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Dottie West

Dottie West

Age
58 (passed away Sep. 4th, 1991)
Birthday
Oct. 11th, 1932
Born in
Smithville, Tennessee, USA
Height

Dottie West's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
Solid Gold TV Show
Solid Gold
 

Main Movie Roles

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Herself
1
[Complete List]



BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:
  • Is portrayed by 'Michele Lee (I)' (qv) in _Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story (1995) (TV)_ (qv)
  • She is the mother of 'Shelly West (I)' (qv).
  • In an interview in April 1964 (only three months before his death) eventual Country Music Hall of Fame member "Gentleman" Jim Reeves predicted Dottie would be "the next great female Country Music artist", and told fans to "keep an eye on that name, Dottie West".
  • Her 1980 No. 1 hit, "Lesson in Leavin'" became a major hit once again in 1999 by 'Jo Dee Messina' (qv) (who stayed at No. 2 for seven weeks with the re-make). Both West and Messina are redheads.
  • Born at 4:00am-CST
  • Singer.
  • Her 1973 No. 2 hit, "Country Sunshine", was used in Coca-Cola commercials in the mid- and late-1970s.
  • Had a highly successful string of duets with 'Kenny Rogers (I)' (qv) in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with three of their duets going to No. 1 -- "Every Time Two Fools Collide" (1978); "All I Ever Need is You" (1979); and "What are We Doin' in Love" (1981). West's other successful duet partners included 'Jim Reeves (I)' (qv) (most notably, 1964's "Love is No Excuse") and 'Don Gibson (II)' (qv) (biggest duet hit was "Rings of Gold" in 1969).


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