woody woodward was lead guitarist and one of her biggest fans. >> voices like that are just gifts.omebody gives you that from above. >> friends thought she could take her talent big-time. but tammy seemed happy to remain in columbia. one of her gigs was at her friend ben staples' annual barbecue. >> is this tammy's stage? >> well, yes, she enjoyed this. tammy was an entertainer. she didn't just stand up there and sing. >> along the way, in 1996, tammy met and married a local boy, brett parker, a medical supply salesman. he'd been a star athlete in high school. his aunt, sandra hunter, says he was always throwing some kind of ball. >> he played football and softball and baseball, and he was an all-american kid. >> an injury sidelined any thoughts of a career in professional sports. so brett took up amateur softball. that's how he met one of his closest friends, howdy baer. >> no doubt brett was one of the best softball players i ever played with. >> when tammy came into the picture, baer now his friend had found his match. >> tammy was precious. and i'll never forget that. but i kne