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

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.