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

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.

He used his impeccable social skills and knowledge of the music industry to manage all three of his daughters' careers for over three decades.

With their parents coming from a musical background, Barbara started off working as a singer, and playing the steel guitar and other instruments, and toured with Patsy Cline in the early 1960s.

Barbara's professional recognition in country music in the early 1970s with hits like "Tonight My Baby's Coming Home" and "The Midnight Oil" gave Louise opportunities at success.

[1] In 1979, she released her next single, a cover version of "Everlasting Love", another minor country hit.

She subsequently married Gary Lamar Buck of the country music group The Four Guys on July 23, 1975.

"One of a Kind Pair of Fools" is a 1983 single written by Bannon and John Bettis and recorded by Barbara Mandrell.

[citation needed] On occasion, she shared the stage with Barbara, Sawyer Brown, Roger Miller, Waylon Jennings, and several other well-known country and pop music entertainers at The Grand Palace.

[5] Mandrell appeared in every performance there and encompassed numerous musical styles, including country, jazz, and big band.

In 2012, she performed the title role of "Calamity Jane" at Roger Rocka's Dinner Theatre in Fresno, California through September 16, 2012.

[citation needed] Over the Christmas and New Year seasons in 2008 and 2009, Mandrell performed at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville for one month.

[citation needed] During 2011 and 2012, Mandrell joined fellow 80s country superstar Lee Greenwood on selected tour dates, including a six-week Branson run at the Welk Resort Theatre from September 12 —- October 22.

After 30 years, she released Playing Favorites, her most recent studio album consisting of country standards, on October 4, 2019.

The show was broadcast live on the radio program, Opry Country Classics at the Ryman Auditorium, October 3, 2019.

Outside of her musical career, Mandrell served as spokesperson for Sanderson Farms' Miss Goldy Chicken, appearing in several television commercials and print ads for two decades.

Most recently, Mandrell, along with Jimmy Fortune of The Statler Brothers, appeared in a half-hour infomercial for Time-Life, promoting the box set Classic Country (2022 edition).