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ABOUT BRENDA BEST

Brenda Best has achieved many goals that she set out to accomplish. One major thing on her wish list was to record a new album after a sabbatical from her earlier recordings. In 2009, she recorded a ten-song album titled "WOMAN". Bolder and more free-spirited than ever, Brenda Best delivers a strong vocal performance; a statement of her authenticity as a country music artist. Songs about love, laughter, sorrow, and self-reflection, WOMAN is a combination of traditional country mixed with Brenda's rock'n roll husky vocal style. This album is full of vitality, very fitting for an energetic performer who delivers excitement at every "live" show. Brenda Best is presently writing & recording new material for her 2010/2011 project and plans to release a single on i-Tunes this Fall.

Highlights over the years:
Born the last of 9 in a musically talented bilingual family (English & French), Brenda Best played guitar since her teen years. She finished high school, then worked full-time in a government job, but part-time music was her passion. Always involved in some way to hone and express her talents, she was part of a few cover bands as well as participating in talent contest for prizes and even singing for charity events such as "The Chorus for Critters" sponsored by The Humane Society, an organization dear to her heart.
-1994, She earned a degree in Interior Decorating from The Sheffield School of Designs.
-1996 Best joined a Virginia rock band "Southwind" where they opened for the classic rock group "Atlanta Rhythm Section" at a summer festival in Central Virginia. When Southwind called it quits, Brenda and the female Bass player from the band formed their own duo group and named themselves "Best & Walker". Both Brenda & Penni Walker were popular in pubs with college crowds from UVA in the Charlottesville area. While living in Virginia, Brenda traveled to Nashville to record a two-song country music project in preparation for a benefit show to support needy children in Manassas Virginia sponsored by The Fraternal Order of Police where she was the opening act for Grand Ole Opry star Whispering Bill Anderson.

-1999 The urge to move to Nashville kicked in. She started performing acoustic gigs at The World Famous Tootsies Orchid Lounge for tips in downtown Nashville. It only took a few days as a newcomer to land a steady spot on the famous honkytonk stage where these days, her picture graces the same "Wall of Fame" as many famous stars like Terry Clark, Alan Jackson and legendary Patsy Cline whose humble beginnings were part of this historic Nashville landmark. Brenda played gigs at Tootsies and Rippy's Grill for over 2 years paying her dues on lower Broadway.
She didn't settle for just two gigs, she picked up another one at The Nashville Palace as a guest performer every Saturday night with the house band for the next 3 years. While at The Palace, she heard news about an audition as a singer/dancer for a country music production show at The Nashville Nightlife Theater,where she was hired in 2001. As of today, she continues to be part of The Nashville Nightlife's "Best of Country Music Show" where she has grown into a featured entertainer on the weekly show.

-Between 1999 and 2001, she co-wrote songs testing some new grounds at the famed Bluebird Cafe ; also showcased at the Exit-In on The Western Beat in Nashville. That year, she and co-writer Rick Treat landed a single-song contract with country artist Bobby G Rice, known for radio hits such as Conway Twitty's "You Lay So Easy on My Mind" and "High on a Mountain of Love". The co-written song for Brenda & Rick titled "I Don't Wanna Think About It" (BMI) received some airplay. Having met and partnered up with many talented songwriters, it was in 2002 that a Detroit Michigan native, Laurie R. Peterson, teamed up with Brenda to write one of her fans all-time favorite songs "Can You Promise" available on "The Collection CD" .

Every year since moving to Nashville, Brenda Best has performed over 200 shows per year. One of the highlights of her career was getting an invitation to perform on America's 2nd longest running radio show, "The WSM 650 AM Midnight Jamboree" with Grand Ole Opry Star "Jim Ed Brown".
Whether she's performing in Nashville or traveling road shows at fairs & festivals, or being part of production shows based out of Las Vegas, she'll hardly turn down the opportunity to entertain. Brenda was also an extra on the big screen in a box office movie "The Second Chance" starring Christian superstar Michael W. Smith in 2006.
Later this year (2010) you will see her as an extra in "COUNTRY STRONG" (aka: "Love Don't Let Me Down") starring Gwyneth Paltrow & Tim McGraw (filmed in Nashville).
Best played the role of Mom with 2 little girl actors at Airport in Blake Shelton's "Home" country music video in 2008. Watch Video.
Brenda was also in Brad Paisley's country music video "Mud on the Tires" released in 2003. Watch Video.
-Her first single from her new album titled "WOMAN" was released to radio on September 28th, 2009.

At the present time, Brenda Best is writing & recording for her upcoming album to be released in 2010-2011.

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