caption death_date death_place years_active birth_place label name birth_date background genre article_title birth_name occupation
velva darnell 12 august 2014 hudson , florida , u.s. 1966 -- 2014 battletown , kentucky , u.s. dot records , bullet , archway velva darnell 14 october 1938 solo_singer country , pop velva darnell
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velva darnell

velva darnell -lrb- october 14 , 1938 -- august 12 , 2014 -rrb- was an american country and pop singer .
she began her career appearing with bands in and around the louisville , kentucky area .
