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DeAnna started singing at a young age, after her guitar
teacher realized she had a great voice. “When I turned 15,”
she says, “I started singing in bars and from then on I
never had a weekend off until I got married.” The next thing
she knew, her manager Jack McFadden, had gotten her signed
to Warner Bros. and she was on tour, opening for Billy Ray
Cyrus.
While on Warner Bros., she released two singles, “Texas
Sidestep” and “Never Gonna Be Your Fool Again,” but DeAnna
decided that her family was more important than her career
and she tried to retire. However, it didn’t seem to stick.
“Singing is my calling,” she says, “and I missed it.” Once
her son was old enough to not need her as much, she decided
to “get back on the horse and ride it wherever it took me.”
DeAnna signed with Rustic Records, Inc. in January 2008, and
her first single, “I’m a Long Gone Mama,” released to radio
in March. Her big voice gives new life to this popular
staple in the traditional country music repertoire. DeAnna’s
songwriting is one of the industry’s best kept secrets, and
fellow Rustic artist, Nikki Britt, recently cut one of
latest songs, “Any Fool but Me.” DeAnna’s debut album is due
sometime this summer.
So here she is, with some life experience to compliment the
voice that always stops people in their tracks. DeAnna’s got
a new set of songs and a new understanding of what her music
means. Keep on eye on this girl, because you never know what
she might do next.
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