Allison Paige McBryar (born May 27, 1982) is an American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
singer.
Early life
Paige was born in
Refugio, Texas
Refugio ( ) is a town in Refugio County, Texas, Refugio County, of which it is the county seat, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 2,890 as of the 2010 United States census, 2010 Census. Refugio is the birthplace of National Baseball H ...
, and began performing in clubs in Texas with Whiskey River when she was 11 years old.
She later joined the dancehall band Rhythm of the Road.
She is of Italian descent.
Recording career
Her first single, a cover of
Skeeter Davis
Skeeter Davis (born Mary Frances Penick; December 30, 1931September 19, 2004) was an American country music singer and songwriter who sang crossover pop music songs including 1962's " The End of the World". She started out as part of the Davis Si ...
' "
The End of the World", was released by
Capitol Records Nashville
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and peaked at number 72 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...
chart in May 2000.
Paige's debut album, ''End of the World'', was released by
Lofton Creek Records in June 2004. A music video was filmed for the first single, "Send a Message."
Discography
Albums
Singles
Music videos
References
1982 births
American women country singers
American country singer-songwriters
American people of Italian descent
Living people
Country musicians from Texas
People from Refugio, Texas
Capitol Records artists
Lofton Creek Records artists
Singer-songwriters from Texas
21st-century American singers
21st-century American women singers
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