Grammy-award winning country singer Rena McEntire, who is sometimes referred to as “The Queen of Country Music” was born March 28, 1955 in McAlester, Oklahoma. Her career in Nashville kicked off when she sang the national anthem at the National Rodeo Finals in Oklahoma City on 1974. She got a contract with Mercury Records, and has since escalated into the pantheon of country music greats. Reba Hart is played by Reba McEntire on CW’s sitcom Reba. Reba is a single mother, her husband Brock left her to marry another woman. She is left to take care of their children Cheyenne, Kyra and Jake.