Country Singer. Born Mary Frances Penick in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, she and Betty Jack Davis performed as "The Davis Sisters" until Betty died in an auto accident in August 1953. She went on to have a 43-year career performing in many venues around the world, including the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, and Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York. She earned five Grammy Awards, including one for the hit song, "Set Him Free," in 1959, the same year she joined the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. She achieved a hit song with "End Of The World" in 1963, and later produced hit singles, "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know," "Gonna Get Along Without You," "I'm Saving My Love," and "I Can't Stay Mad At You." She toured with Elvis Presley and the Rolling Stones, and published her autobiography, "Bus Fare To Kentucky," in 1993.
Country Singer. Born Mary Frances Penick in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, she and Betty Jack Davis performed as "The Davis Sisters" until Betty died in an auto accident in August 1953. She went on to have a 43-year career performing in many venues around the world, including the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, and Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York. She earned five Grammy Awards, including one for the hit song, "Set Him Free," in 1959, the same year she joined the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. She achieved a hit song with "End Of The World" in 1963, and later produced hit singles, "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know," "Gonna Get Along Without You," "I'm Saving My Love," and "I Can't Stay Mad At You." She toured with Elvis Presley and the Rolling Stones, and published her autobiography, "Bus Fare To Kentucky," in 1993.
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Renowned worldwide entertainer
and recording artist of
"The End of the World"
The Lord is my light and my salvation whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1
A Psalm of David
Family Members
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William Lee Penick
1910–1989
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Sarah Rachel Roberts Penick
1913–1983
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Walter Ralph Emery
1933–2022 (m. 1960)
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James William Penick
1933–2021
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Shirley Katherine Penick Elfers
1935–2006
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Harold Lee Penick
1937–2019
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Meryle Dean Penick
1939–2003
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Leona Ann Penick Marley
1945–1990
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