In 1973, Vicki Lawrence was known as a longtime star on the variety series The Carol Burnett Show. But that same year she also became the voice behind an unlikely pop hit that fans never saw coming.

In 1982, Reba McEntire released “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia”. The song, on her For My Broken Heart album, was written by Bobby Russell. Before McEntire recorded the story song, it was ...

Actress and comedian Vicky Lawrence has opened up about the unlikely success of her debut hit, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia." Lawrence appeared on the Sept. 16 episode of The Magnificent ...