Jo Dee Messina
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Jo Dee Messina Biography
Part of country music's late-'90s crop of female crossover
stars, Jo Dee Messina's appeal nonetheless remained more with country
fans than pop audiences. Messina was born August 25, 1970, in
Framingham, MA, and grew up in nearby Holliston. She sang in musical
plays starting at age eight but discovered country music at age 12 and
got hooked on the likes of the Judds, Reba McEntire, and Dolly Parton.
She soon started performing live, and by 16 she was playing local clubs
with a rhythm section made up of her brother and sister. At age 19, she
moved to Nashville in search of greater exposure and sang regularly for
prize money in local talent competitions. One win led to a regular gig
on the radio show Live at Libby's, which in turn caught the interest of
producer Byron Gallimore, who helped her assemble a demo tape.
Gallimore was also working with the young Tim McGraw around the same
time, and Messina befriended him. Backstage at one of his concerts,
Messina met an executive from his label, Curb, and jokingly suggested
that they needed a redhead. Producer James Stroud, who had just heard
Messina's demo, stepped up to vouch for her, and she soon wound up on
Curb, with Gallimore and McGraw serving as her producers.
Messina's self-titled debut album was released in 1996 and gave her two
Top Ten hits in Heads Carolina, Tails California (number two) and
You're Not in Kansas Anymore. The album sold well, setting the stage
for Messina's star-making sophomore effort, I'm Alright. Released in
1998, it made Messina the first female country artist to score three
multiple-week number one hits from the same album: Bye Bye, I'm
Alright, and Stand Beside Her. She nearly had a fourth, but Lesson
in Leavin' stalled at number two. Honored by both the CMA and ACM in
1999, Messina staked out even pop-friendlier territory on her third
album, 2000's Burn. It became her first number one album, and the lead
single, That's the Way, her fourth number one single. Two more Top
Tens followed in Burn and Downtime, and a fourth single, the Tim
McGraw duet Bring on the Rain, also topped the charts, helping Burn
sell over a million copies. Messina followed it with the holiday album
A Joyful Noise in late 2002, and just months later, with only three
albums to her credit, Curb released a Greatest Hits compilation.
Finally, in 2005, she released her official follow-up to Burn,
Delicious Surprise. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
Written by Steve Huey