Jonna Fitzgerald is an American

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titleholder and musical entertainer. She was crowned

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1985 then Preliminary Talent Winner and 2nd Runner Up to

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. In computer modelling that successfully predicted that Susan Akin would be named Miss America, Fitzgerald's odds were set at 22 to 1. Fitzgerald was a featured entertainer for the 1985 Vice-Presidential Inaugural Ball in

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with Johnnie High's Country Music Revue. Through the years she has shared the stage with artists such as

Janie Fricke Jane Marie Fricke ( ; born December 19, 1947), known professionally as Janie Fricke, is an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, and clothing designer. She has placed seventeen Single (music), singles in the top ten of the ...

Jerry Clower Howard Gerald "Jerry" Clower (September 28, 1926 – August 24, 1998) was an American stand-up comedian. Born and raised in the state of Mississippi, Clower was best known for his stories of the rural South and was given the nickname "The Mouth o ...

, Frenchie Burke, Mason Dixon,

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, Shoji Tabuchi, Johnnie Gimble, and

Charlie Daniels Charles Edward Daniels (October 28, 1936 – July 6, 2020) was an American singer, musician, and songwriter. His music fused rock, country, blues and jazz, pioneering Southern rock. He was best known for his number-one country hit "The De ...

. The

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Revue Association named her “Instrumentalist of the Year” in 1989.

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