Video below goes with questions.
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1. Where was Reba McEntire born and what did her family’s life look like?
2. Describe McEntire’s early life. What events or experiences influenced her?
3. How did McEntire begin her career in music?
4. When McEntire moved to Nashville to pursue music, why was she frustrated by her record label? How did she respond? Would you respond similarly? Why or why not?
5. Describe the tragedy that McEntire experienced at the height of her career. How did McEntire cope with this loss? Have you ever experienced loss? How did you cope?
6. Describe the themes McEntire sang about in her music. Why did McEntire choose these topics, and how did her audience respond?
7. As a songwriter, McEntire was compared to Loretta Lynn, a country musician who wrote about women’s rights during the 1960s. How are McEntire and Lynn’s approaches to songwriting similar? Different? Describe. It may be helpful to conduct additional background research.