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Before the world got their
first historic glimpse

at the Queens of Nashville,
the world of country

music was far different
than it is today.

- You've got to bore a hole
through the potato long way.

Now we use a 5/8-inch bit.

- We use a 3/4-inch bit at our
house, to get more pig in your
taters.

- Yeah, that's it.

And you hold the tater real,
real, real tight now.

And then you kind of take it
right there in the middle.

And then you start in.

- Today, country music
isn't male dominated

nor is it just confined to the
hills and small towns of
America.

The music is a large part
of contemporary society

and everyone seems to
want a piece of it.

What sets these ladies apart
from the rest of the pack

is their passion for music.

They have been singing
since childhood

and now are the standard by
which country music is judged.

- I think country music
has the same appeal

that rock and roll music has.

I think it's feel-good

I-can-relate-to-this music.

Unlike rock and roll

country music focuses more
on lyrics, more on emotion

as opposed to just
creating pure adrenaline.

But I think there are a lot
of artists in recent history

that have really channeled
into that, upping the ante,

upping the energy level of
country music, and it's really
become noticeable.

I mean, you used to go
to a country concert

and it was a band
up there playing.

Now, it's like a rock
and roll spectacle

but with lyrical stimulation,
with songs that you can sing
along to

and with that same
country familiarity that

makes us feel really,
really comfortable.

- In 1947, Bob McCoy and
Ernest Tubbs performed

at Carnegie Hall to a
cheering, overflowing crowd

that proved the doubters wrong.

In 1955, Marty Robbins took it a
step further with his television
performances.

- My name is Charlie
Applewhite, and welcome

once again to
Country Style, USA,

brought to you by your
local United States Army

recruiter, and this
television station.

Country Style USA features the
best in country and western
music

and your favorite stars will be
here for your viewing and
listening pleasure.

And now, here he is, the star of
our show, Columbia Recording
star, Marty Robbins!

♪ - I'd like to find somebody
who could be just halfway true ♪

♪ But I can't quit
I've gone too far ♪

♪ I'm deep in love with you ♪

♪ I'd like to pull up
stakes and leave ♪

♪ That's what I'd like to do ♪

♪ But I can't quit
I've gone too far ♪

♪ I'm deep in love with you ♪

♪ If I knew then what I know
now I wouldn't be so blue ♪

♪ I'd quit seeing you long ago ♪

- In the 21st Century,
Faith, Reba, Miranda

Carrie and Taylor are selling
out stadiums world-wide to
cheering fans

because they are indeed
the Queens of Nashville.

- It's like being on a stage
with the best role models I
could ask for.

Just in terms of dignity and
grace and longevity in their
careers

and these people have written
songs about their life

honestly and from
an authentic place.

And I think that's the
definition of country music.

♪

♪

- At an early age,
Taylor Swift knew

she wanted to sing like Faith
Hill, Shania Twain and the Dixie
Chicks.

- Just this beautiful, shining,
glittering thing to me.

I am so excited about the
opportunity to possibly walk
away with a Grammy.

I don't know
what that feels like.

I've never gotten up there
and accepted a Grammy before

and I don't know, someday I'd
really like to know what that
feels like.

- It didn't take long for the
driven, young lady to make her
way to Nashville

where she went on to win seven
Grammy Awards, 11 American Music
Awards

seven Country Association
Awards, six Academy of Country
Music Awards

and four Billboard Music Awards.

As a song writer, the Nashville
Songwriter's Association

and the Songwriter's Hall
of Fame have honored her.

- Only 18 and
absolutely loving this.

This is the best senior
year I could have imagined.

You know, having
a blast with it.

Well, for this award, I guess
I saw my name on the ballot

but didn't really think that
I had a chance at winning.

And, you know, I was like, "Yes,
it's good to be a nominee!"

But I honestly didn't think
that I was gonna win this award

and I can't believe that I did.

I can't believe that the
fans did that for me.

