On This Day: Tammy Wynette Goes to the Top With ‘D-I-V-O-R-C-E’ in 1968
Tammy Wynette reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” on June 29, 1968. Art was imitating life as Tammy was in the midst of a divorce with husband Don Chapel, but the tune resonated with listeners and spent three weeks atop the chart. And it helped establish Tammy as a “voice” that women could identify with.