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Shelby Lynn Moore1968年10月22日出生于美國佛吉尼亞州Quantico市。極具天賦的她是在阿拉巴馬州Jackson市長大的，她的一生極具戲劇色彩，簡直就是一部肥皂劇，因為與父親經常發生爭吵，父親甚至謊稱她有罪而讓法院將她關進了監獄。后來，她又親眼目睹父親用槍將母親殺死后又自殺。18歲那年，Lynn第一次出現在納什維爾新星選秀會上，她用她獨特的厚重嗓音顯示出自己是一名非常有潛質的歌手。不久，Billy Sherrill就主動提出為她錄制唱片，1989年，Lynn出版了首張專輯，其中包括她的代表作《I Love You So Much It Hurts》以及《I'm Confessin》。她的第一首單曲《If I Could Bottle This Up》是與Sherrill旗下的另外一位歌手George Jones共同演唱的。Lynne以她的歌聲和表演顯示出，她是一名非常敬業的鄉村歌手，但在每次面對攝像師的鏡頭時，她卻顯得非常緊張，不知道怎樣才能露出自己迷人的微笑。 這一弱點使她在后來與唱片公司簽約時遇到了一些麻煩，尤其在與Epic唱片公司合同期滿之后她在一段時間之內竟然找不到新的東家。Lynn的專輯《Temptation》是一張帶有極端色彩的專輯，其間采用了很多的管弦樂器，聽起來更象是Harry Connick Jnr的風格而不象是鄉村音樂。另外，一部名為《Feelin' Kind Of Lonely Tonight》的電視音樂片顯示出Lynn希望參加管弦樂隊演出的強烈愿望，這是她首次成為樂隊的一員。Lynn是一個不安于從事一種創作固定音樂創作的人，于是她很快又由爵士樂和搖滾樂回到了鄉村音樂的領域。但是，盡管Lynn的音樂天賦極強，但她在美國音樂排行榜上卻并未占據前列的位置。她與Bill Bottrell共同錄制的一首優秀單曲《I Am Shelby Lynne》主要面向歐洲市場，這多少反映出她在美國的受歡迎程度不高這一事實。 By the time Shelby Lynne won her Best New Artist Grammy, she'd already completed six albums and had over a decade of recording experience under her belt. Yet in a way, the award was appropriate, since I Am Shelby Lynne was the album that finally found her taking control of her music, following years of casting about in search of an identity. Lynne's work ranged through country, blues, Southern soul, roots rock, Western swing, jazz, and adult contemporary pop; naturally, that eclecticism made her difficult to market, and it also resulted in pressure to record more commercial, radio-friendly material that didn't really suit her. Once Lynne put all the pieces together, she found herself embraced not by the country mainstream, but by rock critics, British audiences, and the alt-country/Americana crowd. Lynne was born Shelby Lynne Moorer in Quantico, VA, in 1968 and grew up mostly in Jackson, AL. Her father was a local bandleader and her mother a harmony-singing teacher, and as children, she and her younger sister Allison — later a country recording artist in her own right — sometimes joined their parents on-stage to sing along. However, Lynne's father was a violent alcoholic who at one point had her thrown in jail; when Lynne was 17, he shot his wife dead in the family's driveway, then turned the gun on himself while his daughters looked on. Lynne took charge of raising her sister and married her high-school sweetheart (albeit briefly) prior to their move to Nashville. There, Lynne recorded some demo songs, which landed her an appearance on TNN's Nashville Now series. That in turn led to a duet with George Jones, 1988's Top 50 hit "If I Could Bottle This Up," and a record deal with Epic, where Lynne teamed with legendary producer Billy Sherrill for her 1989 debut album Sunrise. The follow-up, 1990's Tough All Over, took more of a Reba McEntire-esque direction, and 1991's Soft Talk found Lynne moving into slick country-pop. Lynne placed several songs on the country charts during this period, but none managed to break into the Top 20. Critics generally regarded her as a promising talent, and she even won the CMA's Horizon Award (given to the year's top emerging artist) in 1991. However, she was tiring of the lack of control she was afforded over her image and musical direction. She split from Epic and signed with the smaller Morgan Creek label, debuting with 1993's Temptation, an exercise in Bob Wills-style Western swing and big band jazz. Unfortunately, the label folded not long after, and she moved on to Magnatone for 1995's Restless, which marked a return to contemporary-style country. Afterward, Lynne disappeared from recording for several years. During that time, she moved to Palm Springs, CA, and convinced producer Bill Bottrell — best known for his early work with Sheryl Crow — to work on her next album. Lynne signed with Island Records and finally returned in 2000 with I Am Shelby Lynne. Effectively a roots rock album with Sheryl Crow overtones and strong hints of Lynne's eclecticism, the record was greeted enthusiastically in the U.K. and was released in the U.S. several months later. Positive word of mouth led to effusive critical praise, with many hailing I Am Shelby Lynne as a major statement of purpose as confident as its title's declaration. It won her a Grammy for Best New Artist in early 2001, and she began working on a follow-up with producer Glen Ballard, best known for his work with Alanis Morissette. Love, Shelby appeared later in 2001 but was received with confusion and disappointment by many reviewers, mainly because of its smoother, less country-infused production. Two years later, Lynne returned to form with Identity Crisis. Her debut release for Capitol, it was her most sensitive album yet. Suit Yourself appeared in spring 2005. In 2008 an homage to Dusty Springfield, Just a Little Lovin', produced by Phil Ramone, was released on Lost Highway.