Everybody on MySpace, they're
the reason why I am holding this
award right now.

-Taylor Swift,
America's sweetheart

was born December 13, 1989,
in Reading, Pennsylvania.

At nine years old, Taylor and
her family moved to Wyomissing,
Pennsylvania.

There she spent her summer
vacations at her parents'

beachfront home in Stone
Harbor, New Jersey.

- I'd say they made a
pretty big sacrifice.

When she was 14 her father
up and moved the whole

family to Hendersonville,
Tennessee.

Fortunate for him, he
was able to transfer

to the Merrill Lynch
office in Nashville.

- Well, I have family that I
spend every Thanksgiving with.

They're all on my mom's
side and they're all women

and they're really loud,
they're obnoxiously loud

and they all have
this genetic cackle.

And they stand in the kitchen
and it's the loudest sound

it like breaks noise barriers,
it's like out of a movie.

I mean, my cousins have
like 49 cats and dogs

and it's really fun to go there
and have somewhere I know

I'm gonna be every Thanksgiving.

- At the same time,
Swift became interested

in singing and often went to
New York for vocal lessons.

Before long, she had become
consumed with country music.

To hone her skills, she
used all of her free

time to perform at
all kinds of events,

from Boy Scout meetings
and sporting events

to local festivals
and coffee houses.

- At the beginning of the year,
I'm going to the UK again and
doing a tour there.

I'm going to Australia and I'm
going to Japan, so I'm real
excited about that.

And then when I get back, I'm
starting my headlining tour in
May and I can't wait.

- After watching Faith
Hill on Behind The Music

the young artist knew she
was destined for Nashville.

She just had to figure out
a way to be different

so she would stand out from the
noisy, Nashville music crowd.

Taylor knew her strength would
be writing her own songs.

- To me, Taylor Swift is
sheer brilliance, you know?

She writes feelings
from past life experiences.

And I think everybody, but
young girls in general

you know, all over the
world, can relate to that.

♪

- I think Taylor's just wise
beyond her years, you know?

She knew exactly what she
wanted and she had a clear

vision of what teenagers
wanted to hear musically.

You know, she also was super
dedicated in trying to capture

her own teenage years
through her music.

- Songwriting, for me, is
how I process how I feel.

You know, sometimes I don't even
know how I feel until I write it
in a song.

And I feel very lucky to
have been able to write

all the songs that
I've ever recorded.

Especially with this new
album, writing them

all without any co-writers.

I am very excited for
people to hear it.

- Like one time I gave her
an award on one of the shows

and she was one of the...

Two of my children, I got eight,
are real Taylor Swift fans.

They're just so excited that
I'll be up here working with
her.

But she's very nice.

- I think, for me, I just live
on the hope that if I keep on
writing about my life

and my life is constantly
changing, my music will also be
changing, as well.

- At 15, Taylor
left RCA Records.

She was ready to start
recording her album

but her parents wanted
her to wait a few years

to split from her record
label and manager.

- You know, before Swift
the record industry had no idea

that there was a huge audience
of young girls who love country
music,

country music that talked about
teenage problems and life in
general.

And it's a success.

- In 2005, at an industry
showcase at Nashville's

Bluebird Cafe, Swift
caught the attention of

Scott Borchetta of
Big Machine Records

who signed her to a record deal.

Swift immediately got work.

She wrote three of the album s
songs, including two singles

and co-wrote the other eight
with various artists.

The final product was
released in 2006,

her self-titled debut
album, 'Taylor Swift.'

- For me, performing
"Innocent" on the VMAs was a

great way to put a
lot of it behind me.

And I'm very happy about that.

I was very grateful that I
was given the opportunity

to perform a song that
nobody had heard before.

And really happy with the
responses that I got back to the
song, that was wonderful.

- With the success
of her debut album

Swift promoted the
LP extensively.

In addition to her own material,
Swift played covers of songs by
Beyonce,

Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Eminem and Rihanna.

