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Kelly Willis's Bio:
Check out Rob's photograph of Shawn Colvin from the same evening.
Kelly Willis tours a considerable amount. When she is in Austin she appears in venues such as the One World Theater. She has taken some time from her touring and work away from home to devote herself to motherhood since her marriage to Bruce Robison.
Kelly Willis appeared in People Magazine's "Prettiest People" issue. While not related to her singing or songwriting ability, it certainly fits in with her Hollywood-like "discovery" and record company signing. The story is that Kelly was singing at the Continental Club when Nanci Griffith happened in. A phone call went from Nanci to an MCA record producer, and 1990's Well Travelled Love is the result. Kelly released three albums with MCA including the 1993 album Kelly Willis. A CD entitled What I Deserve was released in February 1999 on a new label, Rykodisc. It garnered rave reviews from around the world.
Kelly was part of Lilith Fair. She's done a stint with Austin City Limits on public television. In short, she's made the transition to a national star, but she still lives and appears in Austin.
In addition to her own albums, Kelly has songs on at least fourteen compilation CDs, including the soundtrack from the movie Thelma and Louise. Her music has charted all around the world. She is especially popular in Europe. Since her marriage to Bruce Robison, she has been part of an extended family of country music professionals that include Bruce's brother Charlie and members of The Dixie Chicks.
Find out more about this musician, her albums, her life, and her singing at her website. You can get her albums from amazon.com.
Winner MusicAustin's Austin's Best Albums Award for 1999!
