JO DEE MESSINA TO PERFORM TWO SPECIAL EVENTS THIS SATURDAY IN NASHVILLE

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DATE: SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

FROM: TODD BRODGINSKI/MITCH SCHNEIDER/ANGELA VILLANUEVA

JO DEE MESSINA

TO PERFORM THIS SATURDAY IN NASHVILLE AT

WOMEN’S RUNNING MAGAZINE’S HALF MARATHON

AS WELL AS AT

THE GRAND OLE OPRY AT RYMAN

Multi-platinum and award-winning country singer/songwriter JO DEE MESSINA will take part in two special events this Saturday (9/25) in Nashville. Just after dawn, JO DEE will sing the national anthem at the “Women’s Running Magazine Women’s Half Marathon Series,” which starts in front of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. JO DEE, an avid runner herself, will also run the associated 5K race. Then later that evening at 9:00PM, she’ll perform at the Grand Ole Opry on the Ryman Stage and will be interviewed on the Opry’s syndicated radio show, “America’s Opry Weekend.” Also performing that evening are Jimmy Wayne and Janie Fricke.

Info on the race can be found here: http://www.womenshalfmarathon.com/nashville/

A list of stations can be found here: http://www.opry.com/tune-in/AOW.html

Recently, JO DEE hosted the St. Jude Music Fest Road Race held in conjunction with the 2010 CMA Music Festival and also performed at the Ryman to aid in the Nashville flood recovery efforts.

On the music front, April 27 marked the release of the critically acclaimed “Unmistakable: Love,” EP of which Billboard’s Wade Jessen said “…arrives at a time when country music finds itself in desperate need of new material from solo female artists who can deliver the goods. Enter the feisty redhead…Her own life experiences bring an authenticity to her vocal delivery…The singer has always known her way around a country ballad, and she wears those shoes comfortably on the soaring ‘Unmistakable’ and the tender ‘I'm Home.’ This is all-grown-up country music, delivered by a seasoned pro who sings with authority about the human condition (5/15/10).” Bill Brotherton of the Boston Herald noted, “These seven tunes (two co-written by Messina, the rest by a posse of pros including ‘Idol’ judge Kara DioGuardi) plus two live acoustic bonus cuts show a more vulnerable, introspective Messina, and they suit her strong, expressive contralto (5/14/10)” and Country Weekly’s Jessica Phillips added, “Jo Dee’s voice is still powerful, honest and evocative, especially on the power ballads ‘I Think About Us’ and ‘Unmistakable’ (2/1/10).”

For more information, check out JO DEE online:
http://www.jodeemessina.com/
http://www.myspace.com/jodeemessina
http://www.facebook.com/jodeemessina
http://twitter.com/jodeemessina

About Jo Dee Messina:

Since breaking onto the music scene in 1996, the multi-platinum and award-winning country singer/songwriter JO DEE MESSINA has scored nine #1 country singles, sold over five million records, received two Grammy nominations and earned various CMA and ACM awards. Her many hits include “Heads Carolina, Tails California,” “Bye Bye,” “I’m Alright,” “Stand Beside Me,” “That’s The Way” and “Bring On The Rain” (a duet with Tim McGraw). Her self-titled 1996 debut album was certified Gold by the RIAA and featured the single "Heads Carolina, Tails California." With four huge radio hits, her second album I’m Alright was certified double platinum and she won the CMA's Horizon Award in 1999. She was the first female country artist to score three multiple-week #1 songs from the same album. The follow-up album, Burn, was certified platinum. She also scored an adult contemporary hit with "Bring on the Rain," with McGraw on harmonies. In addition to headlining concerts, she also toured with Vince Gill, George Strait and the Judds on their reunion tour. Her fame also led to television roles on “Touched by an Angel” and “Nash Bridges.”

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Thu, 2010-09-23 21:00

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JO DEE MESSINA: TO PERFORM THIS SATURDAY IN NASHVILLE AT WOMEN’S RUNNING MAGAZINE’S HALF MARATHON AS WELL AS AT THE GRAND OLE OPRY AT RYMAN