She Got The Attention
There was a sea change after she sang the flag and anthem at the National Rodeo in Oklahoma City that year. Even country music legend Red Steagall, who was also performing, was blown away by her voice. To put it simply, he was instrumental in the beginning of her Nashville career. She signed her first record deal with Mercury Records less than a year after making her demo tape.
She Got The Attention
The Very First Single
She wed rodeo star Charlie Battles in 1976, right at the beginning of his career. Aside from that, she also dropped her first official single, “I Don’t Wanna Be a One Night Stand.” It wasn’t a hit, and neither were her subsequent singles, but she kept trying. She sang a version of “Sweet Dreams” by Patsy Cline in 1979, and it made it to #19 on the Billboard country charts. For her, this was just the beginning of her achievements.
The Very First Single
