Wynonna Judd in Lexington

Wynonna Judd is an American country singer born in Ashland, Kentucky, in 1964. She first became known in the 1980s as one half of The Judds, the duo she formed with her mother, Naomi Judd, recording songs including “Mama He’s Crazy,” “Why Not Me” and “Love Can Build a Bridge.” Her self-titled solo debut followed in 1992 and included “She Is His Only Need,” “I Saw the Light” and “No One Else on Earth.” The duo’s 1991 Farewell Tour preceded a long period in which Wynonna Judd performed primarily as a solo artist. She reunited with her mother for later concert runs and for the Girls Night Out residency at the Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas in 2015. After Naomi Judd’s death in 2022, she carried on with The Final Tour, joined at different shows by country singers including Brandi Carlile, Martina McBride and Ashley McBryde. The later Back to Wy Tour centered its set on her first two solo albums.

The Judds are an American country duo formed in 1983 by mother Naomi Judd and daughter Wynonna Judd. Their close family harmonies became familiar through songs including “Mama He’s Crazy,” “Why Not Me,” “Grandpa (Tell Me ’Bout the Good Old Days)” and “Love Can Build a Bridge.” The Farewell Tour closed their original run in 1991 after Naomi Judd was diagnosed with hepatitis C. A New Year’s Eve reunion concert at America West Arena in Phoenix in 1999 led into the Power to Change Tour in 2000, and the duo later returned for The Last Encore tour in 2010 and 2011. After Naomi Judd’s death in 2022, Wynonna Judd proceeded with The Final Tour as a tribute; Brandi Carlile, Ashley McBryde and Trisha Yearwood were among the guest singers.