Messina performs at the White House
Messina welcomed the roughly 5,000 attendees with a performance of her hits and then was whisked away to meet President Bush. The crowd was filled with the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and other political dignitaries.
"The night was wonderful. I was surprised at how many folks attended both concerts. They stayed until the very end singing every word to every song. My band, once again, made me proud by stepping up to do an extra show. We rocked the house," Messina said with a laugh "As for Trace, I wish him a speedy recovery."
Messina has been working on her next studio album, set to be released this Fall on Curb Records. Her first single "Biker Chick," which Messina co-produced with Jerry Flowers, will be going for radio adds on July 9th.
More news for Jo Dee Messina
- 07/16/24: Messina extends tour
- 07/07/23: Messina wants "Just To Be Loved"
- 03/10/23: Bush, Messina release discs
- 09/07/17: Messina discloses she has cancer
- 01/20/15: Messina sings at hockey all star game
- 01/16/14: Messina announces "Me"
- 08/20/13: For Messina, the winner is...
- 06/21/13: Messina successfully kick starts new CD
CD reviews for Jo Dee Messina
Jo Dee Messina wears her defiance on her sleeve. She leaves no doubt what she has in mind on her new disc from the title (don't think of that as being egotistical) to the instrumentation where the first instruments you hear is the banjo to Messina's proclamation:
"I've paid my dues, gotten bent and bruised/I've walked a 1,000 miles in these shoes/I'm here and I'm well/I've felt the fire; I've been through hell/I'm a little out of breath/But baby ...
If at first you don't succeed, your record company will punish you. That's what Jo Dee Messina learned in the past five years. What was one new album has now been converted into a trilogy of EPs to be released over the course of 2010 and grouped loosely by topic. This breaks the deadlock of Messina's wish to offer up all the new music she's been making against the business requirement of a monster hit. Messina's had a lot of those (nine number ones), so maybe it wasn't wholly unfair. ...
Despite the phallic guitar fondling on the enclosed poster, Jo Dee Messina's latest targets mainstream country's chief demographic - women. The 12-song set sports the usual Bryon Gallimore - Tim McGraw bag of tricks - '70s rock guitars and heavy pop chorus augmented with smatterings of hard fiddle, twangy Dobro and banjo. Yet, Messina's brassy humor, positive attitude and full-throated passion triumphs over the formulaic production chops.
Messina's sassy asides transform "My Give a Damn's Busted" ...
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