- Many people have
influenced her including her

grandmother, Marjorie Finlay,
who was an opera singer.

So, right there, it shows you
a lot about range.

People think they're just keyed
into one thing, but sometimes
opera or choir

or classical, it could be
a million things, genres

that fit into the genre
that we know them as.

Also she said on many
occasions that Shania Twain

who was sort of the queen bee,

but anyways, Shania Twain
was, not only as a songwriter

but also as a performer, was
her biggest musical influence.

- I am performing, it's
just wonderful to be here

because there are so many people
that I respect and I look up to
and I admire,

doing something, coming
together to raise

awareness for cancer detection
and detecting it early.

These people that I've
looked up to for so long,

getting to meet people
like Tom Hanks.

And then, on the other
hand, I get to play music

so, it's wonderful
to be here tonight.

- In 2008, Swift released her
second studio album, Fearless.

It debuted at number one
on the Billboard 200

selling more than 8.6
million copies worldwide.

In 2010, Taylor Swift's 'Speak
Now' album solidified her

as one of the best songwriters
in country music.

That album sold more
than six million copies

and the tour was attended
by over 1.6 million fans

grossing over $123 million.

Despite all of her
accomplishments, her most famous
moment

was the infamous clash between
herself and rapper-producer
Kanye West.

- Kanye said something like

Beyonce's video should
have won at that time.

I kind of felt bad for Taylor.

She looked like a
deer in headlights.

I kind of wish he hadn't gone as
far as he did, but what are you
gonna do?

I thought it was hilarious,
because I love Kanye.

At first, I was surprised and
then I started laughing.

I was just like, oh, man, but
I didn't think it was like...

I mean, I can see if it
was me accepting an award

I would have been like...

But overall, I just
kind of laughed

just, kind of, outside
looking in type thing.

- I'm a huge fan of
Beyonce, as well.

If it's jumping off-topic in
that direction, I favor Beyonce
more so.

So it's an honest opinion.

I definitely think
that was out of hand.

Definitely, because you should
be able to respect artists in
any genre

especially when you've got
Taylor Swift at, what is she 19,
20?

Something like that?

With the range of success that
she's covered in a matter of
four years.

It took Beyonce how long
to get to that spot,

platinum records, millions
and millions of copies

of every single that
she's released.

I think that was definitely
just stepping out of hand, and

part of me thinks that Kanye's
side of that was a little bit of
jealousy.

But either way, it was
overstepping a huge line.

- At 23, Swift already has a
lifetime of achievements.

Although she's known for her
narrative songs about her
personal experiences

she has also proven to be
a great actress, as well.

Now that she's worth over $165
million, what's next for Taylor?

Looks like the sky is the limit.

- You see your hero and get
inspiration from all your heroes

but try to be something
completely different from your
heroes.

You know, for me, I think
that writing my own songs

was a way to create what I
wanted to create in music about
my life

and that way it kind of
became just a diary put

to music every time I
put out a new record.

And I guess I would say,
learn an instrument,

because it just makes
everything easier.

Like if you're gonna go play
out, it just helps if you've got
your own guitar

and you can go
accompany yourself.

♪

- In Faith Hill's 19-year career

she has sold over 40
million records worldwide

had 13 number one singles
and 20 number one videos.

- Has there ever been a more
exciting female artist than
Faith Hill?

I mean, the hits, this image of
beautiful wife and loving
mother.

Tim McGraw right by her side.

The fact that she clawed her way
up through the music industry

never let go of her dreams.

That's exactly what you want
in a country music superstar.

She's it! She's all of it!

And on top of it, she's one of
the most beautiful women in the
world.

Faith Hill is the first female
artist to have not one, not two,

but three consecutive
number one albums

on both the country
and the pop charts.

Think about that!

And she did it at a time when
country and pop were just
starting to come together.

She's one of the ones that
kind of blurred the line.

Kenny Chesney, Shania Twain,

all of them have pretty much
erased the line by this point,

but Faith was the one that got
pop listeners to say, "Hey, I
like this.

