Wendy Holcombe

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Wendy Lou Holcombe (born April 19, 1963 in Alabaster; died February 14, 1987 in Alabaster) was a banjo player and singer who performed on the Grand Ole Opry, "Hee Haw", "The New Mickey Mouse Club", and "Nashville on the Road".

Holcombe learned to play banjo from her father, Billy Jack Holcombe. For her 12th birthday, he took her to Nashville. While there, Roni Stoneman's bassist overheard her playing "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" on a store display banjo and booked her immediately on Ernest Tubb's Midnight Jamboree. She made her first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry in December 1975 and then toured regional festivals as "Little Miss Wendy Alabama"

In 1981 Holcombe starred in the television movie "Wendy Hooper, U. S. Army". From 1981 to 1982, she also had a recurring role as "Wendy" on the NBC sitcom "Lewis & Clark".

Holcombe died of an enlarged heart at the age of 23. She is buried in the Cedar Grove Cemetery near Maylene.

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