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Chely Wright |
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| Location: | New York, New York |
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| Last Login: | Jun 17, 2008 (112 days back) |
About Me |
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| Sign Up For The Chely Wright Mailing List: Click Here To Sign Up Country star Chely Wright is best known for hits such as “Single White Female” and “Shut Up and Drive,” but is also a top notch songwriter in her own right. Through her songs, Chely feels the freedom to write and record songs that mean something to her and is willing to fully share with us what she is about. Wright wrote eight of the 12 songs on her new CD, her sixth album, The Metropolitan Hotel, including the emotionally moving single, “The Bumper of My S.U.V.” The song spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Country Singles Sales chart and touched the hearts of our deployed military and their families around the world . Chely’s music has garnered many accolades and awards from both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music. She received the Academy of Country Music’s Award for Best new Female Artist in 1995 and she has been featured in People magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People” in 2001. But her many charitable endeavors are what fills up her heart. In addition to her talents as an artist and performer, Chely is known for her integrity, business savy and personal contributions Her foundation, Reading, Writing & Rhythm, which she founded in 1999 following the Columbine tragedy, raises money to benefit music education in public schools across America and has approached the One million dollar mark in funds raised for this cause. In 2003, she was named “Woman of the Year” by the American Legion Auxiliary and “Kansan of the Year” for her career achievements, her charity work and her support of the U.S. armed forces. She was recognized by MENC in 2001 with its “Stand Up For Music Award” and in 2002, she was presented with their “Fame Award” for her with with her Reading, Writing and Rhythm Foundation. Coming from a military family, Chely’s lifelong support of the troops began with performances at Veteran’s Hospitals and military funerals during her childhood and in the last 10 years has taken her all over the world to entertain our deployed troops including performances in Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Germany, 2 trips to Iraq and most recently a trip to remote military outposts in Afghanistan. Click Here To Go To Chely's Official Web Site: chely.com CHELY'S ALBUMS Click here to order Chely's CD's Order Chely's CD's |
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Music:Member Since: 12/27/2005Band Website: chely.com Band Members: WELCOME MESSAGE FROM CHELY Chely's The Definitive Collection CD Features 1 SMASHES "Single White Female" & "The Bumper Of My S.U.V". Also the top 10 Hits "It Was", "Jezebel", "Never Love You Enough", "Back of the Bottom Drawer" plus 12 more tracks" click on CD cover to order Chely'Performing Bumper Of My SUV on the Opry Get Your Own! | View Slideshow Influences: Bruce Springsteen Loretta Lynn Buck Owens Dolly Parton Patty Griffin Alison Krauss Sheryl Crow Rodney Crowell Sounds Like: BOOKING: Monterey Peninsula Artists 615-251-4400 MANAGEMENT: Russell Carter Artist Management 567 Ralph McGill Blvd. Atlanta, GA 30312 phone: (404) 377-9900 fax: (404) 377-5131 email: russell.rcam@gmail.com 404-377-9900 Record Label: Vanguard Records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Country / Indie / Alternative) |
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My Blog |
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May 17th Video Blog From Chely |
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Chely Video Blog... Posted by Chely Wright on Sun, 18 May 2008 09:47:00 PST |
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FREE Chely Concert in KANSAS! |
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| Chely will be performing FREE concert on May 24th in Mayetta, KS at the Prairie Band Casino. Show time is 10 PM. There will be a fan club meet & greet before the show. Fan club may request a meet & g... Posted by Chely Wright on Sat, 17 May 2008 11:06:00 PST |
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Check out this video: Video Blog From Korea |
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| Check out this video: Video Blog From Korea
..Add to My Profile | More Videos... Posted by Chely Wright on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:35:00 PST |
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Check out this video: Chely at Airport on way to S. Korea |
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| Check out this video: Chely at Airport on way to S. Korea
..Add to My Profile | More Videos... Posted by Chely Wright on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:21:00 PST |
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Chely Speaking to a J.H.S. in Staten Island, NY |
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Chely visited a J.H.S. in Staten Island, NY for a RW&R presentation.... Posted by Chely Wright on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:42:00 PST |
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New Chely Wright Music |
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| We are so excited to announce that Chely will be releasing her seventhstudio album "Notes To The Coroner" on September 9th. The album will bereleased on Vanguard Records. All songs were written by Ch... Posted by Chely Wright on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:40:00 PST |
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NEW CHELY VIDEO BLOG |
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| ... Posted by Chely Wright on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:15:00 PST |
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Christmas Eve 07 Chely Video Blog |
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| if you cant view here-go to: www.youtube.com/chelywright... Posted by Chely Wright on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 10:52:00 PST |
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Mindy Smiths My Holiday Out NOW!! Featuring 3 songs written by Chely |
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| Make sure you pick up a copy of Mindy Smith's holiday album, My Holiday, in stores today. It's the perfect accessory for the upcoming holiday season and will make an excellent gift for all your loved ... Posted by Chely Wright on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:54:00 PST |
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New Chely Music...Kinda |
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| CHELY FANS
We know you are awaiting new music from Chely. Her new album wont be released till Spring 08 BUT, in the meantime go to Mindy Smith's My Space http://www.myspace.com/mindysmith
... Posted by Chely Wright on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 08:35:00 PST |
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