Pam Tillis
Pam Tillis ( born July 24, 1957 in Plant City, Florida) is an American country music singer.
As the daughter of Mel Tillis Pam Tillis soon came into contact with country music. It was initially a classical piano and taught himself to play the guitar then himself. At the age of eight, she stood for the first time with her father on stage at the Grand Ole Opry. As a teenager she won several talent competitions. Soon they broke away from their family environment and dealt with rock and folk music. At age 16, Tillis had a serious car accident with numerous broken bones in the facial area. It took five years until it was restored after a long series of operations.
During her college years, she and Ashley Cleveland, a folk duo. She also worked as a songwriter in the music publishing her father. In 1976, she broke off her studies and moved to San Francisco with friends. Here they founded the " Pam Tillis Band", which a little later in " Free Light " renamed itself and played a mix of jazz and rock. Two years later, Pam Tillis returned to Nashville and joined briefly the backing of her father's.
Career
After Pam Tillis had made a name as a songwriter in the pop and country music scene, she was awarded in 1983 by the Warner label a recording contract. In the same year, their debut album, Beyond The Doll Of Cutey published. The single Goodbye Highway was also placed in the rear area of the country top 100. There were other minor hits. The commercial breakthrough came in 1990 after moving to Arista Records and a reorientation of contemporary country music. Their first album, Put Yourself In My Place was gilded. Most of her songs she had co-authored as a co -author. The single Do not Tell Me What To Do made it to number five on the country charts, it May Be What Memphis reached number three.
Tillis next album, released in 1992 Homeward Looking Angel, reached platinum status. Once again, several decoupled singles were able to place in the top 10. 1994 you come with Mi Vida Loca, a number - one hit. In the same year she was awarded the CMA Award for " Singer of the Year ". Their next singles were successful. Only at the end of the decade eased their sales. Your " best of " album was recognized in 1998 with a gold record. In 2002 he released an album dedicated to her father at the Epic label.