Meet Lou Ann

I've been singing as long as I can remember...to use my East Texas vernacular, "There ain't nothin' else like it!"  Being able to relate to and connect with people through music is a true blessing.

My early female musical influences include Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, to name a few. I love to listen to ALL kinds of music - while country/folk suits my vocal style the best, I love listening to classic rock, Southern rock, blues, pop, classical.  It all depends on what mood I'm in. 

In just the past two years, I've had my eyes opened to the endless possibilities that exist for singers/songwriters RIGHT HERE AT HOME!  I couldn't be more excited about the future, and the opportunities to make music for whoever will sit still long enough to listen! 

I have a wonderful husband, Johnny (married October 30, 2004), and we are raising four kids together.  It's a hectic, wonderful, chaotic life, and I wouldn't have it any other way!

Here are some of the places/events where I've performed over the years:

• Hopkins County Fall Festival, Sulphur Springs, TX
• KETR Live Radio Show at ETSU (now TAMU-Commerce), Commerce, TX
• Earned audition for "You Can Be A Star" televised talent show at Opryland, Nashville, TN
• Performer/back-up vocalist at the Wylie Opry, Wylie, TX
• New Artist of the Year and 1st Runner-Up for Entertainer of the Year, Wylie Opry, Wylie, TX
• "Race for the Cure" Breast Cancer Research Benefit Concert, Camden, AR
• Johnnie High's Country Music Review
• Local Winner True Value Talent Contest sponsored by KMOO, Mineola, TX, 2001
• Runner-Up - NETX Competition, True Value Talent Contest, Hopkins County Civic Center, 2001
• 3rd Place Songwriter - Country Category - NETX Americana Music Festival, Winnsboro, TX  2001
• CASA for Hunt County Benefit Auction, Greenville, TX - 2001, 2002
• 1st Place Country Songwriter - NETX Americana Music Festival, Winnsboro, TX  2002
• NETX Americana Music Festival, Winnsboro, TX  2002
• "Star Select Opry, Mineola, TX  2002
• Hunt County Fair - 2002, 2003 solo artist, and 2004 with "Backroads"
• "Race for the Cure" Breast Cancer Research Benefit Concert, Hunt County, Greenville, TX 2004
• "Rape Crisis and Children's Advocacy Centers" Labor Day Music Marathon, Greenville, TX  2004
• NETX Beef Producer's Annual Meeting, Sulphur Springs, TX  2004

In my copious spare time, some of my "extra curricular" activities include:

• Pianist/music director at Cornerstone Baptist Church, Cumby, TX
• Entertainment Coordinator for annual L-3 Christmas program, "Project Christmas Spirit"
• Entertainment Coordinator for Blackjack Grove Day, annual hometown festival, Cumby, TX
• Local School Board Trustee, Cumby, TX (4th year.......I only do it for the extra money!)