B. Audrey Faith Perry, 21 September,
1967, Jackson, Mississippi, USA. Raised in the small
town of Star, Mississippi, USA, the 90s country
singer Faith Hill was singing at family gatherings
from the age of three. She was influenced by Reba
McEntire and formed her first band when she was 17
years old, performing at local rodeos. She moved to
Nashville in 1989 and her first job was selling T-shirts
at the Country Music Fan Fair. Attempts to make a
name for herself in Nashville were fruitless, and
Hill eventually accepted a secretarial job with a
music publisher.
Legend has it that the publisher/singer Gary Morris
urged her to leave the job and take up singing as a
career. She befriended songwriter Gary Burr, who
produced her demo tape, and suitably impressed
Warner Brothers Records. Hill has subsequently
recorded several of Burr's songs, including 'I Would
Be Stronger Than That', 'Just Around The Eyes' and 'Just
About Now'. Her first album was produced by Scott
Hendricks, who had previously had some success with
Brooks And Dunn and Restless Heart. Her sparkling
debut US country single, the rocking 'Wild One',
topped the country charts and she followed it with a
version of Janis Joplin 's 'Piece Of My Heart',
another cheerful country-rocker. Take Me As I Am was
successful, but surgery on her vocal cords delayed
the making of It Matters To Me. This included a song
about wife-beating, 'A Man's Home Is His Castle', a
duet with Shelby Lynne, 'Keep Walkin' On', and a
song written for her by Alan Jackson, 'I Can't Do
That Anymore'. Her regular band features Trey Grey (drums),
Steve Hornbeak (keyboards), Tom Rutledge (guitar,
fiddle), Anthony Joyner (bass), Lou Toomey (lead
guitar), Karen Staley (guitar, vocals) and is
masterminded by dobro and steel guitarist Gary
Carter.
Much of Hill's popularity has been fuelled by having
one of the best touring bands in the business. 'It
Matters To Me' was a further US country chart topper
in 1996. In 1997 she recorded with her husband Tim
McGraw, resulting in the number 1 hit and CMA Award-winning
'It's Your Love'. |
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