Crystal Gayle in Mount Vernon

Crystal Gayle is an American country and country-pop singer, born Brenda Gail Webb in Paintsville, Kentucky, in 1951 and raised in Wabash, Indiana. Her signature recording is “Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue,” from the album We Must Believe in Magic; her other well-known songs include “Talking in Your Sleep” and “Half the Way.” At 16, Crystal Gayle first performed on the Grand Ole Opry, and after high school she joined Loretta Lynn’s road show. In 2016, Carrie Underwood invited her to join its cast during a performance at Ryman Auditorium; Loretta Lynn formally inducted her the following year.