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Today, the wonderful Reba McEntire is 69 years old and she truly deserves all the praise she can get. Personally, it feels like she has been around all my life and I still listen to her, several times a week.
But everything hasn’t been milk and honey in Reba’s life.
Born to ride and work the land
Reba McEntire wasn’t just born country — she lived it.
The legendary country queen was born in McAlester, Oklahoma, in 1955. But she grew up on her family’s massive 8,000-acre ranch in tiny Chockie, Atoka County. Reba’s childhood was all about hard work, determination, and western traditions.
Life on the ranch didn’t allow for much downtime, and even as a little girl, Reba was expected to pull her weight.
Uncle Keno gave me that rock necklace.
The legendary country singer grew up in a family steeped in rodeo history. Her granddad, John Wesley McEntire, was a world-champion steer roper in 1934, and her dad, Clark, followed in his footsteps, winning the title three times.
Her childhood wasn’t glamorous