(ANSA) – NEW YORK, APRIL 30 – Mourning in the world of music: Naomi Judd, a popular singer and with her daughter Wynonna, part of The Judds duo, died at the age of 76. The daughters, as well as Wynonna, also announced it on Instagram, Ashley, the actress and activist of the #MeToo movement.
Naomi was suffering from depression and her daughters hinted at her mother’s “mental illness” giving the news of her death: “Today we sisters have experienced a tragedy. We have lost our beautiful mother to a mental illness and are destroyed. We are sailing in uncharted waters.” .
The statement does not indicate a cause of death. Naomi’s husband, Larry Strickland, has asked the audience to respect the family’s privacy. Naomi talked about her struggle with her ‘dark evil’ in a 2016 memoir titled “River of Time: My Descent into Depression and How I Emerged with Hope”.
The Judds had accumulated 14 number one songs over the years including “Mama He’s Crazy”, “Why Not Me”, “Girls Night Out” and “Rockin ‘With the Rhythm of the Rain”. They had stopped singing as a couple when Naomi fell ill with hepatitis in 1991, but a few days ago they returned to the stage in Nashville for the CMT Music Awards for a version of their 1990 hit “Love Will Build a Bridge” accompanied by a choir. of gospel singers. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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