Fans of country super-duo The Judds will get to hear a never-released song by Naomi and Wynonna Judd on Lifetime’s upcoming documentary “The Judd Family: Truth Be Told.”
The two-night documentary will debut on the Lifetime Network Saturday, May 10th and Sunday, May 11th at 8:00 p.m. ET.
And a sneak peek promo on YouTube features a moment from very early in the mother-daughter duo’s career. Naomi’s husband Larry Strickland and younger daughter Ashley Judd put an old cassette tape into a player. Then you hear Naomi Judd saying, “Hello? Hello? It’s October the 24th, 1982. I’m Naomi Judd.”
“I’m Wynonna,” adds a quiet voice in the background.
Naomi then tells the recorder, “The songs that you’re about to hear were written exclusively and originally by me.”
Then an acoustic guitar begins to play and the pair sing, “Daddy, are you coming home tonight.” In the video of Ashley and Larry listening, Ashley begins to sing along.
But that song, written by Naomi in 1982, was never released.
Unearthed Cassette Tape Brings Back Memories for Judd Sisters
The song on the tape stirs up poignant memories for Wynonna Judd.
Wynonna Judd listens to her 18-year-old self singing on the cassette and quickly picks up the tune, singing along.
“That’s about as pure as it ever got,” she says as the song ends. “Seriously. That’s about as pure as it will ever be.”
“I think more than anything in this life, Mom wanted to be a songwriter, and I’m still thinking about it daily.. and how in the world she came up with the stuff she came up with,” Wynonna says in the documentary.
Naomi Judd’s Suicide Brought Her Daughters Together
While fans predominantly knew Naomi Judd as a performer, she wrote several songs for the Judds, including their hit “Love Can Build a Bridge.”
In fact, The Judds sang that song in their final performance just weeks before Naomi committed suicide in 2022.
But in an interview with PEOPLE, Naomi’s widower Larry Strickland says his late wife’s death brought her daughters closer together.
“They were forced together,” Strickland says, adding that he also got closer to both girls. “It just really drove me closer to them because they’re what’s left of Naomi. We were close, I think, always in the early years and later years, but the fact that Naomi’s gone and Wynonna and Ashley are the main part of her that’s left, and it’s what’s still here for me to cling to and have in my life.”
How to Watch “The Judd Family: Truth Be Told”
“The Judd Family: Truth Be Told” will air in two parts on the Lifetime Network Saturday, May 10th and Sunday, May 11th at 8:00 p.m. ET.
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Sneak Peek: Judds Documentary Unearths New Song