Born June 26, 1973, Gretchen Wilson grew up in Pocahontas, Illinois. Her mother had Gretchen at the young age of 16, and her father left the family when she was two. Gretchen and her mother spent most of her childhood moving from trailer park to trailer park. By the time Gretchen was 14, she was managing a rather rough bar called Big O's. Every night, she'd sing along to CD's for tips. After fronting a cover band, Wilson moved to Nashville. She spent four years waiting for a break in Nashville and earned a living tending bar in Printer's Alley. By this time she had a daughter and was also performing in the house band. One night, Big and Rich stars Big Kenny and John Rich came in, heard her sing, and asked why she didn't have a record deal. She told them she was busy and threw a business card at them. They called her repeatedly, and finally she returned the call, opening the door to demo sessions and inviting her into the songwriting community, and she eventually joined the Muzik Mafia. Gretchen Wilson's first releases made her a household name with her long dark hair and redneck style songs. "Here for the Party" her debut album, went quadruple platinum and contained the number one title track and "Redneck Woman". She was awarded a Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, CMA's Horizon and Female Vocalist of the Year Awards and the Academy of Country Music's Top Female Vocalist award in 2005. Her debut album, "All Jacked Up" (another party song) was released in 2005, and the title track became a hit, as well as "When I Think About Cheatin'", a traditional ballad in the style of her influences, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Tammy Wynette.

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