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2006
Talent Showcase Contestants
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Walls
Can Fall |
| Thomas
Robinson |
| Thomas
has been singing his whole life, and sang at Nashville
North in Bensenville, Illinois for fourteen years. |
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Make
Believe |
| John
Watson, Jay, FL |
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multi-instrumentalist, John has been playing and singing
gospel, rock and country music for 20 years. |
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Songwriter - Tribute To Momma |
| Linda
LaBelle, Whitefield, ME |
| I
want to accomplish something great, to be successful
in my music and make my family proud of meÊ -- that
would make me happy even being a "one hit wonder"! |
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Tin
Man |
| Dale
Rhodes, Visalia, CA |
| Dale's
been singing professionally for many years for "family-oriented"
occasions such as; Farmer's Markets, Grand Openings,
Rodeo Dances, Casino's and opened for John Berry at
the Hanford Fox Theater. |
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There's
Your Trouble |
| Melinda
Prestito, Florissant, MO |
| Melinda,
known to her friends as "Mindy Sue", has
been singing since she was only five, and hopes one
day to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. |
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Remembers
When |
| Shan
Keller, Sunbury, PA |
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works full time at Wal-Mart, has two beautiful teen
daughters and loves to sing. Shan has always had her
dream of singing on the "big" stage and making recordings.
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Cold
Wind Blowin |
| Johnny
Vincent, Nashville,TN |
Born
in Coldwater, Michigan, Johnny Vincent started singing
in the school choir in sixth grade.
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Don't
Close Your Eyes |
| Chad
Mobley |
| Only
17, Chad has been singing and performing since he
was nine, and wants to pursue a career in music performance. |
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Now
You Want Me Back |
| Jenna
Canfield, Marco Island, FL |
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only twelve years of age, Jenna has already received
numerous awards and appeared in over twenty vocal
and theatrical performances. |
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When
I Think About Cheatin' |
| Cindy
Powell, Anderson, SC |
| Cindy
began her singing career in church at the age of five,
has three albums to her credit and has toured with
a gospel group. |
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Kiss
of Heaven |
| Ashten
Purviance, Spencer, NE |
| Ashten
Purviance ministers in song at various churches, youth
groups and special events. |
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music
to be posted |
| Cassandra
Partridge, Newport, NH |
| Cassandra
has been singing for 14 years, and by the age of 17
has already appeared in multiple concerts, shows and
pageants. |
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Best
Hallelujah In The House |
| J.
P. Thomas, Sacramento, CA |
| He's
a gospel singer, songwriter and pianist and travels
around in Northern California and would like to share
his music with a larger market! |
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The
Lucky One |
| Cassondra
Wolf, Sand Springs, OK. |
| Just
20 years old, she's been singing in the high school
and church choirs and would like to record a CD. |
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The
One I Loved Back Then |
| Brad
Burchett, Harrodsburg, KY |
| He's
been invited to sing the National Anthem, perform
at Jamborees, Churches and has won contests. He likes
that good ol' traditional country music. |
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Old
Wooden Bridge |
| James
Durham, Jr., Crab Orchard, KY |
| They
call him Thomas and love to hear him sing and play
his guitar. He wrote this song and it comes straight
from his heart! |
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Til
I Get
It Right |
| Vera
Webb, Jeffersonville, GA. |
| She's
been singing all her life. Likes Gospel and Country
music - even wrote a song! |
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I
Can Only Imagine |
| Angela
Portier, Chavin, LA |
| She
plays the piano, sings and writes her own songs. Right
now she's performing her music for weddings and social
events. Does sing a great gospel song too! |
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I'm
Gonna Love You Tonight |
| Kara
Jarrell, Cincinnati, OH |
| She's
performed and traveled locally and has loved singing
Gospel music as well as Country. Kara says, "when
I sing, my entire heart and soul in my music"! |
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Small
Town News |
| Kenyon
Laughrey, St. Cloud, FL |
| He
sings Country Music and All Time Favorites with the
Freegrazers Band and would like to find his way into
the Music Industry! |
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A
Broken Wing |
| Vernallissi
Walker, Hohenwald, TN |
| She
has already recorded her first CD and would like to
become a professional singer one day! |
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Take
Me Away |
| Laci
Shanay Stark, McAlester, OK. |
| She's
only 17 and has performed in many of the Opry Houses
and Jamborees. She's won many awards and she's touring
Europe this summer. |
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Three
Wooden Crosses |
| Mark
Rundquist, Muskegon, MI |
| My
singing background's been mostly singing with Karaoke
and I still strive someday to become a Country Singer,
make CDs and make my hometown proud! |
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| Candice
Hussey, Martinsburg, WV |
| Was
born in Hawaii and now at age 20, she would like to
pursue a music career and be able to perform in front
of a large audience along with a record deal! |
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Don't
Shake It |
| Jason
Davis, Chickasaw, OK |
| Jason'
hot country-rock debut album with his band, DW, features
some great original songwriting. |
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music
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| Kristin
Skeen, Moultrie, GA |
| Although
she can sing all styles, she writes, "I prefer
country!" |
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I'd
Sure Hate to Break Down Here |
| Jill
Kaufman, Lewistown, PA |
| She
grew up in a small town and has been singing gospel
music with her family ever since she was three years
old. With the help from Christie and her friends,
she'd like to pursue her dream of a singing career
in country music. |
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Finally
Stuck... |
| Tamara
Ray, Pinole. CA |
| Tamara'sÊdream
hasÊbeen on hold and after raising her family. She
believes that it's never too late to follow your heart.
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White
Girls Like to Zydeco |
| Holly
Ortego, Eunice, LA |
| White
girls like to Zydeco and she 's invented the genre'
"zyde-country". She's a musician as well as a singer-songwriter
and loves sing and perform on stage. |
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Will
Your Love Always Be There? |
| Richard
Scott, New Port News, Va. - in the Army Reserve |
| Richard's
versatile musical style is evident in his ability
to expand his market place from oldies/pop into the
new country sounds. |
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What
He Does |
| Rachel
Coogle, Louisville, KY |
| With
many awards under her belt she loves to perform on
stage, share her talent and visit with her fans after
the shows. |
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You
and Me |
| Lisa
Osborne, Hueytown, AL |
| Lisa
is very dedicated to her work and her songwriting.
She's right at home on stage, loves to put on a great
show and credits her past success to lots of hard
work and much determination. |
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Other
contestants:
Linda
Joann Ross, Vale, NC
Judy Mae Johnson,
Wautoma, WI
Robert Lee
Ford, Ravencliff, WV
Heather Roberts,
St. Charles, VA
Melissa Messick,
Belton, MO
Boyd Whitlow,
Upton, KY
Erin Scott,
Midland, TX
Brandon Boone,
Five Points, AL
John Dallas
Sword, Jr., Panama City, FL
James Nelson,
Jr., Salem, AR
Leonard Harvey,
Sanford, FL
Bill Gravley,
Wytheville, VA
Melonie Loethen,
Jefferson City, MO
Melanie Scates,
McKenzie, TN
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