Do You Know Shelby Lynne?

Shelby Lynne's early life was sad and hard.
Lynne was born Shelby Lynne Moorer in Quantico, VA, in 1968 and grew up mostly in Jackson, AL. Her father was a local bandleader and her mother a harmony-singing teacher, and as children, she and her younger sister Allison -- later a country recording artist in her own right -- sometimes joined their parents on-stage to sing along. However, Lynne's father was a violent alcoholic who at one point had her thrown in jail; when Lynne was 17, he shot his wife dead in the family's driveway, then turned the gun on himself.

I like her a lot.

"Old Time's Sake"

Want to learn more about her?

This long New York Times article covers all the ground.