She may be country, but
I like this a lot."

- Hill is the only
female artist in history

to have three consecutive
albums debut at number one

on Billboard's Pop
and Country charts.

- One of the biggest country
stars of the 90's and the 2000's
was Faith Hill.

She took full advantage
of the inroads that

Shania Twain had made,
crossing over into

the pop music side of things,
and she actually capitalized

with some country songs that
actually had crossed over and
became pop sensations.

So, subsequently, she had
some very huge tours

and she was one of the biggest
stars that the country

music scene has seen
in a long time.

- But this Queen of Nashville
did not stop there.

The Grammy Awards, The
Academy of Country Music,

The Country Music Association,
The American Music Awards

and The People's Choice Awards
have also honored Faith.

In 2001, Faith was named
one of the 30 Most

Powerful Women in America
by Ladies Home Journal.

In 2009, Billboard named
her the number one

adult contemporary
artist of the decade.

- I tell you what, there aren't

too many artists that would

have the confidence to go as

commercial as Faith Hill has.

I mean, think about it, there
hasn't been a magazine cover

I don't think, that she
hasn't appeared on.

She's been a Cover Girl for
Revlon, she has fragrances.

You name it, and she's got her
perfectly manicured hands in it.

- Audrey Faith Perry, a.k.a.
Faith Hill

was born on September 21st,
1967, in Ridgeland, Mississippi.

She began performing
at age seven.

She had a defining
moment at age nine

when she had the fortune of
attending an Elvis Presley
concert

which inspired her to
become a performer.

Not long after
arriving in Nashville

Faith auditioned to be a back-up
singer for Reba McEntire.

Unfortunately, she
didn't get the gig.

Instead, she went to work at a
music publishing firm as a
receptionist.

- Well, if you want to be great

you have to immerse yourself

in the music and the culture

of the city, and it is
an electrifying city

and it's like a magnet
for great singers.

- For anybody that's been
to Nashville, Tennessee

there is nothing like walking
down Broadway, 10:00 at night

past one bar after another,
each bar filled with people

and on the stage, and
the stages are usually

right in the corner,
right by the front door,

there's always a band playing.

And the bands in Nashville
just seem to have heart.

They seem to have just a genuine
love for the music they're
playing

and a lot of the music they're
playing is their own.

Their own lyrics, their own
music, their own works of art

and you feel that in Nashville.

I think that's what makes the
city so magical, so special

so legendary when
it comes to music.

And another great thing I love
about walking down Broadway

is that the people that
you hear from the street

are the people that are
gonna be just a few

blocks over at the Ryman
Auditorium in ten years.

You know, that's just the
way Nashville works.

Nashville takes care of its own.

Nashville makes dreams come
true, it always has, it always
will.

It's the heart of country music.

- Eventually, Faith did land a
job with her idol, Reba
McEntire.

But it wasn't to sing.

Instead, it was a gig packing
fan club merchandise.

- No doubt about it, if you want
to make it as a country singer

you have to go where all the
action is, and that's Nashville.

- Music publishing executive
Daniel Hill married

20-year-old Faith
on July 23rd, 1988

after dating for
more than a year.

Even though she was married,
Faith still dreamed of a career
in country music.

- Daniel Hill was a Nashville
record executive and

I believe specifically he
was in music publishing.

- Pretty clear that Danny
felt Faith had her doubts.

Marriage is difficult for any

average couple, you know,

but throw into the mix Faith's

obviously climbing career
and, fill in the blank.

- As fate would have it a
co-worker heard her singing

one day and encouraged her
to become a demo singer.

- You've got to, got to, got to

have singing lessons.

You know, train your voice.

Personally, I don't think it's
all about having natural talent.

There are millions of people out
there with natural talent that
can sing.

But you gotta bring your
own flavor to the mix.

You know, a new
sound, a new look.

You can't just copy-cat your
favorite artists, you won't make
it.

