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Mandy Barnett
Guest Artist
Born Amanda Carol Barnett, Mandy Barnett began singing as a child. She won Dollywood theme park's Best Country Act talent competition when she was only 10. Soon she began making trips to Nashville with her mother. As a teenager, she was signed by renowned talent scout and producer Jimmy Bowen, and eventually Asylum Records.
An uncompromising singer whose style is rooted in the classic country of Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves, Webb Pierce, and Brenda Lee, Barnett's keen interpretive sense enabled her to delve into a song, study the intricacies of its emotional content, and render a powerful performance through her full-bodied voice. Her torchy delivery on her contemporary yet retro-sounding country and pop-tinged material recalled Patsy Cline, so it's no wonder that, while waiting to record her self-titled debut, she paid her bills by playing the legendary singer four nights a week and 26 weeks a year in the musical production Always...Patsy Cline at the famed Ryman Auditorium. In 1999, she released I've Got a Right to Cry.
Latest CD
Platinum Collection