Barbara Mandrell

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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1. When was Barbara Mandrell born?
2. Where was Barbara Mandrell born?
3. What is the career span?
4. What is the number one country singles?
5. What instruments did Barbara Mandrell play when she was a teenager?
6. Why did Barbara Mandrell win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year award?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Barbara Mandrell born?December 25, 1948
2. Where was Barbara Mandrell born?Corpus Christi, Texas
3. What is the career span?Active recording and performing career from the late 1960s to 1997
4. What is the number one country singles?Six
5. What instruments did Barbara Mandrell play when she was a teenager?She could play many instruments, especially the steel guitar, which caught the attention of famous country musicians.
6. Why did Barbara Mandrell win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year award?She was a talented singer and performer who had many chart‑topping songs and was loved by fans and critics alike.

Country-pop Crossover: Music that successfully blends elements of country music with mainstream pop sensibilities.
Grand Ole Opry: A historic American country music stage concert and radio broadcast in Nashville, Tennessee.
Billboard Charts: Weekly publications that rank the popularity of songs and albums in various music genres.