Currently also appearing with The Drywater Band - Little Bobby Douglas - The Armadillo Playboys
Influences
My influences...hmmm....that would have to be my mom. She has an incredible voice and she was the one I learned from...I mimicked her as a kid then of course that circle of influence grew as I did.
I think you are influenced by everything around you...and I like to surround myself with alot of different sounds and genres of music. I am into everything from Alison Krauss to The Almost...The Eagles to the monster ballads of the eighties (gotta love those!)...I grew up on contemporary Christian music and country artists like Barbara Mandrell, Steve Warnier and Kenny Rogers and George Strait...I'm a huge love song addict!
These days I listen to it all! But country music is still just where it's at for me!
Sounds Like
I have been told I sound like everyone from Olivia Newton John and Alison Krauss to Amy Lee and Trisha Yearwood...none of which I mind being compared to...but it seems everyone has their own opinion. This project is a healthy mix of sounds...I tried to find songs that I would like to listen to. Songs that kind of inspire but stay real. We may get more focused on one particular sound on a future recording, but this one was just about jumping in there and having fun...
It's a great project...I hope you all enjoy it!!
"DIXIE .... HOW I LOVE YA, HOW I LOVE YA ..."
It's not fair to make a grown man cry but that's exactly what Dixie Trahan's heart wrenching vocals did to me as she delivered what I consider the performance of the year while weaving the powerful, Rochelle/Hill ballad, "Little Solder" into the fabric of our time.
But, that performance is only the tip of the Dixie Trahan iceberg.
Track after track on Dixie's self titled freshman outing (Lyn-Lou Records) showcase one of country music's truly magical voices.
From standards like, "Too Far Gone" and "New Moon and Old Flame and You" to brand new songs like "Show Me How" and her own "Back to You & Me," the emotional roller coaster ride Dixie's vocals took me on - with her ability to wrap power and subtlety into a single line of lyric...
and sometimes into a single word - makes me know it won't be too long before the major labels come knocking on her door.
Though this is her first solo album, Dixie is a seasoned entertainer.
When she was nine, her dad, a pastor, took her and the entire family on the road as full-time musical evangelists. They traveled cross-country to perform at churches and meetings. They recorded several albums and even had their own summer show in Branson, Missouri. Dixie toured with the family from age nine to seventeen and has clearly learned how to transfer her ability to communicate with live audiences into the ability to communicate just as personally through her recorded performances.
Having been in the music business for some time, it takes something really special to rev up the ol' goose bumps... On my goose bump scale of 1 to 5 ... 5 being "The Alps" ... Dixie Trahan gets a 6.
Dean Kay -
Mr. Kay is currently a member of the Board of Directors of both The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and The National Music Publishers Association and is a former member of the Boards of both the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music. Contact Box Generated from http://myspacesupport.com
HI DIXIE,
JUST STOPPING BY ON THIS CHILLY FALL SATURDAY MORNING TO SAY HELLO
AND TO LET YOU KNOW I AM THINKING ABOUT YOU. I HOPE YOU HAVE A
BEAUTIFUL SATURDAY AND A WONDERFUL WEEKEND. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S
ALREADY FALL. I HOPE YOU CAN GET OUT AND ENJOY THE FALL WEATHER WHILE
IT'S HERE. I LOVE THE SMELL OF THE CRISP CHILLY FALL AIR AND THE
SMELL OF THE DROPPED LEAVES THAT HAVE CHANGED COLOR. EVERYTHING IS SO
COOL AND CRISP AND SO BEAUTIFUL AND SMELLS SO GOOD. IT'S A WONDERFUL
TIME OF YEAR AND I HOPE THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO ENJOY IT. TAKE CARE MY
SWEET FRIEND AND MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR WEEKEND.
LOVE & HUGGSSS......BONNIE
DIXIE,
I JUST WANTED TO STOP BY AND SAY HELLO AND LET YOU KNOW I AM
THINKING OF YOU MY SWEET FRIEND. I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT FRIDAY AND A
WONDERFUL LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND. I HOPE YOUR LABOR DAY WEEKEND GOES
WELL FOR YOU AND YOU HAVE A GREAT TIME. REST, RELAX, HAVE FUN AND
JUST SIMPLY ENJOY YOURSELF. I HOPE YOU GET TO SPEND LOTS OF TIME WITH
YOUR FAMILY, LOVED ONES AND FRIENDS !!! BEST WISHES TO YOU. I HOPE
THE WEATHER COOPERATES FOR YOU SO YOU CAN FULLY ENJOY THE LONG
WEEKEND. TAKE CARE, BE SAFE BUT MOST OF ALL HAVE LOTS OF FUN
CELEBRATING !!!
LOVE & HUGGSSS.....BONNIE
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) AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEK AHEAD. TAKE CARE AND MAKE
THE MOST OF YOUR DAY !!! SENDING LOTS OF LOVE AND BEST WISHES YOUR WAY
ALWAYS MY SWEET FRIEND.
