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<\/p>\nReba McEntire’s love of music was almost destroyed by grief, but she was able to reignite it.<\/p>\n
The performer, known as the Queen of Country, recently opened out about how she contemplated giving up music <\/p>\n
after her mother Jacqueline passed away from cancer in March 2020 in a recent interview on Today with Hoda & Jenna.<\/p>\n
After Jacqueline’s passing, McEntire, then 68, recalled a time when she and her sister Susie were <\/p>\n
sorting through their parents’ stuff. She considered her future as a singer during this time of reflection.<\/p>\n
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I was looking through images, she recalled. I simply don’t think I’m going to do this anymore, I declared. ‘What?’ she exclaimed. <\/p>\n
\u2018I said, ‘Sing,’\u2019 she remarked. \u2018I proclaimed, ‘I always did it for Mama.’\u2019 I did. She said, \u2018Oh, you’ll get it back.\u2019<\/p>\n
She and her siblings Susie, Alice, and Pake studied singing with Jacqueline before the ‘Fancy’ performer’s career took off in the 1970s, <\/p>\n
and it was this experience that sparked Reba’s enthusiasm for music. She spoke fondly of her mother’s support for her and her siblings, <\/p>\n
remarking, \u2018She was incredibly encouraging for all of us kids, whatever we wanted to do. She imparted harmony to us.<\/p>\n
The McEntire siblings became known as \u2018the singing McEntires\u2019 throughout their high school years as a result of Jacqueline’s readiness to provide feedback, especially if they missed a note.<\/p>\n
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\u2018Mama would come in with her spatula after she was frying potatoes,\u2019 McEntire recounted, imitating her mother’s pointing motion with the implement. <\/p>\n
\u2018Anytime anybody needed an opinion of who’s off \u2014 Susie’s on my part, I’m on Susie’s part.\u2019 ‘OK, Reba, you’re on Susie’s part,’ she would remark. <\/p>\n
Sing it once more. She would respond, \u2018Oh, that’s perfect,\u2019 and then go back inside to continue frying potatoes after we sang it.<\/p>\n
This week, the ‘Reba’ star published a lifestyle book called ‘Not That Fancy,’ which is jam-packed with recipes and anecdotes from her personal and professional life. <\/p>\n
She also released a new album with the same name that included acoustic versions of her songs as well as a brand-new song called \u2018Seven Minutes in Heaven.\u2019<\/p>\n
McEntire muses in the beautiful song, which was penned by Olivia Rudeen and Matt Wynn, about what it would be like to have seven minutes with a <\/p>\n
deceased loved one in heaven. She immediately associated it with her mother Jacqueline when she first heard it.<\/p>\n
\u2018I have to sing it when you find a song that really hits your heart and makes you cry. The Grammy winner stated, <\/p>\n
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\u2018I have to record it, and that’s what you’re always seeking for: a song that hits your heart. So that when I sing it, maybe it will also touch your heart.<\/p>\n
Given how difficult it is for anyone to deal with grief, Reba McEntire’s determination to keep performing is laudable.<\/p>\n