I was born and raised in Oldtown, Kentucky, a small town in Greenup County. I have a wonderful husband Larry and 3 great kids: Cody age 14, Corey age 11, and Kaylynn age 10. I grew up in a good size family. I have 2 older sisters and a younger brother and sister. Music has been a big part of my life. I guess I would have to say that I have been singing since I could talk. My first public debut was my kindergarten graduation. I wasn’t crazy about the song my teacher had picked so I went out on stage and sang Harper Valley PTA. I went on from that to singing at the Carter City Jamboree with my uncle Elbert. He was a big influence to me and so was my mom and aunt Dean. They used to get together every weekend and play guitars and sing. That is how I learned to play the guitar I would set and watch them and memorize the chords. My other music influences was Patsy Cline , Hank Jr, Skynyrd, well most of them were. I grew up listening to anything from bluegrass to AC/DC.