I saw a program on TV maybe a year ago about the Judds. Can’t recall where it was but it seems just about everything about them, including their name is made up. None of the common stories about them were in fact true.
LOL......Ashley went by the last name of Siminella until her Mom and Wynona hit it big. I’m assuming the “common stories” you speak of deal with their poverty, etc. Pure folly. We laugh about it around here.
Don’t get me wrong, all of the Judds have been very good to this area and come back frequently. Of course Granny still lives here.
Ashland, Kentucky has generated some big names for such a small town: The Judds, Billy Ray Cyrus, Brandon Webb (last years NL Cy Young winner)..........and of course.........the Duct Tape Bandit from just this week! If you aren’t aware of him, just Google it.