Martina McBride: Difference between revisions

In 1988, Martina Schiff, as she was known up to that time, married sound engineer John McBride, taking his family name as her stage name. The couple has three daughters: Delaney Katharine (born December 22, 1994), Emma Justine (born March 29, 1998),<ref>{{cite web|title=Martina McBride Moves Family to L.A. to Help Her Daughter Pursue Acting|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/martina-mcbride-moves-los-angeles-daughter-acting-career/|website=Taste of Country|access-date=July 14, 2015}}</ref> and Ava Rose Kathleen (born June 20, 2005).<ref>{{cite web|title=Martina McBride's Hubby Gives Thanks for Divine Intervention|url=http://theboot.com/martina-mcbride-husband-john/|website=The Boot|access-date=July 14, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714164009/http://theboot.com/martina-mcbride-husband-john/|archive-date=July 14, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> After becoming a mother, the singer reduced her touring schedule so that her daughters could have a normal upbringing. [[Joe Galante]] said this was "an enormous choice in terms of money,", but McBride had made it very clear that she wanted to be present in her daughters' lives.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJksqudkfd4|title=YouTube|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=April 1, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313125839/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJksqudkfd4|archive-date=March 13, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>