A classic case of an overnight success that took almost exactly ten years, Tammy Cochran rose to fame in 2001—earning acclaim as country music’s greatest new voice, with comparisons to legends like Patsy Cline—with a personal, heartfelt song whose overwhelming impact came as a complete surprise. "It wasn't supposed to even be a single," she says of her ballad "Angels In Waiting" (from her self-titled debut album), which hit #9 on Billboard's Country Singles Chart on its road to an incredible series of accolades. "I never really thought people beyond my own family would be able to relate to it."
Jessica Cayne Urick’s desire to perform began at the early age of four. Creating song and dance numbers with her big sister and performing them for the family was a regular form of entertainment. Listening to Bonnie Raitt, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Lyle Lovett, Delbert McClinton, Allison Krauss, Vince Gill, and Shania Twain helped shape her own musical style. When she heard her first Dixie Chicks song, she entered her school talent show in 6th Grade and decided she would live her life on stage. Her guitar started going to school with her, and she was writing songs and playing for friends whenever she had the chance. Every spot in town that had karaoke nights, coffee shops, open mic opportunities would be her outlet.
At eleven years old, Jessica wrote her first song titled "Romeo and Juliet," a country-laced, line-dancing tune, and hasn’t stopped since! Her writing is inspired by situations she finds herself in, in addition to observing the lives of her friends and family. Jessica plays guitar and piano (she writes on guitar most of the time) and is learning to play mandolin and fiddle.
RUSTIE BLUE enjoys entertaining people. When she’s performing, she wants to make sure everyone in the audience is having as much fun as she is. “It is really hard to keep me up on the stage. I like to get down where the crowd is. When I’m singing, I’ll dance with them.” Another aspect of fun in Rustie’s shows comes from her unintentional comedic antics. “I don’t have to tell jokes to be funny on stage,” she confesses, “because I’m so accident-prone, that makes people laugh.” To date, Rustie has gotten her hair caught in a sweeper, caught her hair on fire, almost fallen off the stage, and tripped over her own feet while learning a line dance. “When I was on tour in Europe, I was trying to learn to line dance, and I tripped over my two left feet. I literally slide under the table!”
Since January of 2002, CountryAngel's Network has hosted online auction events, raising and donating thousands of dollars to various children's charities, including the Spina Bifida Association and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/Country Cares, among others.
In 2007, CountryAngel's Network began choosing individuals/families as the beneficiaries for their events.
