Terri Clark

小簡介 著名鄉村樂女歌手泰芮-克拉克(Terri Clark)，出生于加拿大，18歲到鄉村音樂重鎮納許維爾追逐音樂夢想，癡迷鄉村天后Reba McEntire、鄉村母女檔The Judds的感覺恍如昨日，轉眼到了發行首張精選輯的時候，Terri Clark回憶起過往時表示:“當我還是個小女孩，我就常抱著吉他，想著鄉村音樂，我從不知道未來會變成什么，會有什么樣的感受，我不曾幻想過這樣的感覺--驚嘆、害怕，以及當你全心全意對音樂付出時。音樂其實就是人生的感覺，我從沒想過精選輯的事…怎么可能?十年過后，我十年來的人生點滴全都在這里。” 10年歌唱旅程中，Terri Clark發表5張專輯，創造11首TOP10單曲，以及450萬張的專輯銷售，獲得美、加兩地無數的音樂獎肯定，其中包括：10座加拿大鄉村音樂獎(4度獲頒年度娛樂界風云人物獎)、2001年朱諾獎最佳鄉村女歌手、’95年Billboard最佳鄉村新進藝人…等。2004年，Terri再獲加拿大鄉村音樂獎4項提名。Terri的巡回演唱資歷相當驚人，曾經與Reba McEntire、Vince Gill、George Strait、George Jones等人同臺開唱。 by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Like her contemporary, Shania Twain, Terri Clark came storming out of Canada and captured the attention of Americas country music industry in the mid-90s. Where Twain incorporated more rock & roll into her music, Clark pretty much stayed close to her country roots, even if those roots were more new country than hardcore honky tonk. Raised in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, Terri Clark (born in Montreal, Canada, August 5, 1968) was born into a musical family. Her grandparents, Ray and Betty Gauthier, were country stars in Canada, opening shows for stars like George Jones and Little Jimmy Dickens, while her mother sang folk songs in local coffeehouses. As a child, Terri listened to her grandparents country records and taught herself how to play guitar. Throughout her adolescence, Clark sang, played, and listened to country music; she was particularly inspired by female artists like Reba McEntire, the Judds, and Linda Ronstadt. Following her high-school graduation in 1987, she moved to Nashville. Upon her arrival, she wandered into Tootsies Orchid Lounge unannounced and asked if she could sing. Surprisingly, she impressed the management and landed a job as the clubs house singer. Though her initial arrival in Nashville was successful, it took Clark quite a long time to work her way into the actual industry. For the next seven years, she sang at clubs and worked odd jobs, all the while trying to land a record contract. During this time, she met and married a fiddler named Ted Stevenson. In 1994, she landed an audition for Mercury Records. After seeing a live performance by Clark, the labels president signed the singer. Clarks eponymous debut album was released in the summer of 1995. Terri Clark was a hit upon its release, spawning the Top Ten hits Better Things to Do, When Boy Meets Girl, and If I Were You, as well as going gold. Clark supported the album with a tour opening for George Strait. In 1996, she was nominated for the Country Music Associations Horizon Award, as well as the Academy of Country Music Awards Best New Female Vocalist. She won a bevy of Canadian Country Music Awards in 1996, including Album of the Year and Single of the Year; she was also named the Top New Female Country Artist of 1995 by Billboard magazine. Her second album, Just the Same, was released in the fall of 1996, preceded by the hit single Poor Poor Pitiful Me. How I Feel followed in 1998. Fearless brought the country chart single A Little Gasoline in fall 2000, and Pain to Kill was released in 2003. Mercury unleashed Clarks Greatest Hits 1994-2004 the next year, followed by Life Goes On in 2005.