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Record Label GMV Nashville
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In Terri Hollowell’s comparatively short career in the music business she achieved enough success to satisfy any other artist performing for more than three times the same period.
A natural for the music business, Terri became interested in a full time career in music during her high school days in her hometown of Jeffersonville, Indiana. Her first real break came when she was signed with Con Brio Records in May 1978. A period of active chart representation followed for Terri. In the following two years after she signed to the record label she had five nationally charted singles including an impressive remake of the Beatle’s tune “Strawberry Fields Forever” which hit the national Billboard charts only seven days after it’s release. Her release of “May I” broke her into the national country top 40 in mid 1979; another first in her career. “It’s Too Soon To Say Goodbye” yielded her first ASCAP Award for chart longevity in October 1979. She performed and appeared on national television in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom and her first album entitled, Just You And Me was well received by critics in all three regions. The album was also released in Canada and several Scandinavian countries.
Terri’s potential was demonstrated in England between 1978 and 1980, where she made five trips. She appeared at the prestigious Wembley Festival, toured with country superstar Don Williams in a national sell out tour, co-hosted four BBC TV Specials, headlined her own club tour, and appeared with artists like Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell on the Portsmouth Festival in 1979. During all those appearances the critics were unanimous in their praise of Terri as a potential superstar in that country’s musical future.
Throughout her development as a performer, Terri repeatedly demonstrated both her talent and her professionalism. Her infectious, bubbling personality, both on and off the stage, enabled her to win many new friends and fans. Her youthful good looks and captivating cuteness won her the hearts of critics and music lovers alike. Terri’s mature country voice won her considerable acclaim from both country and pop music fans and from her peers within the industry.
In 1980, Terri decided that motherhood should take precedence to her musical career. While no longer performing professionally, her voice and music lives on through her recordings.
Terri's classic recordings have been digitally remastered and are available online through iTunes, Amazon and other music services.
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