Wynonna Judd attending Hall of Fame tonight where her mother Naomi will be inducted after she died aged 76 due to mental illness
Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died at age 76. Her death was announced by her daughters in a statement reading: 'Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness'. 'We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public. We are in unknown territory,' the statement continued.
The Country Music Hall of Fame plans to move forward with The Judds induction on Sunday despite the tragic loss of Naomi, saying Saturday: 'Her triumphant life story overshadows today’s tragic news'. Wynonna, who performed alongside her mother in The Judds, is expected to attend the ceremony. The Hall of Fame medallion ceremony will be held at the CMA Theatre in Nashville, TN at 5pm local time.
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