Wilma burgess bio

American singer-songwriter

Musical artist

Wilma Charlene Burgess (born June 11, 1939 – August 26, 2003)^[1] was an American country musicsinger.

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She rose to fame in the mid-1960s and charted fifteen singles on the BillboardC&W charts between 1965 and 1975.

Background

Burgess was born and raised in Orlando, Florida, United States, the daughter of Jessie Willard Burgess and Arlene Johnson Burgess.^[2][3] Following her graduation from William R.

Boone High School in 1956, she proceeded to Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, studying physical education.^[4][2] She had no interest in a musical career - although she had displayed her natural talent performing as a pop singer on local television - until hearing Eddy Arnold in concert awakened her passion for country music.^[2]

In 1960, a songwriter friend of Burgess persuaded her to go to Nashville to record some demos of his compositions.^{[2 Wilma Burgess: The Fascinating Story of Country Music's LGBTQ ...}

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