COUNTRY MUSIC HIGHWAY TO INDUCT 4 NEW FEMALE ARTISTS

COUNTRY MUSIC HIGHWAY TO INDUCT 4 NEW FEMALE ARTISTS

(LOUISA, KY) The COUNTRY MUSIC STARCASE and MUSEUM in cooperation

with the Lawrence County Tourism Commission is excited to announce the

induction of the newest additions to the Country Music Highway. Please join our

celebration of Yvonne Jordan, Julie Reeves, Teddi Cyrus and JoJo Hall as we

officially unveil their respective signs on US 23

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The Country Music Highway.

Festivities begin on Saturday September 14, 2024 at 5:00 PM on the Lawrence

County/Boyd County Line. This private event, including family and friends (Press

Welcome), will unveil the addition of Yvonne Jordan to the Lawrence County

Country Music Highway sign. We then head over to the Boyd County Line to

unveil the addition of Julie Reeves to the Boyd County Country Music Highway

Sign.

A Public Celebration will continue at the Kentucky Pavilion at Falls Creek in

Louisa, KY for a Reception at 6:00 PM. Local rising Country Artists Connor Dale

and Rachel Messer will perform with a ceremony soon after honoring our newest

Queens of 23. The CMH STARCASE and MUSEUM will also unveil their newest

addition to the GuitarTown Collection. Honoring local country Superstar Chris

Stapleton, this 10 foot Guitar joins the extensive collection of giant guitars already

on display throughout the Kentucky Pavilion at Falls Creek.

ABOUT YVONNE JORDAN

Yvonne Jordan spent 12 years touring the world as a back up singer for the

legendary ‘First Lady of Country Music’, Tammy Wynette. Yvonne began singing

as a child with her family’s band in Louisa, Kentucky where they were regional

favorites before fulfilling her dreams of a singing career in Nashville.Pursuing a solo career for a brief time, Yvonne also wrote several songs that

showcase a gift for prose as unique and special as her voice. Upon Tammy’s

death in 1998, Yvonne retired from the road and focused her talents in a

successful interior design finishes business for custom homes.

ABOUT JULIE REEVES

Julie Reeves grew up in the city of Ashland, Kentucky then moved to Nashville in

1994 where she gained employment in the country music industry. Some of her

first assignments in Nashville were providing vocals in studio sessions and doing

back-up studio work. She also worked on demo recordings prior to signing with

Capitol Records in 1997. She recorded her debut album with producer Scott

Hendricks. Julie became the flagship artist of Virgin Records Nashville and

released her debut album It’s About Time in 1999 and featured three hit singles

which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts including two Top 40

hits. She was featured on “Shoulda Shut Up”, a song featuring Bill Engvall‘s

spoken-word comedy and a sung chorus. Reeves married country music

parodist Cledus T. Judd and gave birth to a daughter, Caitlyn Rose, in 2004. After

giving birth, Reeves took a break from the country music business to raise her

daughter. She later returned home to the Ashland, Kentucky area. She is now

married to bluegrass musician Chris Davis..

Beginning in April 2013, Reeves became host of the Julie Reeves Live morning

show on 93.7 The Dawg (WDGG), which once had the highest share of listeners of

all radio stations in the Huntington, WV-Ashland, KY market. She is now the

midday announcers for Big Buck Country, a classic country station in the

Huntington market.

ABOUT TEDDI CYRUS and JOJO HALL

Floyd County sisters Teddi Cyrus and JoJo Hall come from a musical family. From

growing up singing at their grandfather’s church in Drift, to performing on stage

at the Mountain Arts Center with Billie Jean Osborne’s KY Opry.

The sisters signed a record contract with Bonfire Music Group, a record label

from South Carolina. Teddi’s husband is Bobby Cyrus, cousin to country music

legend Billy Ray Cyrus. The Cyrus’ recently took over as directors of the Kentucky

Opry Jr. Pros, the program that gave the sisters their start.

The sisters formed JoLeigh, the dynamic duo proudly released their debut single,

“Bonfire.” in July 2024. The original recording is now available on all digital and

streaming platforms via Bonfire Music Group.