- Hill decided to kick her
career up a couple of notches

by singing back-up
to various artists.

Faith was eventually discovered
by an executive at Warner
Brothers.

He was so impressed with
her strong vocal abilities

that he immediately signed
her to a record deal.

The good news was bittersweet.

Just shortly after the greatest
achievement in her career

Faith's personal life took a
hit, as she filed for divorce in
1994.

- You know, I have to give
her ex-husband credit.

He says he's not bitter and he's
really proud of her success.

- Faith rebounded
from her divorce

and her music career
began to soar.

Her first two albums each sold
over three million copies.

In 1996, Faith began touring
with fellow country singer, Tim
McGraw.

Although Faith was engaged to
Scott Hendricks at the time

McGraw and Hill had an immediate
attraction to one and other

and began a steamy love affair.

- I think the phrase is there
for a reason, opposites attract.

Tim's more of a guy, he'll roll
out of bed, throw on a T-shirt
and jeans

and goes about his day in front
of thousands and thousands of
people.

And Faith is over here.

You know, she's a
little more outgoing,

a little more of the
flashy fire side.

So, I think that's
one of the many

reasons they keep their
marriage healthy

and get along so well.

- Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
married on October 6th, 1996.

Soon after, they started a
family and had three children.

Despite their busy lives,
both insist on spending

quality time together
as a family.

- Faith Hill and Tim McGraw have
been together since 1996.

And they've had to make it work.

It's difficult to do that

within the music industry, yeah.

There's many stories of

show biz couples that have gone
separate directions, but they've
made it work.

And one way they've done it, or
at least they've admitted to
doing this

is going on "date nights",
to sort of remove

themselves from all the
glitz and glamour,

and sometimes the troubles of
being under the scrutiny of the
show biz lights.

And even Tim McGraw,
years ago, quit drinking

so he could focus on the family.

Those things, among others,
allowed their relationship to
get closer

and has allowed them to
be a formidable duo.

They're a strong team
and they're two of the

biggest country acts
the world's ever seen.

- You have four girls in the
house... - I know, that's a lot.

- so you have a tough job.

It's always Valentine's
Day with you, babe.

- Oh, come on.

- (laughs)

Oh, gosh, I don't know, we've
done pretty simple, to be honest
with you.

Nothing real extravagant.
- Nothing crazy.

Our best times are just hanging
around the house with the kids.

And, that's what we try to do.

I mean, every now and
then we'll go on a date

but our date nights are usually
12:00 in the afternoon,

having lunch on a Tuesday
and going to a movie.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- One of the best rules
they have, in my opinion

is that they have a rule where

they are adamant about not

being apart from each other for
more than three days at a time.

Now that's a good rule,
you know, because I think

it helps you from straying
when you're on the road.

You know, you could be
all alone and you could

have a lot of fans, adoring
fans who love you.

So, if you make sure you're
together a lot, it helps, you
know?

- Yeah, we went to see Rod
Stewart one year when he came
through Nashville

and I remember he was
going into his encore

and he was just about to sing
"Hot Legs", and you pulled me
out of the seat

and I was like, "What are you
doing? I have to see Rod Stewart
singing 'Hot Legs.'"

And then you blindfolded me
and put me into the car.

We went to the airport,
got on a plane...

- And we were gone.
- And we're gone.

And I forgave you once we
got to where we were going.

- Yeah.
- (Laughs)

- In 1998, Hill
released "Faith",

a pop country hit that sold
more than six million copies.

She immediately followed that up
with another CD titled, Breathe,

which sold ten million copies
and garnered her three Grammy
Awards.

- First of all, I heard
that she changes diapers

right before she even goes on
the stage, which is amazing.

But, you know, she's
dedicated to that balance.

She's dedicated to making
her family situation work

while enjoying her
career at the same time.

And, it looks like she
has hit her stride

and, you know,
making it all work.

