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Splashing onto the
music scene in May of 1999 as a "Maine-Stream
Country
Artist" along with an eight-piece band of talented
musicians (including
Shania Twain's former lead guitarist and bandleader
David Malachowski),
Kelly was unstoppable. She proceeded to perform
at fairs, festivals, charitable events, made television
appearances (CBS-WGME), had her own commercial for(ABC-WMTW)
advertising a show to be held at Hadlock Field (home
of the Maine Seadogs). Kelly and the band was the
first ever to play this well-known field, with an
audience of about 4600 fans. As fall approached
and after having such a great start, she closed
the season with a
bang. Performing at an event, which included the
eyes and ears of Maine's
own (at the time) Governor Angus King and Stephen
King as well as several
local socialites. Kelly now knew she needed her
own material and in the
fall took the band off the road to begin writing
and recording.
Kelly has had the opportunity and
honor to open for several national acts with her
return in the summer of 2000, she opened for Doug
Stone, Brad Paisley, Chalee Tennsion and Shana Petrone.
OP Sail 2000 the Tall Ships, which drew crowds of
an estimated 440,000). Kelly gave two high-energy
performances in witch she performed only her own
material. In the fall of 2000 she recorded her first
CD " Never Say Never" released it in 2001
and it currently has air-play on several overseas
stations as well as a handful of
stations within the U.S. and it's buzz generated
her first Gold Album. With
her return in the summer of 2001, she opened for
Keith Urban, Jennifer Day,
Daryl Worley, Steve Holy and hosted the WPOR Country
Stage during Picnic in
The Park which is now a well known event drawing
folks from all over each
summer.
After a busy summer season, opening
for several artists including Sammy
Kershaw, Jo Dee Messina, in the fall of 2003, Kelly
recorded her second
album at Allaire Studios in New York and had it
mastered by Gateway Studios
in Portland Maine, in February of 2004, through
Bob Ludwig.
www.KellyParkerUSA.com
Currently, Kelly has been off the road and in the
studio recording her Third CD that she also Co-Wrote
lyrically, and
musically, Kelly will be re-assembling her band
to hit the road once again promoting all of her
new material and continuing to captivate audiences
from ages 3 to 93. Kelly is making her self known
to all and having the time of her life doing so…
With great execution, passion, desire,
love, patience and determination,
Kelly will not give up till she reaches all her
goals that she has set forth. She is looking forward
to the future and to the success awaiting her and
those around. |
