Irby mandrell biography

American country music singer (born 1954)

Musical artist

Thelma Louise Mandrell (born July 13, 1954)^[1] is an American country musicsinger.

She is the younger sister of fellow country singer Barbara Mandrell, and older sister of actress Irlene Mandrell.

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Louise had a successful singing career in country music from the 1970s, with a string of hits during the 1980s.

Early life

Thelma Louise Mandrell was born in 1954,^[2] to Mary Ellen (née McGill; born 1931) and Irby Matthew Mandrell (October 11, 1924 – March 5, 2009) in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States.^[3] She is the second of three daughters.

Sister Barbara is five and a half years older; sister Irlene is one and a half years younger. Her mother, Mary, was a homemaker and musician hailing from rural Wayne County, Illinois. Her father Irby was a World War II naval veteran and Texas police officer from Garland County, Arkansas.

Irby Mandrell was an accomplished musician