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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Leslie Wynn Satcher |
| Born | 1962 |
| Origin | Paris, Texas, United States |
| Genre(s) | Country Bluegrass |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1989 - present |
| Website | http://lesliesatcher.com/ |
Leslie Wynn Satcher (born 1962 in Paris, Texas) is a prolific American country music and bluegrass singer-songwriter. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paris is a city located 98 miles (158 km northeast of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex in Lamar County, Texas, in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paris is a city located 98 miles (158 km northeast of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex in Lamar County, Texas, in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics To date, she has recorded two critically acclaimed albums of her own; in addition, she has co-written several singles for such artists as Martina McBride, Pam Tillis, Gretchen Wilson, Patty Loveless, and Vince Gill. Martina McBride (born Martina Mariea Schiff, July 29, 1966 in Sharon, Kansas, USA) is an American country-pop Pam Tillis (born July 24, 1957 in Plant City Florida) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter and actress Gretchen Frances Wilson (born June 26 1973 in Pocahontas Illinois) is an American Country music artist Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey, January 4, 1957 in Pikeville Kentucky, raised in Elkhorn City Kentucky and Louisville Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American Neotraditional country Singer-songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist
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Leslie grew up in her birthplace of Paris, Texas, where she sung in local churches and schools – an experience which she lists as one of her biggest influences. Paris is a city located 98 miles (158 km northeast of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex in Lamar County, Texas, in the United States. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. [1] In 1989, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue her dream of being a country music singer, but found a niche writing the songs for which she is most well known — including many by notable country music acts like Patty Loveless, Vince Gill, Willie Nelson, and Reba McEntire. Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey, January 4, 1957 in Pikeville Kentucky, raised in Elkhorn City Kentucky and Louisville Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American Neotraditional country Singer-songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is an American Country music singer performer and actress [2][3] Pam Tillis reached #12 on the country charts in 1998 with Satcher's "I Said a Prayer". Pam Tillis (born July 24, 1957 in Plant City Florida) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter and actress In 2002, Martina McBride's performance of her song "When God-Fearin’ Women Get the Blues" reached #8 in the United States, while her 2006 song "Politically Uncorrect", performed by Merle Haggard and Gretchen Wilson, reached #23 and was nominated for a Grammy award. Martina McBride (born Martina Mariea Schiff, July 29, 1966 in Sharon, Kansas, USA) is an American country-pop Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American Country music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter. Gretchen Frances Wilson (born June 26 1973 in Pocahontas Illinois) is an American Country music artist [4]
At the same time, her singing career also began to take off, following her signature with Warner Bros. Records, and the release of her first album Love Letters in 2002. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Love Letters is the full-length major label debut album of Paris Texas native Leslie Satcher. [3] This was followed by the independent release of Creation in 2005, which she has been touring to promote. [5] Her work has met with critical acclaim, with the Texas State Legislature calling her:
[Able] to craft songs that capture the ears and hearts of music lovers and honoring her [. The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of Texas. . . ] for bringing further acclaim to the illustrious musical reputation of the Lone Star State; and, be it further [. . ] an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. [3]
While USA Today listed her as part of a "groundswell" in traditional country and bluegrass music. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. [6] Leslie Satcher currently continues to write and sing, after taking some time off in 2006. [5]