Gretchen WilsonGretchen Wilson (born 26 June, 1973) is a US country music singer. Her debut album Here for the Party topped the US country charts in 2004 and reached #2 on the Billboard album charts. Early CareerGretchen Wilson was born in a trailer park in Pocahontas, Illinois 36 miles outside St. Louis on Interstate 70 to a single mother. Wilson grew up in poverty with her mother being 16 and moved to a succession of trailer parks as her mother struggled to pay the rent through working as a waitress at a diner. She left school after the eighth grade and was working as a cook and bartender at 14. By 15, she was living on her own and was singing in two bar bands by the age of 20. She moved to Nashville in 1996 to pursue a career in music but found little initial success. She met John Rich in 2000, formerly a member of Lonestar, who suggested that she write songs with him. After some reluctance, she started working with him as a member of the MuzikMafia, a informal group of aspiring country songwriters and singers that met every Tuesday night and started singing as a backup singer on records. She also had her only child, a daughter named Grace Frances Penner. Chart SuccessWilson signed with Epic Records in 2003 and recorded Here for the Party in 2003. The first single "Redneck Woman" was released in early 2004 and quickly became a hit reaching the top of the Billboard country singles charts and #22 on the Billboard Hot 100, Due to the success of "Redneck Woman" Here for the Party was released earlier than planned on May 11, 2004 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard country chart. It also reached #2 on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Internet album sales charts. She built on the success on the album by performing as support artist for Brooks & Dunn and Montgomery Gentry. The album and single have been released in markets outside the US and the album has reached #2 on the Australian country charts (behind Kasey Chambers) and the top 50 of the Australian charts. As of 5 July 2004, "Redneck Woman" was #1 on a world composite country chart (based on the US, UK and Australia) and "Here for the Party" was #4 as an album track. Discography
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The album and single have been released in markets outside the US and the album has reached #2 on the Australian country charts (behind Kasey Chambers) and the top 50 of the Australian charts. As of 5 July 2004, "Redneck Woman" was #1 on a world composite country chart (based on the US, UK and Australia) and "Here for the Party" was #4 as an album track. The same year, Reid was also on Punk'd after been fooled by Ashton Kutcher by doing the same trick done to Dave Navarro and his third wife Carmen Electra. It also reached #2 on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Internet album sales charts. She built on the success on the album by performing as support artist for Brooks & Dunn and Montgomery Gentry. [2] (http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/1108tara08-ON.html). The first single "Redneck Woman" was released in early 2004 and quickly became a hit reaching the top of the Billboard country singles charts and #22 on the Billboard Hot 100, Due to the success of "Redneck Woman" Here for the Party was released earlier than planned on May 11, 2004 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard country chart. A comparison is often made to Janet Jackson's accidental exposure during her performance at Super Bowl XXXVIII. Wilson signed with Epic Records in 2003 and recorded Here for the Party in 2003. The photographs were subsequently distributed far and wide. She also had her only child, a daughter named Grace Frances Penner. Scar tissue was visible around Reid's nipple, confirming rumors of breast implants. After some reluctance, she started working with him as a member of the MuzikMafia, a informal group of aspiring country songwriters and singers that met every Tuesday night and started singing as a backup singer on records. Diddy's 35th birthday party at Cipriani's Restaurant in New York when her dress fell, exposing her left breast. She met John Rich in 2000, formerly a member of Lonestar, who suggested that she write songs with him. On the night of Thursday, November 4, 2004, Reid was embarrassed by a wardrobe malfunction at a highly publicized photo shoot at P. She moved to Nashville in 1996 to pursue a career in music but found little initial success. Her extroverted social life soon gave her a reputation as a notorious party girl. By 15, she was living on her own and was singing in two bar bands by the age of 20. Reid spent the late 1990s appearing more often on the cover of tabloid magazines than on screen. She left school after the eighth grade and was working as a cook and bartender at 14. She was briefly engaged to MTV VJ Carson Daly: their engagement ended in 2001. Louis on Interstate 70 to a single mother. Wilson grew up in poverty with her mother being 16 and moved to a succession of trailer parks as her mother struggled to pay the rent through working as a waitress at a diner. [1] (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005346/bio). Gretchen Wilson was born in a trailer park in Pocahontas, Illinois 36 miles outside St. Although her breakout role would have to wait for American Pie in 1999, cult followers of the 1998 film The Big Lebowski already knew her as Bunny Lebowski. Her debut album Here for the Party topped the US country charts in 2004 and reached #2 on the Billboard album charts. She grew up in New York City while attending the Professional Children's School alongside such celebrities as Ben Taylor, Jerry O'Connell, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Macaulay Culkin. Gretchen Wilson (born 26 June, 1973) is a US country music singer. As a child she had roles in a number of commercials for McDonald's, Crayola, and Jell-O. Gretchen Wilson CMT article (http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/wilson_gretchen/bio.jhtml/). Reid began her career at the age of six on a 1982 game show for children called Child's Play. Gretchen Wilson All Music Guide Page (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70311071654390588&sql=B8dqog4aztv8z/). In 2005, she played the lead in videogame adaptation Alone in the Dark. Gretchen Wilson web site (http://www.gretchenwilson.com/). T & the Women. Here for the Party (2004). Tara Reid (born November 8, 1975, Wyckoff, New Jersey) is an American actress and model who has starred in movies such as her breakout role in American Pie (1999) and Dr. Land of Canaan (2005) (currently in pre-production). The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) (currently completed filming). Alone in the Dark (2005). Knots (2004). My Boss's Daughter (2003). Devil's Pond (2003). National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002). American Pie 2 (2001). Josie and the Pussycats (2001). Just Visiting (2001). T & the Women (2000). Dr. Body Shots (1999). American Pie (1999). Around the Fire (1999). Cruel Intentions (1999). Urban Legend (1998). I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998). Girl (1998). The Big Lebowski (1998). A Return to Salem's Lot (1987). |