Skeeter Davis
American singer-songwriter (1931-2004)
Mary Frances Penick (December 30, 1931–September 19, 2004) better known by her stage name, Skeeter Davis was an American country music singer.
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Birth name | Mary Frances Penick |
Born | December 30, 1931 |
Origin | Dry Ridge, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | September 19, 2004 | (aged 72)
Genres | country, pop, Nashville sound |
Occupation(s) | Singer/Songwriter |
Instruments | vocals |
Years active | 1952 – 2004 |
Labels | RCA Records Mercury Records Rounder Records Fortune Records |
Her best known song is her 1963 hit, The End of the World.
She released 30 studio albums during her musical career.
She died on September 19, 2004 because of breast cancer which she had been battling for years.