Michelle Nixon
Michelle Nixon
Michelle Nixon is a bluegrass and acoustic country music artist. Born Michelle Denice Thurston on December 10, 1963 she grew up in central Virginia where she became involved in music at an early age. Nixon joined her first band at the age of 14, embarking on a musical journey that found her singing a variety of gospel and classic country music with different Virginia based bands. Gathering inspiration and style from, among others, Loretta Lynn and Emmylou Harris, Nixon quickly...
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Girl, you've been everywhere there's been a microphone and a stage.
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It's like, sayonara, thanks for letting us keep your money for a year. Yeah, we're not happy. We got nothing out of this deal.
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We've had a really good tour and a really good year. We have been going at it gangbusters. I guess I did it a little backwards, but I was really committed to being a mother and a wife, and I think people do kind of respect that my priorities were in the right place. I am still juggling that, and it is hard, but I have a great husband who is just awesome, and that helps.
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We have that driving bluegrass authentic and traditional sound, but I don't have your typical real high bluegrass voice. I sing like I sing, and I like to intermingle both audiences. We try to pick selections and songs that really capitalize on that sound.