Naomi Judd, a country music singer from the United States, died at the age of 76.

Judd rose to fame with her daughter Wynonna as part of the country music duo The Judds.

Wynonna Judd, the lead vocalist but largely unsung partner in the Judds, country music’s most successful duo of the 1980s, found herself musically and emotionally on her own when her mother, Naomi, was diagnosed with chronic hepatitis in the fall of 1990.

Wynonna gained a new sense of personal independence during her transformation into a solo artist.

Why did Wynonna Judd change her name?

The auburn-haired singer was following in a family tradition when she dropped her last name and began referring to herself simply as Wynonna.

Both Wynonna and Naomi Judd have renamed themselves.

Christina Claire Ciminella, Wynonna’s mother, was born in Ashland, Kentucky, in 1964.

After her mother’s divorce in 1977, Christina, then thirteen years old, decided to change her name to Naomi, a biblical name.

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