Tanya Tucker

She has three children, Presley Tanita, Beau Grayson and Layla and is an avid competitor in cutting horse competitions. Other:. Tanya received the Top New Female Vocalist award from the Academy of Country Music in 1972 and the Female Vocalist of the Year award from the Country Music Association in 1991. Genie Awards:. 1 hits include: Blood Red and Goin' Down (1973); Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone) (1974); Lizzie and the Rainman and San Antonio Stroll (1975); Here's Some Love (1976); Just Another Love (1986); I Won't Take Less than Your Love, If it Don't Come Easy and Strong Enough to Bend (1988); and Two Sparrows in a Hurricane (1992). Juno Awards:. Her other No. He made his motion picture debut in The Aviator and will also appear in the upcoming film, Heights.

At 21, she met singer Glen Campbell and had a year long affair with him as well as began battling cocaine and alcohol addiction. His latest, a live iTunes Sessions EP entitled Alright Already is due for release in March 2005. At 19, she became the second female country music artist to have a number 1 country single as a teenager with the song What's Your Mama's Name. It is a companion to the 2003 release Want One. By age 15, she had a Grammy nomination, a "Greatest Hits" package and appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Wainwright's newest album, Want Two, of which four songs were released as the EP Waiting for a Want, was released from DreamWorks/Geffen on November 16, 2004. Delta Dawn went to number 6 on the country music charts. Wainwright is an avid opera fan, and the influences on his music are evident; his music has been described as "Popera" (Pop Opera) or "Baroque Pop." His lyrics are filled with allusions to opera, literature, pop culture, and, more recently, politics (in songs such as "Gay Messiah" and "Waiting for a Dream").

She recorded her first hit Delta Dawn at the age of 13. While some of his most moving songs feature just Wainwright with his piano, many of his songs display complex layering and harmonies, occasionally comprising hundreds of individual parts. She grew up in Willcox and Phoenix, Arizona and stated singing by the age of 6. In addition to being a pianist, Wainwright is a guitarist, often switching between the two instruments when performing live; however, his mastery of the guitar does not approach his talent with the piano. Tanya Tucker was born in Seminole, Texas to Beau and Juanita Tucker. He still often performs with his sister Martha Wainwright (now herself an emerging artist) on backup vocals. She has also acted on television and in a few movies and wrote her autobiography Nickel Dreams. He has frequently toured as the opener for Sting and co-headlined with Ben Folds and Guster in the summer of 2004.

She may be best remembered for her debut single and trademark song Delta Dawn. He garnered great praise for his performance and began touring as a main act shortly afterwards. Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer. Wainwright's first main exposure to the American public came as an opener to singer Tori Amos in 2001 and 2002. Complicated (1997). Wainwright's sophomore album, Poses (2001), brought similar acclaim. Soon (1993). This album landed much critical acclaim in Canada, and was even recognized by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the best albums of the year.

Can't Run From Yourself (1992). The label signed him and he relased an album in the spring of 1998. What Do I Do With Me (1991). After having been a fixture on the Montreal club circuit, Wainwright cut a series of demo tapes, one of which found itself in the hands of DreamWorks executive Lenny Waronker. Tennessee Woman (1990). He also became an enthusiast of such performers as Edith Piaf, Al Jolson and Judy Garland. Strong Enough To Bend (1988). Coming out as a homosexual while still a teen, Wainwright found solace through opera throughout his adolescent years (His track Barcelona features lyrics of Guiseppi Verdi).

Love Me, Like You Used to (1987). Additionally, some of his songs feature his mastery of French. Girls Like Me (1986). He lived in Montreal with his mother for most of his childhood and briefly attended McGill University, where he studied both classical and 'rock' piano. Changes (1983). Despite being born in the United States, Wainwright strongly identifies with Canada and still maintains a residence there. Dream Lovers (1980). He began to play the piano at age six, and by age thirteen he was touring with his sister Martha, mother Kate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_McGarrigle), and aunt Anna as the "McGarrigle Sisters and Family." His song "I'm Running," which he performed in the movie Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller, was nominated for the 1989 Genie Award for Best Original Song and earned him a nomination for the 1990 Juno Award for Most Promising Male Vocalist.

TNT (1978). Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York to folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle (they later divorced while he was a child). Ridin' Rainbows (1977). Rufus Wainwright (born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter. Here's Some Love (1976). 2004 - Nominated, Shortlist Music Prize. Tanya Tucker (1975). 1999 - Won, Debut Album of the Year, Gay/Lesbian American Music Awards.

Would You Lay With Me (1974). 1999 - Won, Oustanding Music Album, GLAAD Media Awards. What's Your Mama's Name (1973). 1989 - Won, Best Original Song, "I'm A Runnin'". Delta Dawn (1972). 2002 - Won, Best Alternative Album, Poses. 2000 - Nominated, Best Songwriter; "Poses," "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk," and "Grey Gardens".

1999 - Won, Best Alternative Album, Rufus Wainwright. 1990 - Nominated, Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year. "I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise" - Soundtrack to the Motion Picture The Aviator (2004, Sony). "I Eat Dinner" (with Dido) - Soundtrack to the Motion Picture Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004, Geffen Records).

"It's Only a Paper Moon" and "I Wonder What Became of Me" - Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen (2003, Sony). "When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes" - When Love Speaks (2002, EMI Classics). "Across the Universe" - Soundtrack to the Motion Picture I Am Sam (2002, V2/BMG). "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" - Soundtrack to the Motion Picture Zoolander (2001, Hollywood Records).

"Hallelujah" - Soundtrack to the Motion Picture Shrek (2001, Dreamworks). "Complainte de la Butte" - Soundtrack to the Motion Picture Moulin Rouge! (2001, Interscope). "Instant Pleasure" - Soundtrack to the Motion Picture Big Daddy (1999, Sony). - The McGarrigle Hour (1998).

"Shooldays", "What'll I Do?", "Heartburn", "Talk to Me of Mendocino", "Goodnight Sweetheart" and background vocals on various other tracks. "Le Roi D'Ys" and "On the Banks of the Wabash" - Soundtrack to the Motion Picture The Myth of Fingerprints (1997). "I'm Running" - Soundtrack to the Motion Picture Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller (1989). Alright Already (EP; 2005, DreamWorks/Geffen) - available only on iTunes.

Want Two (2004, DreamWorks/Geffen). Waiting for a Want (EP; 2004, DreamWorks) - available only on iTunes. Want One (2003, DreamWorks). Poses (2001, DreamWorks).

Rufus Wainwright (1998, DreamWorks).