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GALLERY: Wynonna Judd And Her Many Country Music Friends

Since the shocking death of her mother, Naomi Judd, one day before The Judds were inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame in April, Wynonna Judd has been busy….

GALLERY: Wynonna Judd And Her Many Country Music Friends
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Since the shocking death of her mother, Naomi Judd, one day before The Judds were inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame in April, Wynonna Judd has been busy. She was, of course, was front and center at the memorial service for Naomi. She also performed at the Loretta Lynn memorial in October (2022). She hosted several superstar guest artists on "The Judds Final Tour" through Fall 2022 and early 2023.

As her "The Judds Final Tour" wraps this weekend (2/25) with special guest Tanya Tucker, we take a look at the many country stars that Wynonna has been performing with over the past year.

CMT The Judds Love Is Alive The Final Concert Featuring Wynonna - Show & Inside

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MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 03: Wynonna Judd and Kelsea Ballerini perform onstage for The Judds Love Is Alive The Final Concert hosted by CMT at Murphy Center at Middle Tennessee State University on November 03, 2022 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for CMT)


CMT The Judds Love Is Alive The Final Concert Featuring Wynonna - Show & Inside

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MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 03: (L-R) Brandi Carlile, Kelsea Ballerini, Ashley McBryde, Martina McBride, Wynonna Judd, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman, Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook of Little Big Town perform onstage for The Judds Love Is Alive The Final Concert hosted by CMT at Murphy Center at Middle Tennessee State University on November 03, 2022 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for CMT)


The Judds Love Is Alive The Final Concert Featuring Wynonna - Show

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MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 03: (L-R) Kimberly Schlapman, Wynonna, and Karen Fairchild perform onstage during The Judds Love Is Alive The Final Concert Featuring Wynonna at Murphy Center at Middle Tennessee State University on November 03, 2022 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)


The Judds Love Is Alive The Final Concert Featuring Wynonna - Show

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MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 03: Wynonna and Ashley McBryde perform onstage during The Judds Love Is Alive The Final Concert Featuring Wynonna at Murphy Center at Middle Tennessee State University on November 03, 2022 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)


The Judds Love Is Alive The Final Concert Featuring Wynonna - Show

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MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 03: Brandi Carlile and Wynonna perform onstage during The Judds Love Is Alive The Final Concert Featuring Wynonna at Murphy Center at Middle Tennessee State University on November 03, 2022 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)


CMT The Judds Love Is Alive The Final Concert Featuring Wynonna - Show & Inside

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MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 03: Wynonna Judd and Cactus Moser perform onstage for The Judds Love Is Alive The Final Concert hosted by CMT at Murphy Center at Middle Tennessee State University on November 03, 2022 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for CMT)


CMT Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration Of The Life & Music Of Loretta Lynn

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 30: Martina McBride and Wynonna Judd seen backstage for CMT Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life & Music of Loretta Lynn at Grand Ole Opry on October 30, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Catherine Powell/Getty Images for CMT)


The Judds: The Final Tour Featuring Wynonna With Trisha Yearwood And Martina McBride - Nashville, TN

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 28: Wynonna Judd, Trisha Yearwood and Martina McBride perform onstage during The Judds: The Final Tour at Bridgestone Arena on October 28, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ABA)


15th Annual Academy of Country Music Honors - Backstage

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 24: Shania Twain and Wynonna Judd attend the 15th Annual Academy of Country Music Honors at Ryman Auditorium on August 24, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for ACM)


CMA Fest 2022 - Day 2

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JUNE 10: (L-R) Carly Pearce and Wynonna Judd perform during day 2 of CMA Fest 2022 at Nissan Stadium on June 10, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.