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Influences
There are so many but here's a few, Stevie Nicks, Dolly Parton, The Judds, The Carter Family, Gillian Welch, Bonnie Raitt, Reba McEntire.
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Terri Laddusaw was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and was transplanted to SW Missouri as a teenager. She has lived in the Kansas City Metro since 1989 and for the past 10 years has called Lawrence, Kansas home. Terri has been singing for as long as she can remember.
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Growing up the youngest of 3 by 12 years to the day (“I was a surprise!”), Terri was influenced by the music her sister and brother listened to…the folk music of the 60’s as well as the blues and pop/rock of the 70’s; The Beatles, The Stones, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Carole King, Karen Carpenter, as well as the Motown sound. Her early country influences were watching Roy Clark & Buck Owens on Hee Haw with her Grandpa and listening to a Lynn Anderson cassette that was one of the first her dad bought when cassettes were new. She also grew up singing all those good old gospel hymns in church, which is the strong foundation from which she sings.
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As a teenager, she discovered Stevie Nicks and was so enamored she began writing songs and trying to play guitar more seriously. Terri also fell in love with the classic harmony sound of The Judd’s in the 1980’s which brought her right back around to her country roots. While she loves the “new country” sound, Terri prefers to play “unplugged” and keep things more simple. Her music is a mix of country/honkytonk/rock & blues. She’s a folk singer with a lot of different influences mixed in. She has done everything from singing in a choir to musical theatre in college to singing in a local country/rock band for several years in the Kansas City area but her true passion lies in traditional American music. Terri’s family roots run deep into Western Kentucky & Tennessee where her parents and grandparents were all born.
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Terri began playing guitar around the age of 10 but it wasn’t until she discovered Americana Music Academy in Lawrence, Kansas, and took a guitar class that she really became comfortable playing in front of people. “The first few jam sessions I went to, I didn’t take my guitar, now, I wouldn’t dream of showing up without it.” Along with her good friend Michael Paull, Terri is a 2-time state champion in the Ensemble Folk Singing contest at the annual Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships, taking first place in 2003 and 2005.
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Locally, she has worked with Michael Paull, Denny MacMillan, Cindy Novelo, Diane Gillenwater & Jolleen Thorpe of the bluegrass band Pastense, Phil Thompson of Judy Coder & Pride of the Prairie, Rick Faris of The Faris Family, JB King, Ed Brunt, Jim Krause, Joe Picket & Thom Alexander, as well as some extremely talented musicians from the Kansas City area – you know who you are.
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Terri is currently writing and playing out as often as she can and will be recording her own solo project soon. Stay tuned!
I know that you are on your D.C. trip!! AND I know that I forgot your birthday!! I sure hope that you had a great day!!?? and that you are having a great time on your trip! LOTS and LOTS of pics to see when you all get back! Sure do miss you and Love you TONS!! Let me know how it goes and I will talk to you soon! Much Love to you!
Hi Terri!!! I'm still spinning. The 25 Yr Reunion Climax get-together was AWESOME!!!I would've LOVED to have seen you...I'll write back in a few once I settle back in here and tell you all about it!!
Hi Terri!!! I'm not sure how mobile I'll be in Kansas!! I will be relying on the kindness of Kansans ..:) Anywhoo...it would be great to see you and I'm sure the whole trip will pass too quickly...:))
HEY STRANGER!! HOW'S THINGS? WE JUST KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON.. HAHAA THE DAYS JUST FLY... I'M GOING TO HAVE A 7TH GRADER AT THE END OF THE MONTH!!!:p OMGOSH!! LOVE YOU TONZ AND MISS YA TOO
SOOOO HOW IS THE UNPACKIN' GOIN?? HEARD THAT YOU ALL GOT TO VISIT WITH LINDA AND BRYMER?? THAT WAS THE LAST WORD ANYWAY, THAT THEY WERE GOING TO COME AND SAY HEY? HOPE JOHN IS FEELIN' RESTED BY NOW?? MUCH LOVE TO YOU BOTH!!
YOU ARE THE GREATEST! THANK-YOU SO MUCH FOR THE COMMENTS! YES IT WAS SO AWESOME AND WE DO FEEL SO BLESSED! GOOD LUCK ON YOUR MOVE AND BE CAREFUL! I THINK ITS GREAT THAT LINDA IS RIGHT THERE TOO.....IT IS SUCH A SMALL WORLD!!! IT IS WAY TOO FUNNY!!!! I LOVE YOU TERRI! GOD BLESS YOU AND JOHN!
I'M SORRY I HAVENT GOTTEN BACK TO YOU ABOUT EVERYTHING! JUST KNOW THAT I AM PRAYIN' FOR YOU ALL AND JOHN'S FAMILY! MY FRIEND JEANETTE COMES TOMORROW TO STAY THE NIGHT, THEN WE LEAVE WED. FOR MOM AND DAD'S!! BE BACK SUNDAY NIGHT! I HAVE A TONNNN TO DO! WHY DO I PUT MYSELF THROUGH THIS, SOMETIMES I HATE BEING A PERFECTIONIST!UUGGGHH I LOVE YOU TERRI!! TALK TO YOU SOON.........MY DAYZ ARE A BLUR ANYMORE! DON'T FORGET TO...... "THROW THAT AWAY TERRI" LOL!!:)
