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Country Newcomers - 2002

Country music is constantly showcasing new faces. Here are seven of the new artists you will be hearing about in the year 2002. Note: Not all artists had a lot of information available, so I posted what I could find.

Sonny Burgess

Born and raised in: Cleburne, Texas
Label - Music City Records
Debut album released: When In Texas in 2001
First single: "When In Texas"
Opry Debut: August 11, 2001

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Kellie Coffie

Hometown - Oklahoma City
Birthdate - April 22nd
Moved to Nashville - April 2001
Record Label: - Arista Nashville
First Single: "When You Lie Next To Me"
Debut album: Spring 2002
Charity - Children's Charities/Cancer - Leukemia
Musical Influences - The Judds, Doobie Brothers, Olivia Newton-John, Charlie McClain, Amy Grant.
Favorite Artists - Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, Vince Gill, Celine Dion, Faith Hill.
Favorite Albums - Carole King - Tapestry, Amy Grant - Straight Ahead, Earth Wind & Fire - Greatest Hits, Garth Brooks - No Fences
Favorite Movies - Steel Magnolias, Terms of Endearment, When Harry Met Sally.
Favorite TV Shows - ER, The Practice, Friends.
Favorite Actors - Shirley McClaine, Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, Sandra Bullock.

Kevin Denney

Grew up in: Monticello, KY
Label: - Lyric Street
Debut album: coming out in 2002
First Single: - "That's Just Jesse"

Daisy Dern

Born in: Northern California
Favorite Car: '57 T-Bird
Favorite Movie: Gone With the Wind
Favorite Ice Cream: chocolate
Favorite Sport: Shopping!
Studied music at: Berklee School of Music and San Francisco State
Distant cousin to: Bruce Dern and Laura Dern
Label: Mercury Nashville
First Single: "Gettin' Back To You"
Album release: in February 2002

Emerson Drive

Label: DreamWorks
Debut album: February 2002
First single: "I Should Be Sleeping"
Band Members: Brad Mates - vocals, Danick Dupelle - guitar, Jeff Loberg - bass, Chris Hartman - keyboards, Pat Allingham - fiddle, Mike Melancon - drums.
Originated in: Alberta, Canada
Band was originally called: 12-Gage
Changed name to: Emerson Drive from the Emerson Trail which crosses western Alberta and joins the Alaskan Highway.

Brian McComas

Label: Lyric Street
Album due out: Soon.
Musical Influences: Don Williams, George Jones, and Clint Black to Buddy Holly, and James Taylor, Randy Travis, George Strait.
Favorite Sports: Basketball and golf
First single: "Night Disappear With You"

Tommy Shane Steiner

Hometown: Austin, TX
Debut album: Spring 2002
Record Label: RCA
First single: "What If She's An Angel"
Guest appearances on album: - Vince Gill, Richie McDonald (Lonestar), Bridget Wilson ("The Wedding Planner")
Musical Influences: Keith Whitley, Elton John, Restless Heart, Fleetwood Mac, Alan Jackson, Bon Jovi, Vern Gosdin, and The Who.
Family: His mother, father and brother are all former rodeo stars.
First Professional Appearance: Performing "This Man and This Woman" (Clay Walker) for a friend's band in Luchenbach, TX.


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