Every time I walk onto the Opry stage, I feel so privileged to be there. Performing on the Opry is a huge honor that I’ve never taken for granted. I was a teenager and was nervous, but also felt at home. And my first real performance on the Opry was during the initial run of the musical Always.Patsy Cline at the Ryman Auditorium, when I portrayed Patsy. I had been backstage a bit when other, older artists invited me. Can you tell us what it was like the first time you were on that iconic stage?Įven as a young child, the Opry seemed so magical. N3-You’ve performed at the Opry many times and last year received the honor of becoming a member. And when I started recording and touring, certainly many of the other female artists I met always shared good advice. The wonderful Seymour Stein, the founder of Sire Records, was another mentor. Owen Bradley-producer of Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Brenda Lee, and producer of my I've Got A Right To Cry album-and his brother Harold Bradley, who was an amazing guitarist, certainly come to mind. My list of mentors is also pretty eclectic. Like her, I enjoy musical variety and exploration. And Linda Ronstadt has always been someone I’ve admired. The way they sang-their phrasings and emotions-resonated with me. Probably, though, my biggest influences were female stylists like Tammy Wynette, Patsy Cline, Connie Francis, Brenda Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, and Sarah Vaughan. They listened to classic country, traditional pop, gospel, and R&B and I listened along with them. As a child, I spent a lot of time with adults, like my relatives, who had eclectic tastes in music. N3-Who have been your mentors and influences along the way? And I had already started recording country music at that age, so some of the emerging country artists at that time were on my radar. Oh, gosh, my playlist was all over the place-country, rock, gospel, pop standards. N3-What was on your playlist as a 14 year old? I was known as the little girl with the big voice! Later on, my mother would take me to local country fairs and venues to sing. My Mom, grandmother, grandfather, aunts, and uncles…many of them sang and played instruments, especially in church. I grew up around music, mostly on my mother’s side. I started singing when I was about five and began performing not long after that. Barnett has enchanted listeners around the globe with her world-class vocals and musical chameleon qualities. Spend an enchanting night of timeless music with one of today’s premier vocalists with her “Nashville Songbook” show that appeals to music fans of all types-who will undoubtedly want to sing along to some of the best-loved tunes of all time!īarnett has built a reputation for her commanding voice and unwavering devotion to classic country and popular standards. Mandy Barnett will perform on Friday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m.
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