Lee Ann Womack
Lee Ann developed her interest in music early, helping choose records for her DJ father in the studio. She attended South Plains Junior College in Levelland, Texas, one of the first colleges to offer degrees in country music. She joined the college band, Country Caravan, and toured with them until she moved on to Belmont University in Nashville, and an internship with MCA. She began her songwriting career, working as a staff writer for Tree Publishing, and had songs recorded by Bill Anderson and Ricky Skaggs. Her songwriting and demos led to her own recording contract with Decca and released her debut disc in 1997.
She was launched into the crossover spotlight with the breathtaking anthem "I Hope You Dance" in 2000, but Womack wasn't comfortable as a pop diva. She released a mostly pop holiday disc with The Season For Romance, but she kept her feet firmly planted in country with such performances as a duet with Willie Nelson and backing vocals on the Alan Jackson/George Strait duet, "Murder on Music Row." Her 2005 disc There's More Where That Came From returns Womack to her solid country roots and has earned her a Grammy nomination for the single I May Hate Myself in the Morning."
Previous Grammy Wins:
- Best Country Collaboration With Vocals (with Willie Nelson) - "Mendocino County Line"
Current Grammy Nominations:
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female - "I May Hate Myself in the Morning"
(Bio courtesy of Kathy Coleman)