Wynonna Judd returned to stage for the first time as part of the 11-show stint with The Judds, a final tour which was initially scheduled as a series of reunion concerts including her mother and singing partner, Naomi Judd.
But weeks after the slate of programs was announced, Naomi died by suicide on April 30 at the age of 76. Wynonna enlisted the help of a few women in the industry to make sure the tour continued on as planned, only now more so to honor her mother for the trailblazing path she paved in the country community. "It’s devastatingly beautiful to go back to the past and relive some of these memories," Wynonna told the Associated Press said earlier this week after practicing on stage. "Yesterday I was in rehearsal and there’s a part in the show where they sync up Mom singing with me.
And I turned around, and I just lost it." Wynonna Judd reflected on starting The Judds tour without her late mother, Naomi Judd, who died in April of suicide. (Getty Images) The tour began on Friday night in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with a show on Saturday in Toledo, Ohio.
Stops are slated for Green Bay, Wisconsin, Fort Worth, Texas, and Nashville before ending in their home state in Lexington, Kentucky.
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