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SHERRI KING IS FROM KNOXVILLE, TN, 'BIG ORANGE' COUNTRY, HOME OF THE TN 'VOLS'. SHE HAS A BACKGROUND IN DRAMA, BROADWAY MUSICALS AND OPERA. A CLASSICALLY EDUCATED MUSICIAN, SHE PLAYS PIANO AND GUITAR.
WHILE LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY IN 1971, SHERRI SIGNED HER 1ST RECORDING CONTRACT WITH COLUMBIA RECORDS. HER 1ST SINGLE WAS RECORDED IN NASHVILLE, TN, AND MADE IT ON THE BILLBOARD TOP 100.
SHERRI THEN SPENT THE NEXT FEW YEARS PLAYING BOTH SOLO AND WITH BANDS IN ATLANTA,GA, LOUISVILLE,KY, AND INDIANAPOLIS,IN. SHE THEN RETURNED TO NASHVILLE, AND SIGNED WITH UNITED ARTISTS FOR HER 1ST ALBUM, "ALMOST PERSUADED". THE ALBUM DEBUTED WITH OUTSTANDING REVIEWS, AND THE TITLE SINGLE WAS CHOSEN BY BILLBOARD AS A RECOMMENDED TOP SINGLE PICK IN AUGUST 1976. ALL THREE SINGLE RELEASES MADE THE BILLBOARD TOP 100.
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FROM 1977 THROUGH 1979, SHERRI TOURED WITH LEGENDARY STUDIO MUSICIAN AND WORLD RENOWN HARMONICA PLAYER, CHARLIE MCCOY. SHE WAS HIS FEATURED VOCALIST AND PIANO PLAYER AND PART OF HIS BACKUP BAND, BAREFOOT JERRY, SUPERB STUDIO MUSICIANS AS WELL. SHE ALSO PLAYED AT THE OPRYLAND HOTEL AND TRAVELED DOING HER OWN SHOWS IN BETWEEN TOURING WITH CHARLIE MCCOY.
1980 UNTIL 2006, SHERRI HAS CONTINUED TO WRITE MUSIC, PERFORM, RAISE A BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER, ASHLEY, AND LIVE SEVERAL OTHER LIVES AS AN INTERIOR DESIGNER, REAL ESTATE AGENT AND CHURCH MUSIC DIRECTOR. SHE HAS CHOSEN TO BE ON HER OWN AGAIN, "FREE AT LAST", AND HAS COME BACK TO NASHVILLE TO CONTINUE HER CAREER. WITH THE MUSIC SHE CHOOSES, SHERRI EASES EFFORTLESSLY FROM ONE STYLE TO THE NEXT.AND OWNS THEM ALL!
"I'VE SPENT MY ENTIRE PROFESSIONAL MUSICAL LIFE WITH OTHER PEOPLE TRYING TO PUT ME INTO ONE NICHE OR ANOTHER. NOW, I'M HAPPY AS A CLAM GOING FROM ONE MUSICAL 'NOVELETTE' TO THE NEXT JUST BEING THE NEXT CHARACTER. JUST BEING ME."
