Artist description Debbie Hennessey draws you in with her emotional connection to a song. Her unique voice is both powerful and soulful. No wonder she constantly attracts new fans. The music is a crossover blend of country/pop influenced by rock and classic Motown. Her debut release, Rustic Heart produced by Rye Randa, is now available at CDBaby.com and Amazon.com..

Music Style A crossover blend of country/pop indluenced by rock and classic Motown.

Musical Influences Varied and vast, old and new, great songs with great vocals. Steve Perry/Journey, Motown, Heart, Trisha Yearwood, Wynonna, Neil Diamond, Rod Stewart, Gladys Knight, Supremes, Four Tops, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Lowen & Navarro, Matchbox 20, Fastball, Tina Turner, Beach Boys, Stevie Nicks, Queen, Brooks & Dunn and on and on.

Similar Artists Trisha Yearwood, Wynonna, Martina McBride, Jamie O'Neal, Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes, Amanda Marshall, Heart, Bonnie Raitt, Jann Arden.

Artist History Debbie Hennessey grew up on both coasts and began performing in public at age 12. While living in the San Francisco bay area, she studied voice and worked as both a solo act and with bands in several genres - rock, country, pop and Motown. She then moved to Los Angeles to further study music, songwriting and voice. Currently she performs with her band in and around Los Angeles. Debbie's first cd Rustic Heart, produced by Rye Randa, was released in November of 2002 and was quickly embraced by fans. Over the last couple of years she has racked up thousands of plays on her MP3 site, with songs going Top-10 and Top-40 on several different charts. Rustic Heart has also been well received by radio overseas, even going so far as to hit #4 on a Demark radio stations phone-in poll, Debbie was the only independent artist on the list that included such artists as Martina McBride, Faith Hill and Trisha Yearwood. Other countries that currently play songs from the CD include: Australia, New Zealand, France, Denmark, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Russia. In May of 2003 the single "Midnight to Cinderella" was officially released to US radio. It ended up as a TOP-20 single on New Music Weekly’s AC40 Chart and in the TOP 100 on the Friday Morning Quarterback’s Top 200 chart. Along the way the song achieved a #1 Debut-Next Up Chart; #1 Chartbound AC40; a Most Added at both New Music Weekly and Friday Morning Quarterback; Top Prime Mover and every week it rated a Stress Trax – a track receiving highest listener response for stations reporting to New Music Weekly. The song is still climbing on the charts so there may still be more good news down the road. US radio promotion is handled by Larry Weir/National Record Promotions. Rustic Heart has been chosen "The Album of the Month" for May/June 2003 by the reviewers of Le Cir du Coyote. A comprehensive French magazine devoted to American Music. Excerpts from the review (translated from French) include the following: "First CD from a remarkably original artist... that inimitable flavor of country/rock/soul... of those visionaries who unanimously unite critical and broad audiences. The Album of the Month without hesitation". - Le Cri du Coyote Just one year after Rustic Heart was released, Debbie was included on 46th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominating Ballot an amazing 6 times, including 4 performances in the best vocal category! Best Female Country Vocal Performance: Any Way I Can; Midnight To Cinderella; Sound of My Love & This Ain't About You. Best Country Song: This Ain't About You, written by Mark Luna. Best Country Album: Rustic Heart Contact info: SqueakyCatMusic debbie_hennessey@hotmail.com www.debbiehennessey.com

Group Members Keyboards-live/studio: Michelle Krell; Guitars, Bass & Piano-studio: Rye Randa; Drums-studio: Gil Gagnon; Guitar-live: John DePatie; Drums-live: Jonathan Mitchell

Albums Rustic Heart

Press Reviews Rustic Heart has been chosen "The Album of the Month" for May/June 2003 by the reviewers of Le Cir du Coyote. A comprehensive French magazine devoted to American Music. http//:countryfr.com/criducoyote Excerpts from the review (translated from French) include the following: "First CD from a remarkably original artist… that inimitable flavor of country/rock/soul… of those visionaries who unanimously unite critical and broad audiences. The Album of the Month without hesitation." - Le Cri du Coyote "I'm quickly becoming a Debbie Hennessey fan and this superb entry (Any Way I Can) is just another reason why!" (Sound of My Love) First class New Country with rich, smooth vocal throughout." --Steve Fields Picks Best Up & Coming New Artists; ....... "(Midnight to Cinderella) With such unique vocals, this is one of three very strong songs currently available on Debbie's site." --Chilled Country; ....... "I had a listen and loved the originality within these vocals (Sound of My Love). You won't expect this so crank it up!" --Restless Country

Additional Info To be placed on Debbie's mailing list send your e-mail or address to debbie_hennessey@hotmail.com.

Location Los Angeles, CA - USA

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