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Wynonna Juddis continuing to pay tribute to her late motherNaomi.
The singer, 58, made a surprise appearance at the CMA Fest in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday, where she joinedCarly Pearcefor a duet of The Judds' 1984 hit “Why Not Me.”
Ahead of inviting Wynonna onstage, Pearce, 32, paid tribute to her and Naomi, highlighting how the country superstar duo inspired her own career trajectory.
“CMA Fest, we lost one of our absolute pillars in country music earlier this year: Miss Naomi Judd,” she began. “As a girl growing up in Kentucky, I idolized the Judds and wanted to be like them.”
“My first concert was to see Wynonna. And I’ve always loved all of the music that the Judds made and feel like it is such a representation of the best of country music,” Pearce continued, before welcoming Wynonna onstage.
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The following day,The Judds were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and a tearful Wynonna accepted the honor onstage at Nashville’s CMA Theater. “Though my heart’s broken, I will continue to sing, because that’s what we do,” she said during the ceremony.
Last month, Wynonna revealed she would bemoving forwardwith the previously announcedThe Judds: The Final Tourafter her mother’s death.
source: people.com
