Melodie Crittenden (born 1968) is an American
country
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and
Christian music
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artist. Her first album was recorded at the age of nine in
Norman, Oklahoma
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, and was titled ''Melodie Sings''. She traveled around Oklahoma with her family band "The Crittendens", performing at crusade events with evangelist Larry Jones (founder of the "Feed The Children" charity). Later in life, she recorded a self-titled debut album for
Asylum
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Elektra Records
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in 1998, the same year that she charted with her rendition of "
Bless the Broken Road
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" (her version was titled simply "Broken Road");
she would later record the song a second time as a member of the gospel group
Selah
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It is probably either a liturgical-musical mark or an instruction on the reading ...
.
Crittenden has released two studio albums, starting with her self-titled debut in 1998.
A third album, entitled ''The Woman I Am'', was slated for release around 2004
but was never released.
As of 2016, Crittenden is a member of the
Eagles
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tribute band Eaglemaniacs, which also includes Ron Hemby, formerly of
The Buffalo Club
The Buffalo Club was an American country music group from Nashville, Tennessee. The group was composed of Ron Hemby (lead vocals, guitar), John Dittrich (vocals, drums), and Charlie Kelley (vocals, guitar). Hemby was a vocalist in the Christian gro ...
.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Guest singles
Music videos
References
External links
Melodie Crittendenon
Myspace
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1969 births
Living people
People from Shawnee, Oklahoma
American women country singers
American country singer-songwriters
Country musicians from Oklahoma
American performers of Christian music
Asylum Records artists
Singer-songwriters from Oklahoma
21st-century American women singers
21st-century American singers