Tanya Tucker Has Been Nominated For 4 Grammy Categories More Than Any Other Country Singer

On a cold and rainy December Sunday outside Northern Virginia's Birchmere music hall, the sell-out crowd was lining up five hours before show time, some even earlier. "We've been here since 6:40 this morning, and we were first," said one man.

And inside, Tanya Tucker was doing what she's been doing since she was nine years old: getting ready to put on a show. After more than 50 years on stage, she's up this month for not just one, but four Grammy nominations, more than any other country singer. 

Bob Schieffer asked Tucker, "Has it sunk in yet?"

"You know, I don't really think so," she replied. "It's like, well, you know, it's great to be nominated but, you know, it'd be nice to win one, too!"

You likely know her hits: since the ripe old age of 13 she's had nearly two dozen Top 40 albums.

She became country music's wild child, with a personal life that often grabbed more attention than her music. But her latest album has made her the critic's darling, and it's her music that's making headlines again.

Schieffer said, "I got my marching orders here. I'm told, 'Do not ask her how she likes this 'comeback,' 'cause you say it's not a comeback. So, what is it?"

"Gosh, you know, I like the word relaunch," Tucker said. "It wasn't something that I had really planned out, and it really just kind of happened."

"Well, isn't that always the best way, when something just sort of happens?"

"Well, of course. You make plans, and God, He chuckles, you know, when you start makin' plans!"