The journey for Teri
began when she started singing in her church at
the age of twelve.
She began taking piano lessons at the age of 6
and continued for ten years learnig the skill and
making music that is pleasant to the ears. At the
age of 22 she began taking voice lessons which spurned
her journey in getting her voice heard. In 1997,
she began writing her own gospel songs, which led
to an opportunity to have two of her songs put on
a compilation CD with David Frizzel, the brother
of well known Country Artist "Lefty Frizzel".
By 1998, Teri found her way into an aquantaince
with Bob Jenkins. After learning of Bob's track
record, which included writing and helping produce
songs for such artists such as Christy Lane and
Lynn Anderson, Teri decided to take a chance and
work with Bob to make her own Cd. With Bob's help,
Teri picked out songs that she felt would fit her
style and her voice. Interestingly enough, Teri
picked ten songs to go onto her album and went back
to her motel room where she learned the first 5
songs recorded in one day and the second set was
learned and recorded the seond day. With songs complete
and ready to go, Teri found herself fighting for
her chance to have some harmonies added in.
After much convincing, Mr. Jenkins was agreeable
to let her prove her abilities to him. If she could
do the harmonies for one song, he had to let her
add harmonies to some of the others. After proving
what she could do, she and Mr. Jenkins added harmonies
to eight of the ten songs on her album.
Teri's influences in her life played a big part
of her love of music. Her father and brother were
the first to help her find a love for Bluegrass
and Country. With an influence from artists' such
as Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt's along with Neil
Diamond and John Denver in her younger years, it's
no wonder that her interests started to lean toward
a country feel.
After a long pause in her ambitions with her album,
Teri has once again renewed her journey toward getting
her album in the hands of people who love music.
The earliest artists that she can remember having
an influence Neil Diamond and John Denver along
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