Holly Suzette Dunn August 22, — November 15, was an American country music singer and songwriter. Records between —93, and River North Records between She released ten albums and charted nineteen singles plus two duets on the Hot Country Songs charts. Dunn retire Dunn retired from music in She attended Abilene Christian University and performed in a school sponsored group called The Hilltoppers.
Dunn also wrote songs with her brother, Chris Waters, who would later become a prolific songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee. By , Dunn was signed to a record contract with MTM. Her first Top 10 hit came in , when "Daddy's Hands" went to number 7. The song was included on her self-titled debut, from which it served as the final single. In , Dunn moved to Warner Bros. Records' Nashville division. The latter was co-written by a then-unknown Joe Diffie, who also sang backing vocals on it.
Dunn's second Warner Bros. Although its lead single "My Anniversary for Being a Fool" failed to make top 40, the followup "You Really Had Me Going" became her second and final number 1 hit, while the title track was a top 20 hit. In , Dunn released her first greatest hits package, Milestones: Greatest Hits.
It included the new release "Maybe I Mean Yes", which became controversial due to some listeners interpreting the song as condoning date rape. As a result, Dunn asked for the single to be withdrawn from rotation. Her final Warner Bros. It was not her first time behind the radio mike, as she had served as a DJ during her college years.
However, the decision forced her to give up touring for a time. In , Dunn announced her retirement from her musical career to devote full-time to her other passion, art. So often would she hear fans of her music compare her to Carpenter, she felt obliged to cover a few Karen Carpenter hits. Other near famous, talented people on the casino circuit was a keyboard-singer named Kathy-lee, who did a lot of girl-group covers don't recall the name of her band. Another one was a Canadian named David Proud, who actually did make on the Canadian charts.
I'd love to know what became of either one. I can find no trace of David Proud on the internet. The woman named Kathylee, I wouldn't know where to begin. PS: If there ever there was an award for the most hilariously esoteric blog on the Internet, I think you'd win first prize.
Your opening self description of your blog was enough for me to spit-take my coffee. Post a Comment. Ill Folks. The stupidly titled "Getting It Dunn" was her third and last major label release.
And because I'm still not over how an almost empty piece of Red State land called Wyoming could count for more in the Electoral College than, for example, California.
Wyoming, a heart breaker indeed. Speaking of heartbreak, Holly Dunn had the misfortune to be a huge star on a shitty label. MTM went bankrupt.
It was fortunate that Holly's potential was seen by Warners. Too bad that the label apparently was bankrupt in the heart department, and as soon as Holly faltered, cut her loose. Three years later, she surfaced on a record label called River North. After two albums for them, she was without product for six years. In she issued her new and last album, "South Heart. Things became dire when Holly was diagnosed with a fast-moving form of ovarian cancer.
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