Country music has been mourning since yesterday (Feb. 17) when country singer Mindy McCready, was found dead in her home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. She was 37.
McCready burst into the country music scene in 1996 with her debut album, Ten Thousand Angels. The record went on to sell two million copies, paving the way for her breakout hit, ‘Guys Do It All The Time,’ which followed later that year.
When it seemed that only the sky was the limit, the once-promising star’s career progressively disintegrated as the singer found her name plastered more on tabloid covers than on marquees. Drug abuse, and depression that marked Mindy McCready’s life, but it’s her music that will remain forever as her greatest gift. Listen To The Unreleased Song:
McCready’s death came just weeks after the Jan. 13 shooting death of her boyfriend, record producer David Wilson, at the home they shared in Heber Springs, Ark. He is the father of McCready’s 9-month-old son Zayne. Authorities are still trying to determine if Wilson shot himself.
McCready’s other child, 6-year-old Zander, and Zayne were later removed from her home and placed into foster care by the Arkansas Department of Human Services. Zander’s father, Billy McKnight, also filed court petitions requesting that Zander be returned to his custody in Florida.
Earlier this month, McCready entered court-ordered rehab after her father told a judge she was no longer taking care of herself or her children and was abusing drugs and alcohol.
Her sons were put in foster care at the time, but it's not clear where Zander and Zayne were at the time of McCready's suicide.
