What is Skeeter Davis?
{{Infobox musical artist |Name = Skeeter Davis |Img = Skeeter Davis.png |Img_capt = |Img_size = 200px |Background = solo_singer |Birth_name = Mary Frances Penick |birth_date= {{birth date|1931|12|30|mf=y}} |death_date= {{death date and age|2004|9|19|1931|12|30}} |Origin = [[Dry Ridge, Kentucky|Dry Ridge]], [[Kentucky]], [[United States|U.S.]] |Instrument = vocals |Genre = [[Country Music|country]], [[Pop music|pop]],<br>[[Nashville sound]] |Occupation = [[Singer]]/[[Songwriter]] |Years_active = 1952 – 2004 |Label = [[RCA Records]]<br>[[Mercury Records]]<br>[[Rounder Records]]<br>[[Fortune Records]] |Associated_acts = [[Chet Atkins]], [[Patsy Cline]], [[Loretta Lynn]], [[Connie Smith]], [[Bobby Bare]], [[Dottie West]], [[George Hamilton IV]] |URL = }} '''Mary Frances Penick''' ([[December 30]], [[1931]]–[[September 19]], [[2004]]) better known by her stage name, '''Skeeter Davis''' was an [[United States|American]] [[country music]] singer. Her best known song is her 1963 hit, [[The End of the World (Skeeter Davis song)|The End of the World]]. She released 30 studio albums during her musical career. She died on September 19, 2004 because of [[breast cancer]] which she had been battling for years. ==Other websites== *[http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/davis_skeeter/artist.jhtml Skeeter Davis at CMT.com] {{Skeeter Davis}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Skeeter}} [[Category:Country musicians]] [[Category:Singers from Kentucky]] [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2004 deaths]]