Louise Mandrell

Louise Mandrell
Louise Mandrell in 1993
Background information
Birth name	Thelma Louise Mandrell
Also known as	Louise Mandrell
Born	(1954-07-13) July 13, 1954 (age 62) Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer, Entertainer
Instruments	vocals, Guitar, fiddle, Clarinet, drums, Saxophone, Accordion, Keyboard, Bass
Years active	1977–present
Labels	Epic Records RCA Records R&J Records
Associated acts	R.C. Bannon, Barbara Mandrell, Irlene Mandrell, Triumphant Quartet
Website	[Site] http://www.LouiseMandrell.com [Facebook] https://www.facebook.com/LouiseMandrell [Twitter] https://twitter.com/OfficialLouiseM

Thelma Louise Mandrell (born July 13, 1954) is an American country music singer. She is the younger sister of fellow country singer Barbara Mandrell, and older sister of actress Irlene Mandrell. Louise had a successful singing career in country music with a string of hits during the 1980s.

Thelma Louise Mandrell was born July 13, 1954 to Mary Ellen (née McGill; August 4, 1931) and Irby Matthew Mandrell (October 11, 1924 – March 5, 2009) in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is the second of three daughters. Sister Barbara is five and a half years older; sister Irlene is one and a half years younger. Mother Mary was a homemaker and musician hailing from a large family in rural Wayne County, Illinois. Her father was a World War II naval veteran as well as a Texas police officer. Irby, a Garland County, Arkansas native, was an accomplished musician and entrepreneur as well.

Although she never developed the scale of fan base or the worldwide recognition that her older sister Barbara Mandrell gained in country music, Louise Mandrell is still credited as one of country music's more successful female vocalists of the 1980s. With their parents coming from a musical background, Barbara started off working as a singer, and playing the steel guitar and other instruments, and toured with Patsy Cline in the early 1960s. Louise learned to play the guitar and bass. Soon, their parents founded the Mandrell Family Band, which toured the United States and Asia.