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KansasGirl OPEN DUETS Never Been Any Reason by HeadEast Jackson by Johnny Cash and June Carter Picture by Kid Rock and Cheryl Crow Lead Me On by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn Endless Love by Lionel Richie and Dianna Ross and any that I dont know I will try to learn, I love to learn to sing new songs, There are more that I will need to look for in my recordings to add to this list... Hi and thank you for taking time to visit me here.. love to sing, and love everyone that loves to hear me sing. About me and singing here and everywhere else I go..... I sang a lot when I just a little thing, then later in life became shy that teenage thing, then never really picked up where I left off at singing until Sept of 2006 when I went to Nashville and Memphis on a travel bus tour with Holiday Tours of NC, I had tried to build my nerve a year or so earlier in a singing talent contest and that made matters worse, along with a friend that told me that I should stick to songwriting that singing was more her bag, those things really made me want to just sing quietly and if anyone came near I would stop immediately because I had no nerve, I had even tried going to a singing teacher prior to the contest I just mentioned and I would lose my nerve in front of her while she tried to help me learn. Anyway, My trip and God started it all. Before my trip in July I was singing in the bathroom while cleaning the bathtub, at full volume, until I noticed voices near my window, and got quiet right away, I heard a voice, that voice many of us know to be God, not audibly but in my mind and in my heart, saying "Finish the song", well I did it was hard for me to do but I paid attenttion and did it, and I felt so good, I made a promise to God that no matter who asked me, no matter when or where, I would sing for the next person who asked me to sing or gave me an opportunity to, well, He called me on that one during a revival meeting that the friend who said I should leave singing up to her took me to, it had plenty of people who were known to be singers and good ones, in the first, second, and third rows, well, Im loving the music, tapping my feet, clapping my hands, singing along, I thought of how I would love to have the opportunity but knew I probably wouldnt get it, then I thought well. in Gods world anythings possible, but look at all these great singers here, no more had I got the last thought out and the fella up there asked me to help him sing a song I had never heard before, I quickly thought to say no, I do not know that song, but then remembered my promise to Him, The One you dont want to break promises to, so I said "I'll try", and thats all I could do. The minister there said "Just follow me, you'll be OK", So I said a quick prayer for God to be with me in this and He was. The first part came for me to sing and all I could do was to get out something that didnt sound too good at all, gravely may be a good word for that, I thought no you are NOT going to back up now, that was bad, but I will pray and the next part of this song might be better, and it was, I made my self sing out, and thanking God for His presence as I did, He is so good to me... People from other churches attending asked me to come sing for them, and I did three or so weeks later, and did ok, I was thrilled that I was given the faith to do this, I love it!!! I did not really fully get out of my shell till I visited Graceland that place and the life of Elvis Presley, and seeing he was just an average guy that had an average home, just way bigger and much more luxurious than many, that he was a human, and a very very very talented one that used his gift to the fullest, to bring joy to this world, and to earn dollars to give to his favorite charities, he suddenly became someone that I looked up to and respected much much more as an artist, that he painted love into this world, and you know I thought I would like to be the same kind of artist, I kind of disliked the music biz and the persona that alot of todays musicians put out, but having this way of doing things as an example is good for me, I now had a severe case of Elvis fever, and I cannot wait to get back to Graceland for another visit and Beale Street which is in Memphis too, I made myself sing on Beale St, while I was there out loud while I listened to a band, then again when I went to a record store on Beale singing to a song I heard on their speaker, I liked it so much I bought a CD of it (Magic Slim). Then Holiday Tours took us to Nashville, boy what a beautiful town! I told my family they didnt know it yet but, Im getting a house here, I was kidding but will love to see the day Im not kidding, My ideal living would be to have a house in NC and one in Nashville, and of course another in Kansas. They took us to the Opry and showed us Music Row, Tootsies, The Country Music Hall of Fame, and so much more, I had the best time, and while I was at the Opry I recalled Elvis, that yes he was a human on this earth and a good one, these people up there singing are just folks like him, like me... What? did I just think that? My story is to be continued if this website can hold it....ha ha I sing everywhere I can now, and man I have fun! I am now trying to build up my nerve to sing with a band if God hooks me up with one, I have memory problems, and that is a challenge, I can always remember when Im singing with the radio, and memory problems getting up on stage are likely from the ole nerve problem that God is taking away from me day by day, In Feb I got into a singing contest and made it though first, second, and then on the third round my memory quit, but I will be back next yr... That first contest that I went to, back a few years ago before God urging me to finish that song I mentioned above, I couldnt even get into the contest, because I was so nervous about my performance I couldnt remember anything I wanted to do just bits and pieces came out, I bombed, my lungs shut down ( I have COPD ) and that is something else I had to fight that day because we had to walk what felt like half a city block to get to the contest from the parking lot, anyway I felt so embarrassed and so sad, and thats when that friend told me that I should stick to songwriting that singing is more her bag... Thank God I listened to HIM, Im so glad He gave me my voice back. Thank God for karaoke to get me out of my shell, now folks cant shut me up if they wanted to....ha ha love you all...