She combined singing and schooling, but in , after marrying Terry Lovelace, who played drums with the Wilburns, she relocated to North Carolina, and for a time, finding the current country music did not suit her more traditional preferences, she left the music scene. During this time her marriage ended and a second marriage to a rock musician also floundered in the mids, seemingly because he told her to give up country.
The attendant Honky Tonk Angel was a major hit. Later in the year she underwent surgery for a leaking blood vessel on her vocal cords, and in spite of some initial concern, she soon recovered.
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Safe Shopping. How to Order. International Shipping. Return Policy. Order Items by Catalog. She and Lovelace divorced messily, contributing to her struggles with substance abuse. In her father passed away from black lung disease.
She returned to Nashville soon after her divorce, and her brother Roger helped her back into the country music scene. After cutting a few new demos, she signed to MCA Records. During her time signed with MCA , Loveless released 5 albums, toured endlessly and performed on TV frequently.
It was during her time with Epic that she began experiencing problems with throat pain. Doctors discovered an enlarged blood vessel in her vocal chords, which could have ended her career prematurely had she not treated it immediately. She went through corrective throat surgery, which rendered her unable to speak for 9 months. Loveless re-entered the world of county music in on her 36th birthday when she performed at the Grand Ole Opry.
Her new deep and full voice enhanced her career from then on, and she continued to record with Epic Records until From to , Loveless took a sabbatical after the loss of her mother and mother-in-law, though she and her husband Gordy performed several times at the Grand Ole Opry. Today, Loveless is spending time with her husband and family in Though she no longer performs regularly, she still makes occasional appearances on stage.
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