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the Judds
American country music duo
- Awards And Honors:
- Grammy Award
- Related People:
- Wynonna Judd
- Naomi Judd
the Judds, American country music duo, consisting of Naomi Judd (originally Diana Ellen Judd; b. January 11, 1946, Ashland, Kentucky, U.S.—d. April 30, 2022, outside Nashville, Tennessee) and her daughter Wynonna Judd (originally Christina Claire Ciminella; b. May 30, 1964, Ashland, Kentucky), whose effective vocal harmonies, melding of traditional country sounds with popular music styles, and mother-daughter chemistry produced a string of hits in the 1980s and early 1990s. Naomi Judd—known as Diana prior to embarking on her music career—grew up in a small town in Kentucky. Although her musical activities there were largely limited to listening to pop music ...(100 of 886 words)