickland, is opening up about the country singer’s final days before she died by suicide. “It was a very chaotic, hectic, hectic time,” Strickland told People.

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  7. Naomi Judd (born Diana Ellen Judd; January 11, 1946 – April 30, 2022) was an American country music singer and actress. In 1980, she and her daughter Wynonna (born Christina Claire) formed the duo known as The Judds , which became a very successful country music act, winning five Grammy Awards and nine Country Music Association awards.

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