Martha Susan McEntire-Eaton (formerly Luchsinger; born November 8, 1957) is an American
contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and ...
singer. She is the younger sister of
Reba, Alice, and
Pake.
Susie Luchsinger profile
Susie is a female name that can be a diminutive form of Susan, Susanne, Suzanne, Susannah, Susanna or Susana.
Susie may refer to:
Songs
* "Susie Q" (song), a 1957 song by Dale Hawkins, covered by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968)
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Allmusic.com; accessed November 3, 2016. She used her married name of Susie Luchsinger on her solo albums until her divorce in 2008.
Early life
Martha Susan McEntire was born on November 8, 1957, to Clark Vincent McEntire (1927–2014), and Jacqueline "Jackie" McEntire (née Smith; 1926–2020) in
Chockie, Oklahoma
Chockie (formerly ''Chickiechockie'') is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community 11 miles northeast of Stringtown, Oklahoma, Stringtown, in Atoka County, Oklahoma, Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States.
A post office was established a ...
, and was raised there. Eaton attended
Oklahoma State University
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.
Career
She toured with sister
Reba McEntire
Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955), or simply Reba, is an American country music singer and actress. Dubbed " the Queen of Country", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Since the 1970s, McEntire has placed over 100 single ...
in the 1980s, in addition to singing on the albums ''
Heart to Heart
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'' (1981) and ''
Unlimited'' (1982).
In 1993, she released her debut solo record, scoring several hits on Christian country radio.
[ The album hit #39 on the U.S. ]Billboard
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Top Contemporary Christian Albums chart in 1994. Several further solo albums followed in the 1990s and 2000s.
McEntire-Eaton was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame on November 5, 2011.[Th]
Christian Music Hall of Fame
website. She was also inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in December 2018.
Personal life
McEntire married rodeo cowboy Paul Luchsinger (died May 12, 2015) on November 27, 1981, whom she divorced on May 19, 2008. The couple had three children. On December 12, 2009, she remarried, to American theologian, climber and public speaker Mark Eaton, of Seattle, Washington
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. She holds many awards in the field of Positive Country and as co-host of the Cowboy Church TV show. The Eatons reside in Stringtown, Oklahoma
Stringtown is a town in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 410 at the 2010 census, an increase of 3.5 percent from the figure of 396 recorded in 2000. It is the second largest town in Atoka County.
The town is notable fo ...
.
Discography
Albums
Singles
External links
Susie on YouTube
Susie's CMT Artist Page
References
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1957 births
Living people
American performers of Christian music
American women country singers
People from Atoka County, Oklahoma
Singers from Oklahoma
Country musicians from Oklahoma
21st-century American women