The
Album:
Whether it's describing the pain of
adultery in DOES HE LOVE YOU or
the last days of a woman with AIDS in SHE
THINKS HIS NAME WAS JOHN, SANDY KNOX
has become well known for her ability to
capture the feelings of real women in
the words of her songs.
This debut album features a
collection of songs about life as a
single, successful woman.
This project is a reflection of
SANDY KNOX's life.
The listener is drawn in as if
sitting beside her as she looks into the
mirror, looking back on a life that has
taken her from Houston to Nashville,
where she became one of the top
songwriters in the music industry.
SANDY KNOX delivers these
poignant messages with a deep, sultry
and knowing voice.
Her words and voice combine to
create a powerful, emotional masterpiece
that provokes laughter and tears.
The
Artist:
With $1,500 in her pocket and not a
friend in town, SANDY KNOX moved to
Nashville at age 24 to pursue
songwriting. Three years later,
she had her first song cut. Her
big break came in 1993, when DIONNE
WARWICK released WHERE MY LIPS HAVE
BEEN as a single. That
followed with REBA McENTIRE recording DOES
HE LOVE YOU as a duet with LINDA
DAVIS. DOES HE LOVE YOU
spent three weeks atop Billboard
Magazine's Country Chart. It also
received a Grammy nomination for Country
Song of the Year and garnered a Grammy
Award for REBA McENTIRE and LINDA DAVIS
for Best Country Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group. DOES HE LOVE YOU
was also recognized by The Academy of
Country Music receiving four
nominations. It took the CMA Award
for Vocal Event of the Year. Some
of the artists who have recorded SANDY
KNOX songs are REBA McENTIRE, NEIL
DIAMOND, PATTI LABELLE, LIZA MINELLI ,
DONNA SUMMER and DIONNE WARWICK.
SANDY is on the list of 1000 WOMEN WE
ADMIRE in Mirabella, a national woman's
magazine. SANDY KNOX served on the
Board of the NSAI (Nashville Songwriter
Association International) for five
years. Sandy lives in Austin now.
She teaches a songwriting course
at The University of Texas, and is on
the Board of Governors for the Grammy
Awards (The National Academy of
Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS).
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