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SINGLES: |
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K-Ark
Records |
"Go Home"
- Recorded with Onie & Jean Wheeler (Karen's Mom & Dad) |
1958 |
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K-Ark
Records |
"Wait
Until I'm Sixteen" / "I Wanna Hold My Baby" |
1959 |
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Epic
Records/Columbia |
"What
About Tomorrow" |
1962 |
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K-Ark
Records |
"I've
Been There" / "Take The Bad With The Good" / "Mr.
Peters" / "More Of Mr. Peters" (Duet with Jim Candy) |
1964 |
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Boone
Records |
"I've
Heard A Big Wind Blow Before" / "The Best Of Two Worlds" |
1967 |
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Starday
Records |
"We Got
Each Other" (Duet with Bobby Harden) |
1968 |
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Hilltop
Records |
"Listen
Spot" / "Mama's Kitchen" / "Deception" / "Stand By Your
Man" |
1969-1970 |
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Chart
Records |
"The
First Time For Us" (Charted in Billboard Magazine at #39
across the nation) / "I Miss You Already" / "Keeper Of
The Keys" / "One Hurt At A Time" / "A Special Day" |
1971 |
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Onie
Records |
"Let's
Invite Them Over Again" / "There's A Friend In The Way"
(Duets with Karen's father, Onie Wheeler, also written
by Onie and recorded by George Jones & Melba Montgomery) |
1972-1973 |
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RCA
Records |
"Born To
Love & Satisfy" (Highest Charted Record for Karen -
Charted in Billboard Magazine at #34 across the nation &
won "The Chart Buster" Award from ASCAP for staying on
the charts for 16 weeks) |
1974 |
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RCA
Records |
"What Can
I Do To Make You Happy" / "I'm Tried Of Holding Hands"
(written by Karen) / "You're Smothering Me" (written by
Karen) / "In The Middle Of The Night" / "Love Made"
(written by Karen & Shirley Michaels) / "A Woman In
Love" |
1974-1975 |
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Capitol
Records |
"How Is
The Sun In California" / "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
/ "How Will I Get Over You" |
1976 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
"Closer
To Goodbye" (written by Karen) / "You've Got All I Am"
(written by Karen) |
1981 |
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Onie
Records |
"He'll
Never Die Unhappy" (Recorded with Karen's Dad, Mom,
Sister Jerene & Brother Danny) |
1983 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
"I'd
Rather Die Standing" (written by Karen & went to #1 on
Independent Charts) |
1983 |
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GBS
Records |
"Summer
Lullaby" (with the Gil Veda Orchestra) / "Mosquito Joe"
/ "And I Love Him" |
1984 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
"Soft
Touch" |
1993 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
"Gypsy
Love" (written by Karen & Sue Ann O'Neal) |
1994 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
"Somebody
Hold Me" (#1 on Independent Charts for 13 weeks) |
1995 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
"I'll Be
Your Star Today" (written by Karen Wheeler) |
1996 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
"Need To
Know Basis" (written by Karen & Jack Powell) |
1997 |
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ALBUMS: |
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Fox Fire
Records |
A Country
Christmas (Christmas) |
1997 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
Love Made
(contains a live performance of Karen's famous
"Muleskinner Blues") |
1998 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
Have A
Laugh On Us (Comedy) |
1998 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
Special
Delivery (Gospel) |
1999 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
From Our
House To Yours (Christmas) |
2000 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
A Mental
Journey |
2002 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
Now And
Then |
2003 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
Love
Makes The Difference |
2004 |
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Airplay
International Records |
Sing Out
America |
2005 |
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Raindrops
Records |
Too Good
To Be Bad |
2007 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
Softly
And Tenderly (Gospel) |
2009 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
A duet
album with Karen & her brother Danny Wheeler coming
soon! |
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AWARDS &
CREDITS: |
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Airplay
International King Eagle Awards |
"Female
Vocalist Of The Year" |
1992-1993 |
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CMAA
American Eagle Awards in Las Vegas |
"Female
Vocalist Of The Year" |
1992-1993 |
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Airplay
International King Eagle Awards |
"Christian Album Of The Year" |
1993-1994 |
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CMAA
American Eagle Awards |
"CMAA
Record Of The Year" for "I'd Rather Be Standing"
(written and recorded by Karen) |
1994-1995 |
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Airplay
International King Eagle Awards |
"Female
Vocalist Of The Year" |
1994-1995 |
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"Lifetime
Achievement Award" - "For the success your dedication
has brought...and for the years of success that lie
ahead" |
1995-1996 |
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Airplay
International King Eagle Awards |
"Traditional Female Artist Of The Year" |
1997 |
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Airplay
International King Eagle Awards |
"Radio's
Choice Female Country Artist" - "For your dedication in
the field of music and entertainment" |
1998 |
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Airplay
International King Eagle Awards |
"Entertainer Of The Year" |
1999-2000 |
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"Golden
Microphone Award" - "For all of your hard work and
dedication to the world of music." |
2000 |
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Inducted
into "The Texas Lone Star State Hall of Fame" |
2000 |
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"My
Father's Daughter" - Karen has written a book about the
life and times of her and her father, Onie Wheeler. |
2001 |
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CHARTED
RECORDS: |
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Chart
Records |
"The
First Time For Us" - Charted #39 in Billboard. |
1971 |
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RCA
Records |
"Born To
Love & Satisfy" - Charted #34 in Billboard.
Received "ASCAP Chartbuster Award" for breaking into the
National Charts and staying there for 16 weeks. |
1974-1975 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
"I'm Just
A Soft Touch For You" - #1 on the independent charts -
stayed on Billboard for 16 weeks. Received "ASCAP
Chartbuster Award" for breaking into the National Charts
and staying there for 16 weeks. |
1993 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
"Gypsy
Love" - Top 10 (written & recorded by Karen) |
1994 |
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Fox Fire
Records |
"Somebody
Hold Me" - #1 on the independent charts - stayed on
charts for 16 weeks - Quote from magazine: "This
Weeks #1 Independent Artist...#49 on Major Artist Chart
- 'You go girl!!!!'" |
1996 |
