The Lord Almighty (first and foremost!) and, of course, Becky & Sonya Isaacs!!! These two women have truly been one of my strongest HUMAN inspiration.
Rhonda Vincent, Carrie Hassler, Alecia Nugent, The Cox Family, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Martina McBride, Claire Lynch, Jane Monheit, Ella Fitzgerald, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Juice Newton, Bobby Taylor, Rhondda Wallace, Brenda Lee, Connie Francis, Patty Paige, Etta James, Roy Orbison, and the late, great Elvis Presley.
One of the hottest up & coming Indie vocalists in the East Tennessee area, Melissa Ellis Benjamin generates a rooted, spicy and Southern essence with a skilled blues/jazz vocal styling.
A well versed songstress, Melissa captivates audiences with her exceptional talent, soul, and energy. With a raw & sultry sound -- this Southern girl sings it all! She not only carries a show with her incredible vocals but with her honesty and vibrant personality! Melissa's style is heavily influenced by a wide range of artists - Etta James, Sonya Isaacs, Ella Fitzgerald, Connie Francis, Brenda Lee, and Loretta Lynn (to only name a few) which explains her versatility.
On her new CD, with classics such as "In the Garden" and "Wayfaring Stranger" she shakes it up with her own renditions of "I'm Gonna Move" (made famous by The Isaacs) and award-winning song "Blue Bayou". Sure to delight is her fun and grassy, self-penned homage to her hometown, "Crossville".
Melissa, thank you for adding me and your invitation what a very amazing website you have. I am proud of you girl and good luck in everything you do you got a talent and potential go for it.
Hi dropping some love on your page and asking for your help ,
all you military supporters,military families, military moms, soldiers
,veterans.
Please go to the website and vote for "America Stands By You" in the
michigan veterans festival its for a good cause read their page. Or go
to my friends and they are my first one on the page click on it. To
vote you just copy the email address for voting for Micheleann and send
them an email and you can enclose a comment about the song and why you
like it for their theme song for our veterans and military. You CAN
VOTE EVERY DAY ONCE A DAY FOR 9 MORE DAYS. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO OUR
MILITARY SUPPORTERS AND VETERANS.
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