- In 2000, Faith found
her career in high gear

being featured in television
commercials, performing at award
shows

becoming a cover girl and
winning the CMA Female Vocalist
of the Year Award.

- Collectively, they've sold 70
million albums, won eight Grammy
Awards

14 Country Music Awards,
14 American Music Awards,

seven People's Choice Awards and
26 Academy of Country Music
Awards.

Please join me in welcoming
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

(applause and cheering)

- Hi!

Woo!

Hi!

Thank you, so much.

John, that was quite an
introduction, thank you.

I'm so excited.

This is thrilling for us

to be a part of this
extraordinary experience for
this limited time.

The Venetian has
opened the doors

here and welcomed us
in such a gracious way.

And we're creating a show that
is going to be remarkable for
our fans

but as I'm here today and
backstage and preparing to come
out

I feel like it's gonna be one of
the most remarkable experiences
for us, as well.

We're truly excited and thank
you, so much for being here.

- Faith Hill, along with
her husband Tim McGraw

has been on a world-trotting
whirlwind world-wide tour

and the Soul 2 Soul Tour has
been one of the biggest in
country music history.

- You can see us in arenas and
stadiums and outdoor venues and
all that stuff,

for us, we wanted to do
something really cool in here

and it's been just as cool for
us as hopefully it's been for
the audience.

- Yeah, it really has.
It's been fun.

- Over the next few years,
Faith kept up her frantic pace

by releasing the CD Cry
in 2002, which sold

more than four million
albums world-wide.

In 2006, Faith and her husband
Tim McGraw began the Soul 2 Soul
Tour.

The tour became the highest
grossing country music tour ever

with a gross of $90 million.

In 2007, Faith Hill took
over as the voice of

the NFL on NBC's
Sunday Night Football

by singing the theme song.

On February 1st, 2009, Hill
performed "America the
Beautiful"

at the Super Bowl
43 pre-game show.

- ABC TV has long had
Monday Night Football

and Hank Williams Jr.
Famously sang an intro song

for Monday Night Football.

But when NBC Television took
on Sunday Night Football

they wanted to come with
somebody just as formidable and
just as recognizable

as Hank Williams Jr. and
they did with Faith Hill.

- Does your missus let you watch
football all day on a Sunday and
Saturday?

She does, yeah, she does, and
she'll even watch it with me on
occasion.

She likes football, too.

- How do you find a
woman like that?

- I'm very lucky.

- Any advice for men out there
looking for a football-loving
misses?

- Yeah, stay away from mine.

- On September 17th, 2012, Hill
debuted the song "Illusion"

at the CMA Music Festival.

Despite her very busy life,
Faith has still managed to have
an acting career

release fragrances, as well as
give her time and money to
charity organizations.

- But Faith Hill clearly
also has heart.

She's very active in several
different charities, and she
doesn't preach it.

She doesn't sell that.

She doesn't say, "look at all
the good I do in the world", she
just does it.

And that speaks volumes.

- I think because, you
know, cancer has touched

everyone's life and
us, in particular.

My father died of cancer
and my mother had

cancer at an early age
when I was very young

and survived, and I grew up
with a house full of women.

My mom and my two sisters and I
live in a house full of women
now

with my wife and
my three daughters.

And awareness, early detection,
all those things are very
important to us.

A lot of people do a lot
more work than we do,

but we're lucky that we have
a podium that we can just

put a face on it and
bring attention to it.

And that's what we're here to
do, and that's what it's all
about,

for a celebrity, I guess, in the
position we're in, to get these
kind of awards.

- Is this your first
joint awards?

- That's non-music related, yes.
(laughs)

- And what does that mean to
you, to share this with Tim?

- Well, because we've gone
through this together as a
family

and it was difficult
to get the news of Tug

and it was difficult
to watch him fight

for the last six
months of his life.

So from that came a great deal
of knowledge and dedication
towards cancer,

cancer research, quality of
life, and we do that together.

So, anything we can
do together is good.

