Gretchen Wilson

Gretchen 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 Career

Gretchen 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 Success

Wilson 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

  • Here for the Party (2004)

External Links

  • Gretchen Wilson web site (http://www.gretchenwilson.com/)
  • Gretchen Wilson All Music Guide Page (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70311071654390588&sql=B8dqog4aztv8z/)
  • Gretchen Wilson CMT article (http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/wilson_gretchen/bio.jhtml/)

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Gretchen Wilson web site (http://www.gretchenwilson.com/). "La Grange" is a song about a brothel. Here for the Party (2004). He fully recovered. In December 1984, Dusty Hill accidentally set off a derringer he kept in his boot and shot himself in the stomach. In 2002, he made that title official and was ordained so he could perform a Dallas wedding.

Billy Gibbons has often been referred to as The Reverend Willy G. Sorry, no release date yet.). Publisher: Backbeat Books. "ZZ Top: Fearless Boogie - The Full 30-Year Story of the Great Texas Trio" (Author: Hugh Gregory.

"The Best of Zz Top: A Step-By-Step Breakdown of the Guitar Styles and Techniques of Billy Gibbons" (September 1, 2003). "The Very Best of ZZ Top" (April 1, 2003). "Essential ZZ Top" (April 2003). "ZZ Top - Guitar Anthology" (February 1, 2003).

"ZZ Top / XXX (Authentic Guitar-Tab)" (March 1, 2000). "The New Best of Zz Top for Guitar (Easy Tab Deluxe)" (July 1, 1999). "ZZ Top Greatest Hits" (July 1, 1999). "ZZ Top: Elimination" (June 1, 1998).

"Sharp-Dressed Men: Zz Top Behind the Scenes from Blues to Boogie to Beards" (May 1, 1994). "Elimination: The ZZ Top Story" (December 1, 1991). "ZZ Top" by Robert Draper (July 1, 1989). "ZZ Top" by Philip Kamin (March 3, 1986).

"ZZ Top" by Mitchell Craven (July 1, 1985). "ZZ Top: Bad and Worldwide" (1985). 9, 2004) - ZZ Top plays on this DVD. "Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival" (Nov.

"ZZ Top's Greatest's Hits" (2004). "TV Dinners". "Burger Man". "Rough Boy".

"Viva Las Vegas". "Sleeping Bag". "Legs" (1984). "Sharp Dressed Man" (1983).

"Gimme All Your Lovin'" (1983). also, the songs listed under "Music Videos" below. "Velcro Fly". "Tush".

"Nationwide". "La Grange". "Cheap Sunglasses". Rancho Texicano (2004).

Chrome, Smoke & BBQ (2003). Mescalero (2003). XXX (1999). Rhythmeen (1996).

One Foot in the Blues (1994). Antenna (1994). ZZ Top's Greatest Hits (1992). Recycler (1990).

Afterburner (1985). Eliminator (1983). El Loco (1981). Degüello (1979).

The Best of ZZ Top (1977). Tejas (1976). Fandango! (1975). Tres Hombres (1973).

Rio Grande Mud (1972). ZZ Top's First Album (1970).