On December 20, 1983, Rebecca Lee Burr was born into a large extended family with deep southern roots. She was raised in the small farming community of Hahira, Georgia, in the southern part of the state. After graduating from high school, Beckey, with the help of her relatives, left the Valdosta area and moved to Tennessee in order to begin building her music career.

Beckey's parents, Kay Burr and Calvin Burr, were originally from New York and Pennsylvania, respectively. While taking a trip through southern Georgia, they had unexpected car trouble. Because they could not afford to travel any farther, they made Valdosta their home.

Beckey's dad, Calvin, was talented at woodworking, so he used his skills to support his family. The Burr's first child, Beckey's older brother Patrick, entered the world after the family had gotten settled. Six years later, Beckey joined the family. Along with his woodworking job, Calvin spent most of his adult life serving his country in the military. He did several tours of duty, the last of which was Desert Storm. On the night that he arrived home on leave to see his family, Calvin suffered a massive heart attack and passed away. Beckey was only seven years old.

Beckey has always loved to sing. She started singing in church at the age of five, and then as friends and family began to notice her talent, they encouraged her to sing whenever she could. From church she moved on to sing at school, charity functions, country fairs, and festivals, just to name a few.

While singing with a band at an agricultural expo in Tifton, Georgia, Beckey realized for the first time that she wanted to pursue singing as a lifelong career. Since the age of 15, she has been working to achieve this goal.

Beckey loves listening to a variety of music, but her favorite is country music. Some of her musical influences include Faith Hill, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley and her favorite artist, Reba McEntire.

In September 2004, Beckey moved to Nashville to continue building her career. Her first step in the Music City was to complete a 12-song CD as a demo project. Rustic Records, Inc. found Beckey in January 2005, and by the end of the month she had signed her first record deal. On March 21, 2005, Beckey's first single, "Mercy" was released to country radio. The song earned Beckey some nice reviews.

Currently Beckey is working on her first full-length album, and she continues to work on the career that she loves.

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Love Don't Even Know My Name
  Mercy
  Get the Funk Out of Here
     

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