- Even though Faith has
reached mega-stardom

she's still the girl next door,
ambitious and driven as ever.

- One of the things I write
about in my books is

finding that
family-work balance.

It is so hard to do that.

Which is why it's so
admirable and so rewarding

when we see people who have
achieved that balance.

Because let's be honest, when
you're chasing your dreams

regardless of how big
or small they may seem

there are a lot of things
that get pushed to the side.

And to make sure that your
family is not one of those
things

that gets pushed to the side,
is a real accomplishment.

And a real medal of honor for
people that can do that.

Faith has managed to
achieve incredible success

doing what she
always wanted to do,

but even more importantly,
achieve success as a mother and
a wife.

And when it all comes down to
it, when the crowds have left
the concert venue,

when people stop
downloading your music,

when nobody's going to see the
movies or the TV shows that
you're in,

what matters is your kids,
what matters is your family,

and what matters is love.

And to know that you've
never abandoned that

that you've never put
that second in your life

is the greatest success story
a person could ask for.

- Aw, she better be there, yeah.
- Oh, me?

Oh, he's gonna have to
let me do something.

Maybe I'll bring out
his microphone or...

- Yeah, right.

- Or you can give
me your guitar.

I've never gotten one of your
guitars, that would be fun.

- You kept my guitar
all the time.

- (laughs)

♪

- Reba Nell McEntire was
born on March 28th, 1955

in Kiowa, Oklahoma to the
parents of Jacqueline and Clark
McEntire.

Reba began her career
while still a teenager

singing in her high school band
and a local radio.

She was heavily influenced by
the country music of Bob Willis,
Merle Haggard,

Dolly Parton, Barbara
Mandrell and Patsy Cline.

- The quintessential success
story in country music

is Reba McEntire.

You can see and you can hear

and you can feel

the influences of
some of the greats.

Of Loretta Lynn, of Barbara
Mandrell, the grit of Merle
Haggard,

the down home dirt-on-your-feet,
banjo-on-the-front-porch

mama-with-the-fiddle
country music.

That is still a thread in Reba's
voice and in her music today.

She is classic country, and I
think a lot of people forget
that.

I think a lot of people forget
that Reba's been around since
the 70's.

I mean, we can't even begin to
count on all of our toes and
fingers

the number of hits she's had,
the years she's been with us.

Same could be said for
people like George Strait.

I had this conversation
the other day about it.

They're like, "Well, George
Strait put out a double CD with
50 number one hits."

That was ten years ago
that that came out.

There have been more,
same with Reba.

Everything she does
goes right to the top

because people
love the classics.

- I've seen Reba McEntire
on the red carpet

and she is absolutely classy.

One of those women, when you
walk up and you look at

you're just like, "oh, man
I wish she was my mother."

She's just brilliant
in so many ways.

She has a wonderful voice,
but on the red carpet

she keeps it simple, and she
makes it like you're her
neighbor.

So, she's like, "Hi,
y'all, what's up, hi?"

And that friendliness is
really what makes it special.

- McEntire knew the music
business inside and out.

While with Mercury Records, she
released six albums before
signing with MCA.

- Reba McEntire was the most
successful country singer in the
80's and 90's.

So, she expanded on that
popularity and went to different
avenues.

She had her own television
sitcom, and she proved through
that diversification,

I mean, she's really gone past
what is the country music world.

She's the biggest cross-over
country star since Dolly Parton.

- All of the acts that are out
there today, these extremely
talented young women

who have obviously been very
successful in music,

obviously know how to tour,
know how to put on a show.

All of them look up to Reba
McEntire, because Reba has done
it all.

And more importantly,
she's done it all well.

And I think that that is a
quality that any young person
should look up to.

I'm a big believer in modeling

and finding someone who is
doing what you want to do

and doing it very well.

Reba McEntire defines that.

- This time, Reba decided
to take creative control

and do things her way.

No more country pop, she was
going to sing hardcore country.

- Well, Reba McEntire
is hip, funny, cool.

