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Shelby Lynne

Country

1980s - 2010s

A critically acclaimed soul-tinged country singer of the 1990s and 2000s with a deep, fluttering voice, she has also experimented with classic pop, rock, and soul.

Biography

By the time Shelby Lynne, born Shelby Lynne Moorer in Quantico, Virginia, won her Best New Artist Grammy, she'd already completed six albums and had over a decade of recording experience under her belt. Lynne's work ranged through country, blues, Southern soul, roots rock, Western swing, jazz, and adult contemporary pop. Naturally, that eclecticism made her difficult to market, and it also resulted in pressure to record more commercial, radio-friendly material that didn't really suit her. Once Lynne put all the pieces together, she found herself embraced not by the country mainstream, but by rock critics, British audiences, and the alt-country/Americana crowd. ~ Steve Huey

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