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== Early Years ==
== Early Years ==


Jessica Lynn was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended Lakeland High School in Westchester County.{{cn}} While in college at Pace University in nearby Pleasantville, New York, Lynn received her Bachelor’s Degree in Adolescent Education and Mathematics and her Master’s Degree in Special Education and graduated with honors while being a member of The Mathematics Honor Society Kappa Mu Epsilon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pace University Journal News|url=http://www.pace.edu/news-release/journal-news-jessica-lynn-homegrown-talent}}</ref>
Jessica Lynn was born in Brooklyn, New York<ref>{{cite web|title=Jessica Lynn, country music's newest star from New York|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/jessica-lynn-country-musics-newest-star-from-new-york/}}</ref> and attended Lakeland High School in Westchester County.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jessica Lynn: Homegrown talent|url=http://www.lohud.com/story/entertainment/2014/09/30/jessica-lynn/16482395/}}</ref> While in college at Pace University in nearby Pleasantville, New York, Lynn received her Bachelor’s Degree in Adolescent Education and Mathematics and her Master’s Degree in Special Education and graduated with honors while being a member of The Mathematics Honor Society Kappa Mu Epsilon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pace University Journal News|url=http://www.pace.edu/news-release/journal-news-jessica-lynn-homegrown-talent}}</ref>


== Music Career ==
== Music Career ==

Revision as of 19:25, 29 May 2016

  • Comment: This may be too soon, but if her recorded works chart then she will meet notability. Be very careful not to exaggerate or to include information that is not in the sources. The TV guide entries do NOT say "PBS special" so you cannot say that here. You will need to find sources that say that. LaMona (talk) 12:59, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

Jessica Lynn
Photo credit: Scott Vincent
Photo credit: Scott Vincent
Background information
BornJanuary 6, 1990
Brooklyn, New York
OriginNew York, United States
GenresCountry
OccupationSinger/Songwriter/Entertainer
Instrument(s)Lead vocals, guitar, piano
Years active2006–present
LabelsDaydreamer Records
Websitejessicalynnmusic.org

Jessica Lynn (January 6, 1990) is a country music singer and songwriter.

Early Years

Jessica Lynn was born in Brooklyn, New York[1] and attended Lakeland High School in Westchester County.[2] While in college at Pace University in nearby Pleasantville, New York, Lynn received her Bachelor’s Degree in Adolescent Education and Mathematics and her Master’s Degree in Special Education and graduated with honors while being a member of The Mathematics Honor Society Kappa Mu Epsilon.[3]

Music Career

At the age of thirteen, Lynn formed her first band and began performing professionally throughout Manhattan. She began playing the piano in middle school and taught herself the guitar and drums in high school.[citation needed]

At sixteen, Lynn penned a song about Alzheimer's disease, entitled "Your Favorite Stranger," which aided in her becoming a published ASCAP writer in the same year. Lynn performed "Your Favorite Stranger" on her father's nationwide PBS television special, Cal - Forever and Beyond...Live In Concert, which was the No. 2 new age concert television special in America, just behind Yanni's Voices. [4][failed verification]

In 2014 she appeared on television in, Jessica Lynn: This Much Fun – Live from the Winery at St. George.[5] In the summer of 2014 she performed at the Country Jam USA,[6] Headwaters Country Jam,[7] and Taste of Country Festival.[8]

Lynn was signed to Round Hill Music in 2014 by Jonnie “Most” Davis as a songwriter and artist where she traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to write and record with some of the most influential songwriters and producers in the industry, such as Clay Mills, Wade Kirby, Trey Bruce, Rachel Proctor, Mike Mobley, Brian White, and Greg Bieck.[citation needed]

In 2015, in support of her second PBS television special, Lynn went on her second nationwide tour, sharing the bill with major country music talent, such as Keith Urban, Thompson Square, and Clint Black.[citation needed] Lynn also went on tour with country music artist Jo Dee Messina.[citation needed]

In 2016 Lynn performed with country music artist and songwriter Phil Vassar at Ridgefield, Connecticut’s Ridgefield Playhouse.[9] Lynn also released her first single and music video, "Not Your Woman," which is the lead single off her forthcoming debut self-titled studio EP.[10]

Lynn's third national tour will begin this summer, where she will perform with country music icons Trace Adkins, Shenandoah, and Loretta Lynn, preceded by her first international tour, where she will headline the American Journeys festival in Cambrai, France before traveling to Canada.[citation needed]

Television Specials

Following Lynn's 2014 PBS special and its success, she was invited to return to the network with a 2015 program.[citation needed] Lynn filmed and recorded her second PBS television special Jessica Lynn- Takin’ Over : Live at The Paramount, which aired nationwide that same year, making its debut in her home state on PBS WNET. Lynn was also featured on the CBS Evening News.[11][12]

Personal Life

On December 19, 2014 Lynn got engaged to her lead guitarist Steven Sterlacci, with whom she co-wrote the tracks “Can’t Get Enough” and “Told Me Yesterday” from her first television special. Lynn’s father and manager, Peter Calamera, plays bass guitar in her band while her mother, Victoria Calamera, is a background vocalist.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Jessica Lynn, country music's newest star from New York".
  2. ^ "Jessica Lynn: Homegrown talent".
  3. ^ "Pace University Journal News".
  4. ^ "Cal's Music".
  5. ^ "TV Guide".
  6. ^ "Country Jam USA - 2014".
  7. ^ "Headwaters Country Jam - 2014".
  8. ^ "Taste of Country Festival - 2014".
  9. ^ "Phil Vassar & Jessica Lynn Perform Jo Dee Messina's "I'm Alright" by Jen Swirsky, NashvilleGab".
  10. ^ "CMT".
  11. ^ "CBS Evening News".
  12. ^ "TV Guide".