'60s singer Sandy Posey dies at 80 following dementia battle
Country music star and Sandy Posey has died at the age of 80, it has been confirmed.
The sad news was confirmed to TMZ by the American singer's husband Wade Cummins.
As reported by the media outlet, Posey – who had a number of iconic hit songs back in the '60s – died after complications from dementia.
The late singer died on July 20 in Tennessee with her family by her side.
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Country music star and American singer Sandy Posey has died at the age of 80. Gentle Look via Getty Images
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She had reportedly been battling dementia for the past seven years.
Posey is survived by her daughter Amy and her niece. She is believed to have married Cummins, an Elvis Presley impersonator, back in the '90s. It was her second marriage.
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Posey, who hailed from Alabama, was known for songs including Born A Woman, Single Girl and What a Woman in Love Won't Do. Born A Woman helped launch her career.
Her music often blended the genres of country and pop. She worked with Columbia, Warner Bros. Records and Monument Records over the years.
Born A Woman had considerable chart success and earned her two Grammy Award nominations upon its release.
Lyrics included: "It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor, Or if you're smart or dumb, A woman's place in this old world, Is under some man's thumb."
Posey, who worked with Elvis, once said she was more comfortable in the recording studio than performing on stage.
"You know, I was so scared. I was so shy. I went right out of high school into the studio," she said, according to Oxford American magazine.
"I was more interested in recording; I loved working in the studio."
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