Skeeter Davis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Skeeter Davis

American singer-songwriter

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1931

Place of Birth: Dry Ridge, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 19-Sep-2004

Profession: writer, singer, singer-songwriter, children's writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Skeeter Davis

  • Skeeter Davis (born Mary Frances Penick; December 30, 1931 – September 19, 2004) was an American country music singer who sang crossover pop music songs including 1962's "The End of the World".
  • She started out as part of the Davis Sisters as a teenager in the late 1940s, eventually landing on RCA Victor.
  • In the late 1950s, she became a solo star. One of the first women to achieve major stardom in the country music field as a solo vocalist, she was an acknowledged influence on Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton and was hailed as an "extraordinary country/pop singer" by The New York Times music critic Robert Palmer.

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