Grammy Award Winning Singer Naomi Judd Passes Away At 76
Naomi Judd passed away at the 76 earlier this week unexpectedly. Many musicians including Ray Charles and The Judds' Wynonna joined the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday (May 1) and honoured the late Grammy award-winn
Naomi
Judd
passed
away
at
the
76
earlier
this
week
unexpectedly.
Many
musicians
including
Ray
Charles
and
The
Judds'
Wynonna
joined
the
Country
Music
Hall
of
Fame
on
Sunday
(May
1)
and
honoured
the
late
Grammy
award-winning
singer.
During
the
ceremony,
Jude's
daughters
Wynonna
and
Ashley
Judd
accepted
the
induction
amid
tears.
The
two
recited
a
Bible
verse
together.
They
revealed
to
Associated
Press
that
Naomi
Judd
died
at
the
age
of
76
due
to
"the
disease
of
mental
illness."
Ashley
said,
"I'm
sorry
that
she
couldn't
hang
on
until
today," Ashley
Judd
said
of
her
mother
to
the
crowd
while
crying.
Wynonna
Judd
talked
about
the
family
gathering
as
they
said
goodbye
to
her
and
she
and
Ashley
Judd
recited
Psalm
23.
"Though
my
heart
is
broken
I
will
continue
to
sing,"
Wynonna
Judd
added.
According
to
reports,
fans
also
gathered
outside
the
museum
and
presented
a
tribute
of
a
white
floral
bouquet
outside
the
entrance
and
a
small
framed
photo
of
Naomi
Judd.
Naomi
and
Wynonna
Judd
were
among
the
most
popular
duos
of
the
1980s,
scoring
14
No.
1
hits
during
their
nearly
three-decade
career.
The
induction
at
the
Country
Music
Hall
of
Fame
also
honoured
Ray
Charles,
Eddie
Bayers
and
Pete
Drake.
The
event
also
saw
several
performances
from
Garth
Brooks,
Trisha
Yearwood,
Vince
Gill
and
many
more
performing
their
hit
songs.