7:00 PM, January 26th, 2012 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee - LeAnn Rimes will host an incredible evening of Country Music featuring five regional finalists who, after competing at the local and state level, will now perform before a panel of judges for $100,000.00 and the title of "Best New Act in Country Music!"
Tickets are free! For tickets and more information, call the Ryman Box Office at 615.889.3060!
The host hotel for the "Texaco Country Showdown" is the Sheraton Nashville Downtown Hotel at 623 Union Street in downtown Nashville. For reservations, call 800.447.9825.
Laurel Wright started singing at age 4 in & around East Tennessee Churches. She recorded her first cd of gospel songs at the age of seven. At age 10 Laurel started playing the guitar & wrote her first song. At the age of 14, Laurel was a performer on the first ever WIVK Live Radio Show at the Clayton Center for the Arts...
Hi! My name is Keeira Lyn Ford. I grew up in a small town called San Dimas, home of the annual San Dimas Rodeo. When I was ten years old I was hired to film a McDonald's commercial with Garth Brooks. I took a picture with him, he gave me a cd; I was hooked on Country Music ever since...
Shane Martin’s musical style is best described from his latest album “Rewind” and Nashville EMMY award winning engineer/producer Kenny Royster, “Shane is a great singer songwriter on the teetering edge of country, pop, and rock where it's just dangerous enough to be fun.” Shane has been performing around the Minneapolis and Midwest area for over 14 years...
Paisley Van Patten’s songs shoot straight from her soul. The beautiful, edgy singer, songwriter and actress uses the reality of her young life to create music that makes people of all ages laugh, cry and relate to. “I like getting into the car and turning the radio onto a song that makes you realize you’ll be okay,” Paisley says, “You’ll get through it. You’re not alone.”
Gwendlyn Kay an aspiring singer/songwriter and a country girl at heart. God blessed her with a soulful rich voice that mixes perfectly with her passion for country music. She has been entertaining her family from the sweet age of 2, by age 6 she was on the stage at church, the county fairs and local talent contest. Now at the age of 20 her voice has matured...
