Artist description Country Music Singer/Rythm Guitarist

Music Style Country

Musical Influences Patsy Cline

Similar Artists Betty has an original and powerful voice but she has been told she sounds like Patsy Cline.

Artist History Betty Dempsey was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She grew up in a family of 5 kids with two Brothers and two sisters, Mother, Leona Dempsey and Father, Jack Dempsey. Betty played the trumpet and the Guitar in Grammar School. She practiced often and the family loved to get together and sing country songs. Soon she became a rhythm guitarist and started giving guitar lessons at the age of 16 to other students. Betty's father often took her to local clubs and made her get up on the stage to sing. Betty is a bit shy but once she got up there she sang her heart out. At the age of 18 she recorded four (4) records for K-ARC Record Company in Nashville, TN. "The Memory of You," written by Betty Dempsey and George Elliot, "Lonesome Without You," written by Betty Dempsey, "Crazy Crazy Crazy Heart" and "Part of a Home" also written by Betty Dempsey. She plans on recording these songs again in the near future. She also recorded a song for Potria record Company, called "Tears Lonely Tears," written by F. Hober. Her most recent recording includes two original songs titled "It's All Gone," written by Sonney Throckmorton, TN and "These Empty Arms," written by John Troy, NJ. Betty's Father was an electrician and traveled often to do jobs around the United States so at the age of 18 she moved up to Jersey City, NJ with the whole family. On April 25, 1970 Betty won an award covering eleven north east states as "Best Female Artist" at "The Golden Nugget" located in Newburgh, NY. Betty started playing country music at several local country clubs such as "The Hurricane" in New York where she played with Eddie Rabbit and Walt Conklin, "The Coral Bar" in East Paterson, "The Pavillion Lounge" in Budd lake which seated over 300 people. "Charlie's Corner," now known as "Krajewski's" in Secaucus, NJ. She played there for several years at other clubs such as the "Rocking Horse" in Union City, NJ, "The Rainbow Inn" in Woodridge, NJ, "The Blue Ribbon Inn" in Hillside, NJ and the "Palomino Club" in Wallington where she played with Mack Sullivan and the Oklahoma Rangers. She was hired at the Palomino Club by the owner Mac Sullivan who stated he don't usually hire woman singers but when he heard Betty sing he changed his mind. Betty was propositioned to take a bus tour throughout the states in 1978. Betty turned this opportunity down in order for her only daughter Kathy to have a stable home life. When I hear her sing in public or at home when I listen to her tapes it often brings tears to my eyes. It may be the intensity of her voice and her feeling behind the music she sings or because I know she worked so hard her whole life playing music and she deserves to have went further than playing in some night club or wedding. I remember going to her house last Christmas and her whole bedroom was covered with Christmas cards and I asked her who are all of these from? She told me they were from her fans. People that follow her around all the time to watch her sing. I couldn't believe it. Over the years she recorded three or four more demo tapes. Her most recent made about 4 years ago. She finally recorded her own song that no one else sang called "It's All Gone" written by a song writer in Tennessee. They played the song on the air at Fairley Dickinson University 89.1 and the DJ Paul Baine called Betty in to do an interview over the radio and played her new song for her. I thought for sure someone would hear her story and hear her song and I thought finally her hard work might pay off. I Just want to say if anyone out there has an interest in a powerful country voice with feeling behind it go and see Betty sing. She plays all kinds of Country from old to new. All of her fans tell her she sounds like Patsy Cline but to me she is better and she is MS. BETTY DEMPSEY. For more info click on go to Artist Website.

Group Members Vocals Betty Dempsey Rythym Guitar Betty Dempsey Vocals Mack Sullivan Steel Guitar John Troy

Instruments Steel Guitar, Rythm Guitar, Drums, Lead Guitar

Albums Country Favorites, Walking After Midnight, Now This is Country "Coming Soon"

Press Reviews Click On Events to see where Betty Dempsey will be playing with Mack Sullivan and the Oklahoma Wranglers next Listen to "LET THERE BE COUNTRY" with PAUL BAINS on WFDU 89.1 FM http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/wfdu/ 9AM to 1PM every Thursday Email macksullivan@yahoo.com mailto:macksullivan@yahoo.com Web Site http://www.geocities.com/macksullivan/band.html Listen to Betty Dempsey on the radio,WFDU-FM 89.1 DJ Paul Bain, Thursday mornings between 10AM and 1PM

Additional Info To purchase Country Favorites CD go to www.cdbaby.com/bettydempsey

Location Greensboro, North Carolina - USA

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