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Kelly Willis

Kelly Willis, American country music singer-songwriter

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Born
October 2, 1968
Age in 2026
58
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1968

About Kelly Willis

Kelly Diane Willis is an American country music singer-songwriter. Her music has been described as being new traditionalist and alternative country. Willis then decided to record her next album on her own, resulting in the 1999 album What I Deserve, which Willis sold to Rykodisc after finishing it. MCA embarked on a big marketing campaign for Willis after she recorded her first album on the label, Well Travelled Love. In 2003, Willis and her husband Bruce Robison released the record Happy Holidays, a cover album of Christmas songs. In 1996, Willis recorded an EP for A&M Records entitled Fading Fast.

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Kelly Willis timeline

  1. In 1996, Willis recorded an EP for A&M Records entitled Fading Fast.
  2. Willis then decided to record her next album on her own, resulting in the 1999 album What I Deserve, which Willis sold to Rykodisc after finishing it.
  3. In 2003, Willis and her husband Bruce Robison released the record Happy Holidays, a cover album of Christmas songs.

The world when Kelly Willis was born

Kelly Willis was born in 1968. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1968

  • #1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
  • Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
  • Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
  • Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
  • Defining fadTie-dye everything
  • Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
  • World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Kelly Willis's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19682026
Gas$0.34$3.45/gal
Average home$15,600$435,000
Average income$10,300$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.31$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population200.7M341 million

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