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Country Music Legend Naomi Judd Dead at 76

Country Music Legend Naomi Judd has passed away at the age of 76.

Per MSN:

Singer and television star Naomi Judd, famous for nearly four decades as the matriarch of the country music duo the Judds, has died at 76, her daughters Wynonna Judd and Ashley Judd said in a statement Saturday.

“Today we sisters experienced a tragedy,” the statement said. “We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public. We are in unknown territory.”

The news comes one day before the Judd family was set to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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