It’s a rarity to see an all female band but this band is an All Star female band who decided to get together to have a little fun and share their talents along side each other on stage to bring you your favorite country cover tunes from the 60‘s – 90‘s. 40 years of great music PLUS their own chart topping hits! Chicks Under Cover isn’t just a band, it’s an event! A crowd pleaser! And you never know who just might join them on the road for a few songs! Featured Vocalists will vary from show to show and may include: Jamie O’Neal, Mandy Barnett, Nikki Nelson, Bekka Bramlett, Jonell Mosser, Tammy Cochran and many more!
FEATURED ARTISTS
MANDY BARNETT: Featured Vocalist
Starred as country music legend Patsy Cline in the stage show “Always . . . Patsy Cline” at the celebrated Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The performances sold out nightly and received rave reviews across the country. Mandy, in role as Patsy, appears on the Decca Records cast recording. Mandy soon signed with Asylum Records where she released her first album as herself, appropriately entitled, “Mandy Barnett.” Mandy later signed with Sire Records within Warner Music Group, Mandy’s Sire Records project paired her with the undisputed pioneer of the Nashville Sound, producer Owen Bradley. She has been featured in “Rolling Stone”, “People”, “Newsweek,” “Interview,” and multiple national newspapers. Performances on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “CBS Sunday Morning,” and PBS’s “Sessions at West 54th”. She has been featured on movie soundtracks, including “A Walk On the Moon,” “Traveller,” “Space Cowboys,” “Election,” “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” and “Crazy.” Mandy also sang on the SpongeBob SquarePants album “The Best Day Ever,” sharing the spotlight with the likes of Brian Wilson, Tommy Ramone, Flaco Jimenez, and NRBQ. In 2012, Mandy’s rendition of “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” was prominently showcased in “Political Animals,” the USA Network television series starring Sigourney Weaver and Ellen Burstyn. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and Rounder Records teamed up for the 2010 exclusive Cracker Barrel store release of Mandy’s Christmas album “Winter Wonderland,” Mandy’s “Sweet Dreams” album, released in 2011 on the Opry Music label and Warner Bros. digital, features Mandy’s renditions of songs previously recorded by Patsy Cline. Mandy’s latest album, “I Can’t Stop Loving You: The Songs of Don Gibson,” debuted in November 2013. It’s a salute to the iconic songs penned by Country Music Hall of Fame member Gibson, whom Mandy befriended a few years prior to his passing in 2003. Mandy continually tours and is a Grand Ole Opry favorite and plays there frequently. Visit www.mandybarnett.com for all information.
ANITA COCHRAN: Featured Vocalist, Band leader, Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Banjo and Mandolin
CMA, ACM nominated Nashville recording artist, musician, songwriter, producer signed with Warner Bros. Records and has recorded several cds. She has had numerous songs at country radio scoring a #1 song across all radio charts including Canada for 2 weeks with her self written song “What If I Said” a duet with Steve Wariner. #1 video on GAC and CMT along with many other videos. She co-starred as Tom Wopat’s love interest in “The Dukes Of Hazzard” film which included 4 of Anita’s original songs. Voted by Gibson Guitar as “Best Female Guitar Player”. Cochran was the winner of the TNN Fan Voted Awards for “Best Vocal Collaboration”. Cochran made her Grand Ole Opry debut in 1996 and instantly became an Opry favorite. Cochran made country music history by being the first female artist to write, produce and play multiple instruments including lead guitar on a debut record. She also made musical history by recording the first ever new recording of a deceased artist on her song “I Wanna Hear A Cheatin’ Song” featuring the vocals of the late Conway Twitty. Later she was also hired by the Twitty family as the musical director of the critically acclaimed musical “The Man, The Music, The Legend” a musical based on Conways life. She was on the soundtrack to “Fire Down Below”, and has had her songs in TV shows. Cochran has performed with artist from Stevie Wonder, Steve Wariner, Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow, James Taylor to Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn. Cochran has also taken her music abroad internationally including Japan, Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland, Poland, Norway, extensive tours thru Canada with Terri Clark. Visit www.anitacochran.com for all information.
JAMIE O’NEAL: Featured Vocalist
Born in Sydney, Australia, O’Neal moved to the US to sing country music. A seasoned entertainer, songwriter and producer, O’Neal became a household name in 2000 with her back to back No. 1 singles, “There Is No Arizona” and “When I Think About Angels.” With multiple hits that followed like “Shiver,” “Tryin’ To Find Atlantis” and “Somebody’s Hero,” O’Neal’s path to stardom was on fire, earning numerous career accolades, including four Grammy nominations, winning ACM’s Top New Female Vocalist and Billboard Awards, has appeared on numerous national television shows such as Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with David Letterman and many others. As a songwriter O’Neal has had numerous songs recorded by other artists such as her song “How Far” the hit recorded by Martina McBride and she has also landed songs on the soundtracks of Bridget Jones’ Diary and When We Were Soldiers, as well as on the ABC smash Desperate Housewives. O’Neal finds herself venturing into new territory. She has launched her new independent record label, Momentum Label Group serving as the label head of Momentum. Visit www.jamieoneal.com for more information.
