Crystal Gayle to perform Bushwhacker Days

Saturday, March 1, 2014
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Lorrie Devine, 2014 Bushwhacker Days entertainment coordinator announced Friday, that Crystal Gayle will headline the June 14 entertainment for Bushwhacker Days. Devine said Vernon County native Marci Mitchell will be the opening act.

Devine said she hopes to announce the Friday night lineup, shortly.

Crystal Gayle has been a favorite of audiences of country and popular music since attaining national prominence with her first chart records in the mid-'70s. Perhaps most identified with her classic recording of her timeless signature song, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue," Crystal is also well-known for her multi-format hits, "You've Been Talking In Your Sleep," "When I Dream," "Half the Way" and her duet with Eddie Rabbitt, "Just You and I." Crystal has released more than 20 No. 1 hits and has been awarded numerous times by the Grammy's, the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music, the American Music Awards, and the American Music Operators Association. In 2009, Crystal received her own star on the fabled Hollywood Walk of Fame.

She is currently in the studio, working on a new album. Crystal's most recent album, All My Tomorrows, complements her country heritage. All My Tomorrows, released to outstanding critical response, is a collection of classic American standards that Crystal produced with Jay Patten, her longtime music director. The album bonds her familiar crystalline voice and mature vocal styling with some of the greatest songs in popular music heritage.

"I feel honored to perform these favorite songs that any artist loves to sing, songs with timeless beauty," she said. The 14 selections range from "You Belong to Me," "Smile," "It Had to Be You," "Cry Me A River" and "Sentimental Journey" to Ray Charles' "Hallelujah I Love Him So."

Crystal also found great personal satisfaction in recording two inspirational albums. Her Grammy nominated "Someday" was comprised of mostly original spiritual songs and "He Is Beautiful" contains mostly traditional hymns. These efforts led to Crystal's 2009 induction into the Christian Music Hall of Fame.

Crystal has also contributed songs to three Grammy winning children's albums: Sesame Country (in which she performed a duet with Big Bird), Here comes the Rainbow, and Songs from the Neighborhood -- The Music of Mr. Rogers. Crystal adds her first solo children's album, In My Arms, a collection of lullabies that perfectly suits her warm vocals. "I loved all of these songs immediately and the tender and imaginative production makes In My Arms an album that appeals to children of all ages" she said.

Crystal is a long-time resident of Nashville, Tenn. When Crystal is not touring, she spends much of her personal time with her immediate and extended family. Crystal also makes time for community, school and church involvement. She was the first recipient of the Waterford Crystal "Celebration of Light" award in recognition of her many charitable activities.

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