Gayla Earlene (born January 31, 1954, in Inola, Oklahoma), is a Christian country music recording artist and musician.

[1] In 1971, she met and married fellow artist and steel guitarist, Gene Crain.

Earlene has performed on the Grand Ole Opry with other artist such as, Roy Clark, Freddy Fender, Minnie Pearl, Johnny Russell and Mel Tillis.

She has amassed over fourteen number one songs and has been awarded the industries highest honors of Female Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year on several occasions.

[3] Gayla has recorded many albums through the years that has contained many of the number one songs she has been noted for.