LOS ANGELES — Reba McEntire has scored dozens of Top 10 country hits, starred in a much-watched TV sitcom, opened a restaurant in her native Oklahoma and taken home six Country Music Association Awards (including four consecutive wins for female vocalist of the year).
What the 68-year-old singer and actor hasn't done is headline the Hollywood Bowl — an achievement she'll finally nab Saturday when her latest concert tour touches down in Los Angeles.
A crucial bridge figure between the pioneering country singers of the 1960s and '70s (Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton) and the stars of today's scene (Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert), McEntire made her name singing emotionally detailed songs about women's lives. Yet her open mind and her sense of humor have also given her one-name-icon status far beyond the limits of country music.
