Wendy Lou Holcombe (April 19th, 1963 - February 14th, 1987) was an American banjo player and singer. Holcombe was born in Alabaster, Alabama and began playing the banjo at age eleven. As a child, Holcombe appeared on NBC's The Big Show the Country Boy Eddy Show, and later, in 1977, The New Mickey Mouse Club, and was featured on Kids are People Too.
At the age of twelve, she was a regular performer on the television program Nashville on the Road and by the age of fourteen she appears on a episode of Big Blue Marble TV program. She shows her music and life. She also toured throughout the United States, singing and playing the banjo, including The Strip in Las Vegas. She performed at Wembley Festival in London, England. She also appeared regularly on the show Nashville Swing, and recorded a television special, Wendy Hooper, US Army that aired on NBC in 1981. She frequently performed duets and comedy sketches with Buck Trent, and the pair were nominated for a Music City Award.
Holcombe would eventually passed away from a congenital heart defect at the age of 23.
History with the Macy's Parade[]
She only appeared at the 1981 Parade as she performed "Rocky Top" on the Rocking Tortoise.