Trisha Yearwood

June 10, 2008

With special guest Lori McKenna 

Trisha Yearwood has been hailed as "one of the finest interpretive singers ever" by Entertainment Weekly. She has been saluted as "among the best vocalists currently working in any genre" by The Tennessean. CD Review calls her simply, "Nashville's uber-vocalist." She has a full-bodied, muscular voice with bulls-eye tonal control, wide-open volume and dynamic range. But what Trisha Yearwood possesses goes far beyond pitch and technique. Hers is an instrument of uncommon emotional resonance, a voice that makes lyrics glow with believability, that gives them a beating heart. It is a voice of rapture and wonder. "The things that I bring to the table are, hopefully, songs that I believe have integrity," she comments modestly.

Listeners responded to her lustrous voice from the moment they first heard it 14 years ago. The native of Monticello, Georgia served her apprenticeship in Nashville as a student at Belmont University, a receptionist at MTM Records and as a "demo" singer for dozens of aspiring songwriters. Following her signing by MCA, Trisha burst on the radio airwaves with the frisky rocker "She's In Love With the Boy" in the spring of 1991. The single roared to No. 1, beginning a string of what would become nine No. 1 hits, such as "That's What I Like About You," "The Woman Before Me," "XXX's and OOO's," "Thinkin' About You" and "A Perfect Love." Other hits include "The Song Remembers When," "Wrong Side of Memphis," "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" and "How Do I Live."

Visit Trisha Yearwood online at www.trishayearwood.com