NIKKI NELSON: Featured Vocalist
THE BAND
MICHELLE POE: Vocals, Bass Guitar
Michelle is a seasoned singer, songwriter and musician after growing up and honing her skills in a family band where she played bass with her mom and step-dad from the age of 8. She moved to Nashville in 1991 to attend Middle Tennessee State University and earned a bachelors degree in Aerospace. She has played bass for artists such as Steve Holy, Dierks Bentley and many others. She currently is on the road with Hank Williams Jr. As an artist she recorded for Dreamworks Records which released “Just One Of The Boys” as her launch to country radio. She also had a duo band with Trick Pony’s Keith Burns as “Burns and Poe” and recorded a second album of music and made several videos. Poe is an active musician along music row. She is single and enjoys the company of her two Yorkies when she is not on the road. Visit www.michellepoe.com for more information.
DEANIE RICHARDSON: Fiddle, Mandolin, Guitar
Richardson is one of Nashville’s most sought after fiddlers. She has been nominated for the Academy of Country Music Awards Top Fiddle Player of the Year in 2010. Deanie has played on Grammy Award winning records. Thriving on diversity, she has shared the stage and/or recording studio with such artists as Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, Dale Ann Bradley, Emmy Lou Harris, Ry Cooder, David Olney, Hank Williams Jr, Del McCoury Band, Marty Stuart, Travis Tritt, Holly Dunn and The Chieftains to name a few. Deanie is currently touring with Bob Seger and just played fiddle on his current record, “Ride Out”. She has appeared on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Conan Show and the Today Show. She had performed in the finest venues including the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, London’s Royal Albert Hall as well as touring all over including France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Scotland, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland. Deanie has had the opportunity to play the wide range of styles that she does so well. She doesn’t limit herself to just the fiddle, Deanie also plays mandolin and acoustic guitar. As Vince Gill was quoted saying about Deanie, “Sometimes great country fiddlers aren’t great bluegrass fiddlers and vice-versa, but she encompasses those styles. She knows the difference and plays the difference.” Visit www.deanierichardson.com for more information.
CHRIS FAULK: Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
Grammy Nominated songwriter, Chris has reached #1 on the Christian music charts and #4 on Billboard’s pop chart. Her songs have been recorded by rock, pop, country, latin & jazz artists, and have been featured in t.v. and motion pictures including the Sony Classics film “Saving Face”. She recorded, edited, composed music for and mixed “Gospels Come To Life” (and 8 cd box set featuring Jaci Velasquez), the “Save America’s Wetlands” campaign for the state of Louisiana, cue score for the movie Prisoner, and as recording artist “Sally Sally” was a featured with 3 songs in the movie I Really Hate My Job. Chris’ re-record of the Carpenters’ classic “Sing” – on which she played all instruments – appears in the movie Once More With Feeling, making it’s debut at the Sundance Film Festival. “Forever On My Mind”, a song she co-wrote with Richard Addrisi (“Never My Love”) is the musical South Street which recently premiered at the Pasadena Playhouse. Her solo piano record, “Winter Music”, has tracks featured in the documentary for the best-selling book Out Of The Easy. A native of southwestern Louisiana, she graduated with honors from Belmont University and resides in Nashville, TN. Visit www.treehousemusicgroup.com for more information.
ROBIN RUDDY: Vocals, Steel Guitar, Guitar, Dobro, Banjo
Grammy Award Winner for “Best Traditional Folk Album in 2005”,
She currently tours with Lynn Anderson playing pedal steel and banjo, and has also worked as a “multi- instrumentalist” with notable artists like Rod Stewart, Ray Stevens, Vince Gill, Deborah Allen, David Ball, Terri Clark and many others. As a song writer her songs have been recorded by artists Kelsey K, Sarah Alison Turner, Holland Marie, Tim Watson, Emma Leigh, Wade Trammell, and many other artists. She is the Author of her second book titled Coconuggets,10-Secrets to Success in a Coconut Shell. The first book is a banjo instructional book called The Ruddy Method- Beginner banjo. Robin and her husband Larry Sheridan currently own and operate, a commercial recording studio in Nashville – The Parlor Studio www.parlorproductions.com, and a publishing company Best Built Songs www.bestbuiltsongs.com where they take pride in creating new music and developing new talent.
NANCY GARDNER: Vocals, Drums
Grammy and ACM nominated musician graduated Cum Laude from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Jazz and Commercial Music. In 1983 she joined Grand Ole Opry legend, Porter Wagoner as a member of his band. In 1986, she and band member Wanda Vick formed the Grammy Nominated band “Wild Rose”, Wild Rose recorded for MCA Universal and later signed with Capitol Records. They had numerous singles at radio. They toured all over the world. Gardner has spent the last 15 years producing and recording independent CD projects, with one highlight being working on a duet with Dolly Parton and Pam Gadd. She has also enjoyed playing live with various artists such as Dolly Parton, Stella Parton, Steve Wariner, Rhonda Vincent and many more.
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