In August of 1978, Barbara Mandrell released “Sleeping Single in a Double Bed,” her first #1 hit and the leadoff single from her star-signaling album "Moods." Many of Mandrell's 1970s hits focused on complicated matters of the heart, including frank cheating songs “The Midnight Oil,” “Married but Not to Each Other,” and “Woman to Woman.” “Sleeping Single in a Double Bed,” penned by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, offered a blunt study of lovelorn regret, packaged within alternately bouncy and mou

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Happy Birthday to her - Barbara Mandrell 🤍🎂 The day Barbara Mandrell took George Jones from the audience to sing on stage at the 1981 CMA Awards. Jones wasn’t having his best day - but he always had the charisma. Mandrell, a true class act, carried the performance with grace, heart, and respect for her friend and idol. Life is made of ups and downs - and country music tells it like it is. 🎶 I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool ✍️ Songwriters: Dennis W. Morgan / Rhonda Kye Fleming 🎥 Honky T