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| Holly with Garth Brooks at the Opry |
HOLLY DUNN IS NOTHING IF NOT VERSATILE. THIS NATIVE OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS BURST ONTO THE COUNTRY
MUSIC SCENE IN THE MID 1980'S, WITH A SELF-PENNED TRIBUTE TO HER PREACHER FATHER CALLED "DADDY'S HANDS." THE SONG
EARNED HOLLY'S FIRST TWO GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS AND SET HER OFF ON A WHIRLWIND CAREER. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 20+ YEARS,
HOLLY RACKED UP THREE GRAMMY AWARD NODS, THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC'S "NEW FEMALE VOCALIST" AWARD (1986) AND THE
COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION'S "HORIZON AWARD." (1987) IN 1989 HOLLY WAS INDUCTED INTO THE FAMED GRAND OLE OPRY CAST
AND ALSO AWARDED "SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR" BY BMI.
ALONG THE WAY, HOLLY HOSTED HER OWN RADIO SHOW ON
WWWW IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN (1997), AND FOR TWO YEARS (2001-02) WAS HOST OF TNN'S "OPRY BACKSTAGE" WEEKLY TELEVISION
SHOW.
HOLLY HAS TOURED THE WORLD EXTENSIVELY THROUGHOUT HER CAREER. SHE HAS RECORDED 10 ALBUMS, AND ACHIEVED AT
LEAST TOP TEN STATUS FOR 14 OF HER SINGLES, REACHING THE COVETED NUMBER ONE SPOT FOUR TIMES. "MILESTONES," HER GREATEST
HITS PACKAGE, WAS CERTIFIED GOLD SHORTLY AFTER RELEASE IN 1991.
BUT... HOLLY'S TALENTS DON'T BEGIN AND END WITH MUSIC.
BECAUSE HER MOTHER IS A TALENTED OIL PAINTER, HOLLY GREW UP WITH A NATURAL LOVE AND TALENT FOR MAKING FINE ART AS WELL. TO
THAT END, IN 2003 HOLLY KEPT A LONG STANDING PROMISE TO HERSELF AND WALKED AWAY FROM THE MUSIC BUSINESS TO PURSUE HER PASSION
FOR ART.
SHE HAS JOKED IN INTERVIEWS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, THAT SHE ONLY MADE MUSIC TO PAY FOR HER ART SUPPLIES. SO
TO NOW BE ABLE TO PURSUE HER CRAFT FULL TIME IS A GIFT THAT HOLLY DOESN'T TAKE LIGHTLY. WITH THE SAME COMBINATION OF HARD
WORK AND GOD GIVEN TALENT, HOLLY IS ONCE AGAIN TURNING HER PASSION INTO SUCCESS.
WORKING PRIMARILY IN PASTEL AND SOME
MIXED MEDIA, HOLLY'S FAVORITE SUBJECTS ARE THE ICONS AND ARCHITECTURE OF AMERICA'S GREAT SOUTHWEST AND THE GREAT STATE OF
TEXAS. HER WORK BORDERS ON PHOTOGRAPHIC WITH A WARM, ALMOST SPIRITUAL LIGHT THAT RADIATES THROUGHOUT.
CURRENTLY, HER
WORK IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND AT ART VENUES (PLEASE REFER TO THE "UPCOMING SHOW" TAB).
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| Holly with Loretta Lynn at the Opry. |
