Helen Lorene Cornelius (née Johnson; December 6, 1941 – July 18, 2025), was an American country singer-songwriter, best remembered for a series of hit duets with Jim Ed Brown, many of which reached the U.S. country singles top ten during the late 1970s and early 1980s. == Life and career == Helen Cornelius was born in Hannibal, Missouri, on December 6, 1941, and was raised on a farm near Monroe City, Missouri. Her older brothers played in country bands, and... [more on Wikipedia]