George Jones -"I am just very glad that we were able to work together and tour together again. It was very important for us to close the chapter on everything that we had been through. I know Tammy felt the same way. Life is too short. In the end we were very close friends. And now I have lost that friend. I couldn't be sadder."
Loretta Lynn - "To the world Tammy Wynette was a force in country music whose influence will always be felt... It's hard to even describe the feelings I'm having because I loved her so much. She was my best girlfriend in country music... we did vacations together. I just loved her more than any other girl singer in Nashville. I'll miss you greatly, Tammy..."
Tanya Tucker - "Country music has lost its queen... She was an original..."
Patty Loveless - "When Tammy opened her mouth, it was the soul of country music..."
Billy Sherrill - "We once made a record called 'One Of A Kind.' There are no more words; all the words have been said."
Waylon Jennings - "Tammy came to town about the same time that I did, in the '60s. There was no question that she was going to make it... and she did. We were friends always and always will be."
Lorrie Morgan - "I'm devastated and deeply saddened. We've truly lost a legend."
Emmylou Harris - "Before I met Tammy Wynette, I wanted to have her voice. After I met her, I wanted to have her heart."
Reba McEntire - "Tammy's passing has left a deep void in country music that won't soon be filled... A very special light has left our world."
Naomi Judd - "... the most distinctive female musical stylist in our history... I was fascinated by Tammy the icon, and touched by Tammy the friend."
Faith Hill - "Tammy's singing made you feel as if you were walking through life with her... She will be remembered as one of the greatest singers of our time."
Pam Tillis - "What impressed me was what an elegant and classy entertainer she was."
Joe Diffie - "She was an icon... everything you'd expect your hero to be - kind, gracious, just a beautiful person."
Barbara Mandrell - "She will be missed so much, because she genuinely cared about everyone and was so giving of her huge talent and her sweetness and love."
LeAnn Rimes - "Tammy was one of the greatest ladies of country music, and we will all miss her."
Paul Allen, executive director, Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. - "The death of Tammy Wynette strikes a terribly sad note for country music and country radio. In the late '60s and '70s, she helped define the genre, and her style continues to inspire many who sing today's country music. She's an icon who simply can't be replaced."
Wynonna - "There are no more queens in country music. I know that she's no standing by 'the man,' for sure."
Ty Herndon - "My dad was not always easy to be around. Tammy Wynette and her songs, I am convinced, saved my parents' marriage more than once."
Don Was, record producer - "She was as soulful a singer as I've ever heard... In her own way, she was every bit as soulful as someone like Aretha Franklin."
President Bill Clinton - "Hillary and I were deeply saddened to learn of the untimely death of Tammy Wynette... For more than 30 years Tammy Wynette defined the Nashville sound that helped to make American country western music popular all over the world. Tammy Wynette was an American original, and we will miss her."
Martina McBride - "the epitome of grace and style."
Suzy Bogguss - "Tammy Wynette was the heart [of country music's roots]... She was a primary color."
Ed Benson, executive director, Country Music Association - "All of us in the music industry and fans around the world will certainly miss Tammy Wynette. She will forever be known as one of the most influential artists in the evolution of the female country music performer."
Hal Ketchum - "People everywhere know her and love her - and they always will, because the songs she wrote are what life and love is all about."
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