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Wynonna and Naomi Judd help usher Larry King off CNN

By April MacIntyre Dec 13, 2010, 16:19 GMT

Wynonna Judd - Las Vegas, NV, USA © PRN / PR Photos

Wynonna and Naomi Judd will make a pit-stop from The Judds: The Last Encore tour on Tuesday, December 14th, to spend an hour with longtime friend Larry King during his final week as host of CNN’s Larry King Live.

Larry King Live has seen luminaries in stage, film, television and politics, everyone from former President Ronald Reagan to United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie to former Governor Jesse Ventura have all appeared on the CNN prime time news program “Larry King Live.”

Former newspaper editor and reality TV show judge Piers Morgan replaces King as host.

Kentucky natives, The Judds, have over 60 industry awards.  By 1989, The Judds were one of the top-grossing and most popular touring acts in America. But at the height of their career, Naomi Judd announced she would have to retire from the music business due to health complications.  The two came together again at last year’s 2009 CMA Music Festival and captivated the massive audience with their homespun, acoustic harmonies that felt as revelatory as they did when they first shot onto the country music scene 26 years ago.  Encouraged by that performance and driven by the fans, the duo decided to tour one last time for 2010’s The Judds: The Last Encore.

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