In 1969, Stoller organized a 120-show tour of Vietnam which resulted in a helicopter crash, leaving Lane stranded in the midst of a battle. Several early attempts to break into Nashville's country scene ended in disappointment, and Lane was struggling with the pressures of the performing career her husband was urging upon her. Chicago proved to be inspirational, as it was from Chicago DJ Chris Lane that she took her stage name. After a few tentative attempts and several nightclub appearances, she finally landed a guest slot on the Barn Dance radio program on Chicago's WGN in 1968. Her husband heard her singing in the kitchen one day and encouraged her to sing professionally. Married to Lee Stoller before she was 20 years old, Lane had three children by 1964. On January 8, 1940, Cristy Lane was born Eleanor Johnston to a family of twelve in Peoria, Illinois.
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