At 13, scored her first charted single on Billboard magazine's country
singles chart with "Delta Dawn" (1972). Was discovered by Billy Sherrill, who
gave her "Delta Dawn".
Suffered from depression.
Her father had a fatal heart attack on Thanksgiving, 2006. Was her mentor, coach and manager.
Dated fellow country singer Glen Campbell briefly in the late 1970s and early
1980s.
Daughter Presley Tanita (born June 1989); son Beau Grayson (born 1991,
same day she won a CMA award).