May 1 Arts and Culture Naomi Judd, country music matriarch of The Judds, is dead at 76 Naomi Judd's daughters, country singer Wynonna and actress Ashley Judd, confirmed the artist's death in a statement on Saturday. By Hazel Cills, NPR May 1 Arts and Culture Naomi Judd, country music matriarch of The Judds, is dead at 76 Hazel Cills, NPR