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Arkansas-born K T Oslin, country singer of 80 s Ladies, dies at 78

PHOTO: K.T. Oslin appears at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 23, 1989. Oslin, who hit it big with the 1987 hit “80′s Ladies” and won three Grammy awards, has died. She was 78. LOS ANGELES (AP) Country singer K.T. Oslin, who hit it big with the 1987 hit “80′s Ladies” and won three Grammy awards, has died. She was 78. Oslin’s friend Robert K. Oermann said he learned of her death on Monday morning from her aunt. The actual cause of death has not been released. Oermann said Oslin had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease and lived in an assisted-living facility since 2016. She had triple bypass surgery in 1995. He said Oslin tested positive for COVID-19 last week.

American Grammy-winning country singer K T Oslin dies at 78

American Grammy-winning country singer K.T Oslin dies at 78 Published 21 December 2020 American Grammy award-winning singer, K.T. Oslin, the first female songwriter to win the CMA Award for Song of the Year, for her 1987 hit “80’s Ladies,” has died at 78. Oslin had been battling Parkinson’s disease and was diagnosed with Covid-19 last week, according to her friend, journalist Robert K. Oermann, who confirmed her death. Oslin, born Kay Toinette Oslin in Arkansas, was 45 when she released her chart-topping debut country album, 1987’s 80’s Ladies a remarkable feat then for a woman in country music and a near impossibility today, Rollingstone.com reports.

K T Oslin, country music artist of 80s Ladies fame, dies at 78

Oslin, who rose to fame with the 1987 hit 80s Ladies, had been battling Parkinson s disease in recent years. Her death was confirmed by the Country Music Association and first reported by friend and country music historian Robert K. Oermann (via Music Row). Oslin had been staying in an assisted-living facility since 2016. She was diagnosed with COVID-19 last week, but  it is unclear whether this contributed to her death on Monday morning, Oermann said. Oslin was 45 when the self-penned 80s Ladies made her a country star.  It was an inspired introduction, and a song that was intertwined with her own story as an artist.

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