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Becca Dalrymple
To say that
Becca Dalrymple fell into music by accident is both accurate and
misleading. Unlike many a country artist’s story that’s peppered with
vague childhood memories of countless performances at county fairs and
church programs, Becca’s recollection of her first “public” performance is
vivid.
So filled with anxiety was she, that she refused to face the
family and friends gathered in the backyard that warm summer day. Instead,
she focused intently on her grandfather’s guitar picking, while shyly
belting out the Connie Smith country standards that she had grown
accustomed to hearing her mother sing at such family gatherings – songs
like “For Then and Only Then,” and “Cincinnati, Ohio.” Such shyness could
be expected of a child, but Becca was already a woman of nineteen, and the
idea of performing for anyone had never crossed her mind.
The
nervous excitement of the experience sparked something in Becca that would
lead her to spend the next few years carving out a place for herself in
the Texas music scene. Along the way, she would forge friendships with
notable songwriters like Bobby Boyd and Mike Blakely, and catch the eye
(and ear) of movie actor/screenwriter/director Barry Tubb (Top Gun, Grand
Champion).
Having grown up in Stephenville, Texas, “The Cowboy
Capital of the World,” it is perhaps not so surprising that Becca would
quickly make a name for herself among the many opries and professional
rodeos so prevalent in Central Texas. Honing her craft with the likes of
Kitty Wells, Hank Thompson, Werner Mack and LeAnn Rimes, Becca was honored
as “Female Vocalist of the Year” for five consecutive years at the Cross
Timbers Country Opry, was a finalist for “Female Vocalist” and “New Look
Vocalist” at the Wylie Country Opry, and was a finalist for “Female
Vocalist of the Year” at the prestigious Johnny High Country Music Revue
(which spawned the careers of LeAnn Rimes, Linda Davis, and Larry
Gatlin).
Becca has performed for numerous packed arenas on the PBR
Budlight Cup Series, the Texas Circuit Finals, and the Mesquite
Championship Rodeo, among others. The release of her first CD, “I Can Do
Anything,” landed her gigs with Charlie Robison, Gary P. Nunn, Tommy
Alverson, Eleven Hundred Springs, Max Stalling, and many
others.
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