Rhonda Vincent

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Rhonda Vincent

Rhonda on stage. (Amy Miller)
Background information
Born July 13, 1962 (1962-07-13) (age 49)
Origin Greentop, Missouri
Genres Country, Bluegrass
Occupations singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, Mandolin, guitar, fiddle
Years active 1970-present
Labels Rebel, Giant, Rounder
Associated acts Dolly Parton
Alison Krauss
Website Official site

Rhonda Lea Vincent (b. July 13, 1962, Kirksville, Missouri) is a bluegrass singer, songwriter, mandolin player, guitarist, and fiddle player.[1]

Her musical career started as a child in her family's band, The Sally Mountain Show, and has spanned almost four decades. She achieved success in the bluegrass genre in the 1970s and '80s, earning the respect of her mostly male peers for her mastery of the progressive chord structures and multi-range, fast paced vocals intrinsic to bluegrass music.[2]

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[edit] Biography

Vincent was born in Kirksville, Missouri, on Friday, July 13, 1962. She is the oldest of three children, and the only daughter of Johnny and Carolyn Vincent. Her younger brother, Darrin, is a member of the bluegrass group Dailey & Vincent. Rhonda's musical career started when her father bought her a snare drum for her sixth birthday. She played in Queen City, Missouri, in her family's group, The Sally Mountain Show. Rhonda, then age eight, started playing mandolin. She soon excelled and began guitar lessons at ten years old. During her high school and college years, she continued to play in bluegrass groups, but she truly wanted to make it big. In 1985, young Rhonda was involved in A TV series called "You Can Be A Star" that ran on TNN for many years. After winning the competition, she was signed to a recording contract; her first professional performance was with country singer and Grand Ole Opry star Jim Ed Brown. In the 1990s Vincent branched out into mainstream country music but did not enjoy the success anticipated there. With the release of her album Back Home Again in 2000, she returned to bluegrass with the goal of expanding both the musical reach and the accessibility of the genre. Since then she has seen her popularity and acceptance rise and has received acclaim from several music-industry groups. The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) accorded her its Female Vocalist of the Year award for the years 2000 - 2006, plus IBMA Entertainer of the Year in 2001. The Society for Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA) designated her its Entertainer of the Year for 2002 - 2006 inclusive.[3] She also performs with her band, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage.

Vincent married Herb Sandker in 1984. They have two daughters, Sally (b. 1986) and Tensel (b. 1988). On June 8, 2010, Sally wed her mother's fiddle player, Hunter Berry, in Greentop, Missouri, after an eight-year relationship with him. Sally and her younger sister Tensel have since performed with their mother and with Berry, and have begun their own group named Next Best Thing.

On February 19, 2010, Vincent parted from Rounder Records, after ten years with the label.[4] Vincent released her debut album on her own label on September 21, 2010. Taken was released on Upper Management Music and debuted at the top of the Top Bluegrass Albums chart.

On June 7, 2011, Vincent and country legend Gene Watson released a duet album on Upper Management entitled Your Money and My Good Looks. The album entered the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart at number 71.

[edit] Gospel DVD

In an interview with television station KTVO announced that she and her band had recently filmed a live, all-Gospel, DVD at a church in her hometown of Greentop, Missouri.[5] The DVD is expected to be released in early 2012.

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
US B-
grass
[6]		 US Country
[7]		 US
[8]		 US
Heat
[9]		 US Indie
[10]
A Dream Come True — — — — —
Bound for Gloryland
  • Release date: 1991
  • Label: Rebel Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — — — —
New Dreams & Sunshine
  • Release date: 1991
  • Label: Rebel Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — — — —
Timeless & True Love
  • Release date: 1991
  • Label: Rebel Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — — — —
Written in the Stars
  • Release date: October 26, 1993
  • Label: Giant Nashville
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — — — —
Trouble Free — — — — —
Back Home Again
  • Release date: January 11, 2000
  • Label: Rounder Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — — — —
The Storm Still Rages
  • Release date: June 5, 2001
  • Label: Rounder Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 9 59 — — —
'One Step Ahead
  • Release date: April 29, 2003
  • Label: Rounder Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 2 30 — 19 —
Ragin' Live
  • Release date: March 8, 2005
  • Label: Rounder Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 2 55 — — —
All American Bluegrass Girl
  • Release date: May 23, 2006
  • Label: Rounder Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 1 43 — 14 —
Good Thing Going
  • Release date: January 8, 2008
  • Label: Rounder Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 1 35 — 5 —
Destination Life
  • Release date: June 16, 2009
  • Label: Rounder Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 2 52 — 21 —
Taken
  • Release date: September 21, 2010
  • Label: Upper Management
  • Formats: CD, music download
 1 21 131 3 19
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Collaboration albums

