Kristin Garner (born in
Owego, New York
Owego is a town in Tioga County, New York, United States. The population was 18,728 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from the Iroquois word ''Ahwaga'', meaning "where the valley widens".
Owego is in the southeastern corner of the cou ...
) 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-songwriter. Garner was signed to
Atlantic Records in the year 2000. Atlantic Records contracted with
Kyle Lehning
Kyle Lehning is an American record producer whose work is mainly in the field of country music. He has produced virtually every album released by Randy Travis, who described their partnership "an interesting relationship." The only exceptions are ...
to produce Garner's first album. While on a promotional radio tour, her debut single "Let's Burn It Down" debuted on the ''
Billboard''
Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 2001 and rose to number 59. Garner performed at
Fan Fair in downtown
Nashville in June 2001.
Atlantic Records (Nashville) closed in 2002 and released all eleven of its signed artists. Garner was one of a few Atlantic artists that were offered deals with other major recording labels. Garner accepted a second recording contract with
Warner Brothers
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...
. After a few unproductive years with Warner, Garner asked for her release.
Garner married Shayne Hill in 2005. They have two children, Jesse and Harper. Hill is currently the lead guitarist for the popular country music band
Sawyer Brown
Sawyer Brown is an American country music band. It was founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by Mark Miller (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard (keyboards, vocals), Bobby Randall (lead guitar, vocals), Joe "Curly" Smyth (drums), and ...
. Garner is on the staff as the worship director of the mega-church Bethel World Outreach church in
Brentwood, Tennessee. Garner and Hill are active in writing and producing Contemporary Christian/Worship songs for
EveryNation, a network of approximately 400 member churches in Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, and the Americas. They have also performed as guest worship leaders for
Trinity Broadcasting Network
The Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) is an international Christian-based broadcast television network and the world's largest religious television network. TBN was headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, until March 3, 2017, when it sold its ...
(TBN), the world-wide Christian television network, as part of their "Praise the Lord" series.
Discography
Singles
References
American women country singers
American country singer-songwriters
Living people
Singer-songwriters from New York (state)
Atlantic Records artists
Warner Music Group artists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Country musicians from New York (state)
21st-century American women
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