Patty Loveless: Difference between revisions

Loveless's first marriage was to Terry Lovelace, drummer for the Wilburn Brothers, in 1973. After marrying him, she altered her surname to Loveless. According to the ''Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music'', this change came about because she thought it would help to keep her from being mistaken for pornographic actress [[Linda Lovelace]].<ref name="virgin"/> Loveless corroborated this in a 1990 interview with the ''[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/831705201/ | title=Honky-tonk angel flying high | work=Richmond Times-Dispatch | date=March 23, 1990 | access-date=October 10, 2022 | pages=D1, D3}}</ref> She divorced Terry Lovelace in 1986.<ref name="copd"/><ref name="virgin"/> Her second marriage was to Emory Gordy Jr. in February 1989. Gordy has served as bassist and producer on nearly all of Loveless's albums.<ref name="stambler"/> Gordy had previously played bass in Emmylou Harris's touring band the Hot Band, and has also produced albums by [[the Bellamy Brothers]], [[Earl Thomas Conley]], and [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]], among others.<ref name="gordy bio"/> Loveless told ''The Los Angeles Times'' in 1995 that their relationship inspired the title track of ''When Fallen Angels Fly'', as both of them had been in prior relationships and were uncertain if they would successfully develop another until they met each other.<ref name="heights">{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/155297681/ | title='When Fallen Angels Fly' lifts singer Patty Loveless to new career heights | work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] | date=October 12, 1995 | access-date=September 29, 2022 | author=Robyn Lowenthal | pages=F1B}}</ref> Loveless's brother Roger, who played several key roles in her early career, died at age 72 in June 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/louisville-ky/roger-ramey-10807736 | title=Roger Lane Ramey | publisher=Dignity Memorial | date=June 25, 2022 | access-date=November 18, 2022}}</ref>