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Billie Jo Spears (born Billie Jean Spears January 14 1937) is an United States|American country music singer. In the 1970s, she landed a few country hits. Her best known hit is the 1975 song "Blanket on the Ground". She is known for bluesy voice.
Early life, rise to fame
Although Spears had her biggest country hits in the 1970s, she sounded more earthly and more grounded on records than other singers trying to pass for country music during that time. This was because during the height of Spears' career in the 1970s, country's sound moved more pop music|pop-sounding. This new type of Country was called countrypolitan, and the popular singers of this genre at the time were: Crystal Gayle, Lynn Anderson, Kenny Rogers, Ronnie Milsap, and Mac Davis. However, Spears, unlike so many of her contemporaries did not follow the trends of the day, and proved to Nashville that country music can still have a more earthly sound.
Spears was born in 1937 in Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont, Texas. She made her professional debut at only age 13, at a country music concert in Houston, Texas. She cut her very first single while she was still a teenager called "Too Old For Toys, Too Young For Boys". The single was released by the indie label named Abbot (record label)|Abbot. She released her first single under the name "Billie Jean Moore". She also performed on ''Louisiana Ha... read all