Title Details Peak positions
US Country
Your Money and My Good Looks
(with Gene Watson)
  • Release date: June 7, 2011
  • Label: Upper Management
  • Formats: CD, music download
 56

[edit] Compilation albums

Title Details
My Blue Tears
  • Release date: September 24, 2002
  • Label: Rebel Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette

[edit] Holiday albums

Title Details
Beautiful Star: The Christmas Collection
  • Release date: 2006
  • Label: Rounder Records
  • Formats: CD, music download

[edit] Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
[11]
1993 "I'm Not Over You" — Written in the Stars
1994 "What Else Could I Do" —
1995 "What More Do You Want From Me" — Trouble Free
1998 "I Sang Dixie" — Will Sing for Food: The Songs of Dwight Yoakam
2001 "My Sweet Love Ain't Around" — The Storm Still Rages
"Don't Lie" —
2002 "I'm Not Over You" (re-release) —
2003 "You Can't Take It With You When You Go" 58 One Step Ahead
2004 "If Heartaches Had Wings" 48
2005 "I've Forgotten You" 59 Ragin' Live
2006 "Heartbreaker's Alibi" (with Dolly Parton) — All American Bluegrass Girl
"All American Bluegrass Girl" —
2008 "I'm Leavin'" — Good Thing Going
"I Gotta Start Somewhere" —
2009 "Stop the World (And Let Me Off)" — Destination Life
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Featured singles

Year Single Artist Album
2009 "Staying Together" Gene Watson A Taste of the Truth

[edit] Videography

[edit] Music videos

Year Video Director
1993 "I'm Not Over You"
1994 "What Else Could I Do"
1995 "What More Do You Want from Me" R. Brad Murano/Steven T. Miller
1998 "I Sang Dixie"
2002 "I'm Not Over You" Warren P. Sonoda
2003 "You Can't Take It With You When You Go" Brent Hedgecock
"If Heartaches Had Wings" Deaton-Flanigen Productions
2005 "I've Forgotten You" Brent Hedgecock
2006 "Heartbreaker's Alibi" Trey Fanjoy
2008 "I Gotta Start Somewhere" Dallas Henry

[edit] Awards

IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association)

  • Recorded Event of The Year – Clinch Mountain Country, 1999
  • Recorded Event of the Year, 2001
  • Entertainer of the Year 2001
  • Recorded Event of the Year – Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers, 2004
  • Song of the Year – Kentucky Borderline, 2004
  • Female Vocalist of the Year, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,

[edit] References

  1. ^ CMT bio. Accessed July 9, 2007.
  2. ^ "Biography". Rhonda Vincent. Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. http://www.webcitation.org/64iFHIDcQ. Retrieved 2012-01-15. 
  3. ^ VH1 bio
  4. ^ "CMT : News : Rhonda Vincent leaves Rounder Records". CMT News. http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1632264/rhonda-vincent-leaves-rounder-records.jhtml. Retrieved 2010-02-19. 
  5. ^ "Bluegrass Queen performs for the Heartland". 2011-11-13. http://www.heartlandconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=686151. Retrieved 2011-11-14. 
  6. ^ "Rhonda Vincent Album & Song Chart History - Bluegrass Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/rhonda-vincent/chart-history/1549?f=307&g=Albums. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 
  7. ^ "Rhonda Vincent Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/rhonda-vincent/chart-history/1549?f=320&g=Albums. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 
  8. ^ "Rhonda Vincent Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/rhonda-vincent/chart-history/1549. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Rhonda Vincent Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/rhonda-vincent/chart-history/1549?f=324&g=Albums. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 
  10. ^ "Rhonda Vincent Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/rhonda-vincent/chart-history/1549?f=326&g=Albums. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 
  11. ^ "Rhonda Vincent Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/rhonda-vincent/chart-history/1549?f=357&g=Singles. Retrieved October 10, 2010. 

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