K. T. Oslin
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kay Toinette "K.T." Oslin |
| Born | 15 May 1941 |
| Origin | Crossett, Arkansas, United States |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Years active | 1987 - Present |
| Label(s) | RCA |
| Website | http://www.ktoslin.net/ |
Kay Toinette "K. T." Oslin, (born May 15, 1941, Crossett, Arkansas) is a country music singer and songwriter.
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[edit] Biography
Kay T. Oslin was born in Crossett, Arkansas, but soon after her birth her family moved to Memphis, Tennessee and then to Houston, Texas. Oslin considers Houston her hometown.
Oslin initially performed as a folk singer with Guy Clark and then moved to New York where she performed as a chorine in Off Broadway and Broadway shows.[citation needed] She soon began doing advertising jingles, which led to appearances in a number of television commercials.
She began writing songs performed by Dottie West, Gail Davies, Sissy Spacek, and The Judds.[citation needed]
In 1987, after a brief run with Elektra Records, she broke through with RCA Records and went to win the Country Music Association Song of the Year award for the song 80s Ladies. Oslin also earned the Female Vocalist of the Year honors and a Grammy Award for the song. Unfortunately, Oslin, who was in her mid-40s when she finally rose to fame, did so just a few short years when mainstream country radio first began its now commonplace practice of excluding older artists from their playlists.
Oslin had several more well-received songs before branching out into acting.
She took roles on Paradise, and Evening Shade with Burt Reynolds. On the big screen she co-starred in The Thing Called Love with Sandra Bullock and River Phoenix.
Oslin's other hits included "Come Next Monday", "Hey Bobby", "Hold Me", "Mary and Willie", "Do Ya", "This Woman", and "I'll Always Come Back."
In 1995, Oslin had coronary artery bypass surgery.
Her 2001 album, Live Close By, Visit Often was produced by Raul Malo who also wrote several of the songs.
She ranked #37 in "CMT's 40 Greatest Women in Country Music" in 2002.[1]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | US Country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Clean Your Own Tables" | - | |
| 1982 | "Younger Men" | - | |
| 1987 | "Wall of Tears" | 40 | 80's Ladies |
| 1987 | "80's Ladies" | 7 | 80's Ladies |
| 1987 | "Do Ya" | 1 | 80's Ladies |
| 1988 | "I'll Always Come Back" | 1 | 80's Ladies |
| 1988 | "Face to Face" (with Alabama) | 1 | Just Us (Alabama album) |
| 1988 | "Hold Me" | 1 | This Woman |
| 1989 | "Hey Bobby" | 2 | This Woman |
| 1989 | "This Woman" | 5 | This Woman |
| 1988 | "Money" | 13 | This Woman |
| 1989 | "Didn't Expect It to Go Down This Way" | 23 | This Woman |
| 1990 | "Come Next Monday" | 1 | Love In a Small Town |
| 1990 | "Two Hearts" | 73 | Love In a Small Town |
| 1991 | "Mary and Willi" | 28 | Love In a Small Town |
| 1991 | "You Call Everybody Darling" | 69 | Love In a Small Town |
| 1991 | "Cornell Crawford" | 63 | Love In a Small Town |
| 1993 | "A New Way Home" | 64 | Greatest Hits |
| 1996 | "Silver Tongue And Goldplated Lies" | - | My Roots Are Showing |
| 2001 | "Live Close By, Visit Often" | 53 | Live Close By, Visit Often |
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | US Country | US 200 | RIAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 80's Ladies | 1 | 68 | Platinum |
| 1988 | This Woman | 2 | 75 | Platinum |
| 1990 | Love In a Small Town | 5 | 76 | Gold |
| 1993 | Greatest Hits: Songs From An Aging Sex Bomb | 31 | 126 | |
| 1993 | A New Way Home | - | - | |
| 1996 | My Roots Are Showing | 45 | - | |
| 1997 | Super Hits | - | - | |
| 1998 | At Her Best | - | - | |
| 2001 | Live Close By, Visit Often | 35 | - | |
| 2002 | RCA Country Legends | - | - |
[edit] References
- Millard, Bob. (1998). "K.T. Oslin". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 396-7.
[edit] External links
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