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Rissi Palmer (born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania)〔(Rissi Palmer adds some more color to country music )〕 is an American country music artist. Palmer debuted in 2007 with the single "Country Girl", which made her the first African-American woman to chart a country song since Dona Mason in 1987.〔("As black woman, Rissi Palmer is country rarity" ) Associated Press. October 19, 2007.〕 "Country Girl" peaked at No. 54 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts, and served as the lead-off single to her self-titled debut album, which also produced the No. 59 hit "Hold on to Me". Also in 2008, Palmer covered "No Air", an R&B hit originally performed by Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown. ==Biography== Palmer was born in Sewickley, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and lived there until moving with her family to Eureka, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, at the age of 12.〔 〕 Her parents were natives of Georgia. Palmer has said her mother, who died when Palmer was seven, "was a huge Patsy Cline fan", while her father loved musicians such as Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Chaka Khan, and Santana.〔("A country singer who bucks custom" ) by Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 21, 2007.〕 Palmer said she knew from a young age that she wanted to sing. As a child, she sang on a Mickey Mouse Club-like local television sponsored group called ''Team 11''. At age 16, she performed country music at the Arkansas State Fair.〔 When she was 19, R&B producers James "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Lewis offered her a deal on their Flyte Tyme Records. Palmer rejected the deal because she said they wanted to turn her "twangy" country style into a "pop/soul hybrid." As she said, "I love R&B and urban music, but it wasn't what I wanted to do. I knew I wouldn't be happy doing that."〔"To Be Young, Gifted and Country: Rissi Palmer Finds Her Place On the Country Music Charts" by Ethan Smith, The Wall Street Journal, September 28, 2007, Page W3.〕 After that, Palmer sang jingles for Barbie commercials, performed on the ''Dance Fever'' television show, and competed on ''Star Search'',〔 all while trying in vain for seven years to land a Nashville recording contract. Palmer was at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver on August 26, 2008 and supported Barack Obama. She was also an invited performer at the White House for the National Tree Lighting Ceremony in December 2008.〔"http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/49863/rissi-palmer-to-perform-for-pres-bush-at-national"〕 After a year and a half long legal dispute, Palmer parted ways with 1720 Entertainment in 2009. She married in 2010 and gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Grace, in June 2011. She currently resides in North Carolina with her husband and daughter.〔"http://www.sixstringstosippycups.blogspot.com/2011/01/why-hello-there.html"〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rissi Palmer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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