Occupation:

vocalist

Company Name:

JULIA ANN BAND

About Me:

julia ann has been singing since she was old enough to make a sound. she grew up singing in the church choir & then began to study music in elementary school. she did several musicals such as "annie get your gun," "annie," "hello dolly," "the sound of music," "grease" (to name a few). she studied piano under the late nancy atkins, & hannah england. she has been trained vocally by ruth mosley, dr.bob johnson & the late dr. julian doke brookshire. @ the age of 15 she was accepted to the NC SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. she received "superior ratings" in solo & ensamble 8-12 grades. she performed for the NC JR. SYMPHONY @ the age of 9 & stopped @ the age of 12. she was in chorus & show choir several yrs. she also played in jazz band in high school. in '92 she won jr. miss. america & recieved a perfect score in the miss.america pageant system in '93. (julia is also a miss. america sanctioned judge.) she won several talent shows growing up but soon decided that she didnt want her love of music to be judged or used as a competition. she simply wanted to perform. @ the age of 18 she toured w/her first southern gospel group "the gospel travelers." she came off the road w/them & went back out w/a country venue "tripple take." in '95 she was 1 of 7 performers choosen from 1500 people in dollywood to perform in the "fire on the mountain show." she only performed 3 weeks & was diagnosed w/cancer. this tragic report sent the performer home to NC to battle this horrible disease. the following 9 yrs julia ann had over 24 seperate procedures for various types of cancer through out her body. she was told in '06 that she would never sing again. the cancer had moved from her thyroid to her throat & had to be removed. that didnt stop this driven young woman. less than a month after surgery she was on the rd singing better than ever. in the past 3 yrs she has sang w/"mountain top express," "leicester country grass," "flat broke," & now has her band "laurel ridge bluegrass." she also does some traveling w/the "bluegrass buffet band" which is made up of members of "laurel ridge," "buncombe turnpike," "bostic yard," "high windy," & "balsam range." julia also plays mandolin & teaches voice lessons. she has opened up for the "blackwood quartet" & performed regularly @ "ghost town in the sky" theme park as well as the "carolina nights theater" & "the carolina opry." this past yr she played "bluegrass first class" in asheville nc w/ many of bluegrass best acts. she has 2 solo cd's out & a live cd w/her band. her unique sound & wonderful testimony is what makes this vocalist stand heads above the rest! she will make you laugh, cry, smile, think, & ALWAYS leave you breathless...

Number of years working in Nashville area:

new to the area

Number of years in the music business:

20 yrs