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June Webb
June Webb (born September 22, 1934) is an American former country music singer-songwriter notable for the song "Looking Glass". She rose to fame in the early 1950s, and had a 11-year career in the country music industry.
Webb particularly experimented in the honky-tonk side of country music, but varied to gospel. She played the violin and the guitar, and was a talented instrumentalist. She was an inspiration for Loretta Lynn, who later used Webb's main line of her song in her song "Before I'm Over You."
Webb was born on September 22, 1934, in L'Anse, a village in the northern County of Baraga in Michigan. She had one sister, Shirley, and one brother, Ford. Her family were working-class, and musically inclined. The family moved to the Brownsville suburb of Miami, Florida in early 1937.
She took private dancing and singing lessons, and her father taught her how to play various instruments. Webb attended Earlington Heights Elementary School.
Growing up in the music industry, she begin performing from the age of 6 with her sister Shirley as the "Harmony Sweethearts". They did very well, becoming popular in hotels and various small venues throughout Miami. The sisters used to sing Carter Family songs, and Patsy Montana's million seller smash hit.
In early 1950, her family decided to go all in show business but as a family band. The family group toured the country, and performed with several Grand Ole Opry acts like Hank Williams. The family were scheduled to perform with Hank the night he died (January 1, 1953). The family moved to Nashville in 1951, due to their big success. Webb was the lead singer, despite being the youngest of three children.
Webb's soprano voice became noticeable, and she went solo performing on her own in stints at the Grand Ole Opry. In 1954, she signed with RCA Records on a $200 a week contract, but this ended in 1956 after having no success.
She signed with the Roy Acuff show as the group's female singer in 1957. One magazine article called her "The Prettiest Smokey Mountain Boy", and Billboard magazine gave her its "Most Promising Female Artist" award as voted on by country & western disc jockeys.
June Webb
June Webb (born September 22, 1934) is an American former country music singer-songwriter notable for the song "Looking Glass". She rose to fame in the early 1950s, and had a 11-year career in the country music industry.
Webb particularly experimented in the honky-tonk side of country music, but varied to gospel. She played the violin and the guitar, and was a talented instrumentalist. She was an inspiration for Loretta Lynn, who later used Webb's main line of her song in her song "Before I'm Over You."
Webb was born on September 22, 1934, in L'Anse, a village in the northern County of Baraga in Michigan. She had one sister, Shirley, and one brother, Ford. Her family were working-class, and musically inclined. The family moved to the Brownsville suburb of Miami, Florida in early 1937.
She took private dancing and singing lessons, and her father taught her how to play various instruments. Webb attended Earlington Heights Elementary School.
Growing up in the music industry, she begin performing from the age of 6 with her sister Shirley as the "Harmony Sweethearts". They did very well, becoming popular in hotels and various small venues throughout Miami. The sisters used to sing Carter Family songs, and Patsy Montana's million seller smash hit.
In early 1950, her family decided to go all in show business but as a family band. The family group toured the country, and performed with several Grand Ole Opry acts like Hank Williams. The family were scheduled to perform with Hank the night he died (January 1, 1953). The family moved to Nashville in 1951, due to their big success. Webb was the lead singer, despite being the youngest of three children.
Webb's soprano voice became noticeable, and she went solo performing on her own in stints at the Grand Ole Opry. In 1954, she signed with RCA Records on a $200 a week contract, but this ended in 1956 after having no success.
She signed with the Roy Acuff show as the group's female singer in 1957. One magazine article called her "The Prettiest Smokey Mountain Boy", and Billboard magazine gave her its "Most Promising Female Artist" award as voted on by country & western disc jockeys.