The Sad Reason Naomi And Wynonna Judd Stopped Performing Together

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As they say in the entertainment business, the show must go on. Musicians come and go, but the music is forever.

The Judds, composed of mother-daughter duo Naomi and Wynonna Judd, wowed audiences since they formed in 1983.

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Starting with their breakout hit “Mama, He’s Crazy,” the duo produced six studio albums and 14 No. 1 singles before 1991. “Wynonna and I couldn’t talk to each other, but, low and behold, we could sing together,” Naomi said, according to PBS.

The Judds continued performing off and on throughout the decades, marking their final performance — a tender version of “Love Can Build a Bridge” — at the 2022 CMT Music Awards.

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Sadly, Naomi died shortly thereafter at age 76, bringing the duo’s time to a sad end. But her daughter Wynonna has vowed to keep performing, touring the sold-out days she was supposed to play with Naomi. “Tonight, as we close, the show must go on, as hard as it may be. And we will show up together, and you will carry me,” Wynonna said according to the New York Post.

It wasn’t the first time Wynonna had to go it alone, though. Back in the 1990s, Wynonna went her own way and stopped touring with Naomi for this tragic reason.