Barbara Mandrell – 74

Barbara Mandrell is another country music star on our list, who was active from 1959 to 2000. She was born in 1948, in Texas, and besides music and singing, she was also a rather successful actress. In fact, TV audiences may primarily remember her for Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters variety TV show, which has helped her music career a lot, according to many.

As an actress, Mandrell was in Sunset Beach, Touched by an Angel, and many more. As a singer, she has recorded 25 studio albums. As mentioned, since 2000, she is in retirement from both mediums, and she now lives with her husband Ken Dundey, whom she married in 1967.