From 1970s television fame to magazine features and country variety shows—can you recognize this star?

be one thing and one thing only. While many of her contemporaries were trapped by the rigid expectations of the industry, Benton refused to be categorized. She was the quintessential multi-hyphenate, a model who could hold her own in a comedy sketch and a singer who could find her footing on the country music charts.

Her tenure on the hit variety show continue reading …