Country music singer and songwriter K.T. Oslin has died. She was 78. CNN reports Oslin had one of the most soulful voices in country music and came to fame with her anthem '80's Ladies.' She also won multiple Grammy and ACM Awards during her career. Oslin was inducted into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2014 and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018. Travis Tritt recalled touring with Oslin at the beginning of her career, and remembered her as a 'brilliant songwriter and one helluva lady.'
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K.T. Oslin, shown here in a concert as part of the 9th Annual Texas Heritage Songwriters' Hall of Fame Awards Show in 2014 in Austin, Texas, has died at 78.
Sad to hear that K.T. Oslin has passed away. I toured with her often at the beginning of my career and we even hosted the Music City News Awards show together along with @VGcom. She was a brilliant songwriter and a helluva lady. https://t.co/XIxjV7bc6R
— Travis Tritt (@Travistritt) December 21, 2020
... the gatekeepers didn’t even have a chance to decide whether or not they’d let her in. K.T. Oslin didn’t ask anyone for permission to enter. She waltzed in with her brilliant songs, her unmatched intellect, her perfectly foul mouth and she changed everything— forever.#KTOslin pic.twitter.com/syFSzPpI1h
— Chely Wright (@chelywright) December 21, 2020
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