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| Holly Dunn |
A close family friend told WSMV Channel 4 in Nashville that Dunn passed away at a hospice facility in Albuquerque, NM, surrounded by friends and family members, according to The Boot.
Back in March, the singer revealed she was fighting ovarian cancer.
Dunn rose to fame in the 80s with hits like "Daddy's Hands" and "You Really Had Me Going."
Nashville TV station WSMV reported the news of Dunn’s death around 7:30AM ET on Tuesday (Nov. 15), noting that Dunn had passed away in the early morning hours. According to the news outlet, funeral arrangements have yet to be announced.
Born on Aug. 22, 1957, Holly Suzette Dunn — the sister of Nashville songwriter Chris Waters — performed in bands during high school and college, then moved to Music City. She worked as a demo singer and songwriter before signing with MTM Records and releasing her first album, Holly Dunn, in 1986. Throughout her career, Dunn released nine studio albums and earned a number of Top 40 country hits, including two No. 1s, “Are You Ever Gonna Love Me” and “You Really Had Me Going.”
Dunn retired from country music in 2003; in a recent interview, she shared that she was no longer writing music and only occasionally sang at church, preferring instead to focus on her artwork.
“I left the business because it was clear that radio had moved on and wasn’t interested in anything new from me. Without radio’s support, it just gets harder and harder to keep the wheels turning in a music career,” Dunn explained. “I was still in my early 40s [at the time] and had a lot of other interests, and wanted to put my creative energy into pursuing the field of fine arts … I also had a love affair for the southwest, namely Santa Fe, [N.M.], and had always wanted to live out there. It just seemed like the right time to close out one chapter and start another. I pretty much left Nashville and never looked back.”
Dunn eventually left the music business to pursue a career as a painter.
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