Ollie Imogene “Jean” Shepard, the trailblazing Country Music Hall of Famer who scored Top 10 hits with songs like “Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)” and “I’ll Take the Dog,” was born on this day in ...

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Country Singer Jean Shepard loved Chattanooga. She told the late Ray Hobbs with WDOD Radio, she’d move here if it wasn’t for the Grand Ole Opry. The Oklahoma native visited with the country DJ a lot.

(Reuters) - Jean Shepard, who played a pioneering role for women in country music and was a member of the Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame, died on Sunday at age 82, the Nashville ...