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Shelly West (born May 23 1958, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an United States|American Country Music Singer. Her mother was the legendary Country Music singer Dottie West, whose career spanned three decades.

Shelly West, however, was a Country Music singer in her own right during the 1980s, best-known for having hit duets with David Frizzell, and for their #1 hit "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma." She also was a successful solo artist, having her own #1 hit, "JosÃ© Cuervo", in 1983.

Biography
Early life
With Shelly West's mother, Dottie West being one of Country Music's most well-recognized female performers, Shelly West had a lot to live up to. However, during the 1980s, Shelly West was a Country singer on her own, proving she could have the success her mother had as an artist.

Shelly West was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1958 to Dottie and Bill West. She was named after her mother's favorite actress, Shelley Winters. During the time West was born, her mother was trying to make it big as a Country artist in Nashville, Tennessee. By the time Shelly was five years old, West finally made it big in Country Music, with a big hit the previous year called "Here Comes My Baby Back Again." She lived on her parents' estate, where Shelly was exposed to Country Music.

Shelly got her start at age 17 touring with her mother's show; she sta... read all