Skeeter Davis


Davis c. 1960s

Background information
Birth name: Mary Frances Penick
Born: December 30, 1931; Dry Ridge, Kentucky, U.S.
Died: September 19, 2004 (aged 72); Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

Skeeter Davis (born Mary Frances Penick; December 30, 1931 – September 19, 2004) was an American country music singer who sang crossover pop music songs including 1962's "The End of the World". She started out as part of the Davis Sisters as a teenager in the late 1940s, eventually landing on RCA Victor. In the late 1950s, she became a solo star.

One of the first women to achieve major stardom in the country music field as a solo vocalist, she was an acknowledged influence on Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton and was hailed as an "extraordinary country/pop singer" by The New York Times music critic Robert Palmer.

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Skeeter Davis - The End of the World (HD)
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Skeeter Davis performs "The End of the World" on the Bobby Lord Show. August 2, 1965

Skeeter Davis and Bobby Bare - We'll Sing In the Sunshine
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