jennifer nettles

Background information Born September 12, 1974 (1974-09-12) (age 34) Origin Douglas, Georgia, USA Genre(s) Country Occupation(s) Musician, Singer-Songwriter Instrument(s) Vocals

Acoustic guitar

Flute

Percussion

Electric Guitar

Bass Guitar

Harmonica

Piano

Years active 1996–Present Label(s) Mercury Nashville (Sugarland) Associated acts Sugarland

The Jennifer Nettles Band

Soul Miner's Daughter Website Jennifer Nettles

Jennifer Odessa Nettles (born September 12, 1974[1] in Douglas, Georgia) is an American Grammy-winning country music artist.[2] She is known primarily for her role as lead vocalist of the duo Sugarland alongside Kristian Bush. Prior to Sugarland's inception, she also fronted Atlanta, Georgia-based bands called Soul Miner's Daughter and Jennifer Nettles Band. She also charted as a duet partner on the country version of rock band Bon Jovi's 2006 single "Who Says You Can't Go Home", a Number One hit on the Billboard charts.[3] Contents [hide] 1 Musical beginnings 2 Sugarland 3 Personal life 4 Activism 5 Discography 5.1 Guest singles 6 Awards 7 References 8 External links //

Musical beginnings

Nettles began performing at school assemblies, Georgia 4-H's Clover & Company clubs,[4] her Southern Baptist church, and at regional theater.

Nettles attended Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia where she studied Sociology and Anthropology.[5] While a student there, Nettles and Cory Jones (who at the time was studying classical guitar at the University of Georgia) formed the group Soul Miner’s Daughter. Performing as both an acoustic duo and with a band, they released two albums: The Sacred and Profane in 1996 and Hallelujah in 1998, both of which were composed of songs written collaboratively by Jones and Nettles.[6]

In 1999, she formed the Jennifer Nettles Band, with whom she released three studio albums and two live albums. The band, who in additon to Nettles was comprised of Brad Sikes (drums), Scott Nicholson (piano), Wesley Lupold (bass), and Mike Cebulski (percussion), was selected the grand prize winner from more than 2000 bands in "The Big Deal $100,000 Music Search" presented by Mars Music and was invited to perform at Lilith Fair in 1999.[7]

Friends Jay Memory and Bubba Dean, who perform as Memory Dean, invited Nettles to sing on their 1999 release Still Hungry Souls. According to Alan Back, writing for The Technique, Georgia Institute of Technology's newspaper, Nettles' vocals "lend a powerful gospel tone to "Fix My Heart," a standout cut on the album."[8]

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In 2003 Nettles teamed up with Kristen Hall and Kristian Bush to form Sugarland. Regarding the trio's collaboration, she said:

"We really wanted to get out of where we had all been as artists and move beyond that to something bigger. Consequently all the songs reflect that; 'Fly Away,' 'Baby Girl,' all of those songs - you speak to the human condition and write what you know in