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Randy Gurley is an American country singer who hits on the US country charts in 1977 and 1979. She recorded for the ABC and RCA labels.

Background
Gurley's hits include "True Love Ways" in 1977 and "Don't Treat Me Like a Stranger" and "If I Ever", both in 1979.

She was on the ABC Nashville roster that also included Tom Bresh, Roy Clark, John Conlee, Narvel Felts, Freddy Fender, Barbara Mandrell, The Oak Ridge Boys and Tommy Overstreet etc. She was also a touring support at for The Oak Ridge Boys and had Vickie Carrico as her backing singer.

As of July 1977, Randy Gurley was still being managed by DVC, Inc. headed by David Van Cronkhite.

Career
On February 14, 1978, Randy Gurley was set to headline at her first major show at the Palomino club in North Hollywood.

Randy Gurley recorded the Buddy Holly and Norman Petty composition "True Love Ways" which was released on ABC AB -12392 in 1978. It was one of the "Singles to Watch in the July 22 issue of Cash Box. At the time she was appearing at the Park Tahoe Hotel in Stateline, NV and was set to wrap up her month-long engagement on the 30th. The next day she was to commence her week-long engagement at the Caravan East, Albuquerque, NM.

It was reported by Cash Box in the June 30, 1979 issue that Cliff Cochran, Randy Gurley and Mary K. Miller were three artists that had been signed to the RCA label.

With Bonnie Tyler at no. 1, Stella Parton at no. 2, Mary K. Miller at no. 4 and Susie Allanson at no. 5, Gurley came no. 4 in the New Female Vocalists section of the 1978 Cash Box Country Album Winners Poll which was published the magazine's December 30 issue.

It was reported by Record World in the October 13, 1979 issue that Gurley and fellow RCA newcomer Steve Wariner had recently performed at LA's Palamino Club.

It was reported by Cash Box in the magazine's October 21 issue that Gurley and Roy Head had been in Plymouth, England headlining the first country show with ten to follow. It was for the Westward Television. They had recently returned to the United States.