Anyone who's watched her show,

you know, she's just adorable.

She already was just a huge

country singer, and she
had nothing to prove.

She decided, you know, why not?

And she's just a talent
and it's obvious.

- A lot of that style, some of
the phrasing, the cadence

in some of those country songs,

and was able to sort of
springboard her career from
that.

A lot of country
songs tell a story.

There's a first verse that sort
of sets up what the initial
story is.

A second verse that takes
it one step further.

And the third verse is the big
overall picture of what the
song's all about.

It's sort of like the
structure of a good story

and the structure of
a good country song.

And Reba was more than
familiar with that.

- Although Reba had been married
before to Charlie Battles

and divorced in 1987, she
decided to give love another
chance

by tying the knot with Norville
Blackstock on June 3rd, 1989.

On February 23rd, 1990, Reba
gave birth to their son, Shelby
McEntire Blackstock.

After 24 years of marriage,
and still going strong

Reba said the secret
to their wedded bliss

was having respect, faith, love,
trust and lots of patience.

- Reba McEntire's fan base
consists of the most loyal and
devoted people

I have ever seen in person.

In 2005, I was performing
in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Reba was giving a concert that
night, an outdoor concert

and they asked me to
introduce Reba on stage.

I walked on stage

and there were people lined up
against the railing for her show

that had been there, now keep
in mind, it's 9:00 at night,

these people had been there
since 9:00 that morning, just to
be close to Reba.

Now you say that's common.

Every concert has fans that
have been there all day.

These were the people
that were up front.

The wave of devoted fans who
had waited 12 hours to see her

went back almost as far
as the eye could see.

Over 7,000 people lined up in a
parking lot in the middle of
summer

in Shreveport, Louisiana,
just to be close to Reba.

That says a lot.

- Reba was living a charmed
life, until tragedy struck

on March 16th, 1991.

- Reba had just got
finished performing at IBM

for a bunch of executives
just outside of San Diego.

The very next day, members of
her band and the pilot all died
in a plane crash.

- Reba dedicated her 16th album,
'From My Broken Heart', to her
tour manager

and her seven band members
that passed away.

It must have been a real
tough time for her.

- Reba McEntire's traveling
band, her touring band

perished in a plane crash

and it greatly affected
Reba after that.

She subsequently took a little
break, did write significantly
during that time

or, at least, soon thereafter
and released an album

that very much delved into those
personal relationships that
she'd had.

The connection between an artist
and their touring band is
usually very close.

They're on the road a great
deal, they spend a lot of time
together.

They forge very strong
relationships and Reba was very
close

with a lot of good friends that
had passed away in that plane
crash.

- With her music career soaring

McEntire became
interested in acting.

She co-hosted on
Good Morning America

and in 1990, she landed
her first film role

playing Heather Gummer
in the horror comedy

Tremors, starring Kevin Bacon.

- Because the acting
side of her career

by any definition
in show business

is beyond successful.

She had a sitcom
from 2001 to 2007

a six-year run, for a sitcom.

That puts her right up there
with some of the greats, right?

And for many people, that's
the only Reba they know,

the Reba from the Reba sitcom.

But let's go back to
the very beginning

if you want to play a
little Six Degrees here.

Her first major acting role was
in a movie called, Tremors,

alongside Kevin Bacon.

If you're gonna start
off with somebody,

might as well start off
with one of the best.

So her career was destined to be
great, from the very beginning.

- In 1996, director James
Cameron cast Reba as Molly Brown

in his epic film, Titanic.

But when production extended
beyond its original length

Reba had to turn down the part.

The role was re-cast
with Kathy Bates.

- Reba McEntire's acting
prowess was so highly regarded

she was actually cast
in the movie, Titanic,

to portray the
'unsinkable' Molly Brown.

She had to ultimately turn down
the part, because of scheduling
conflicts

and the role was eventually
given to Kathy Bates.

But I'm sure Reba, if
she was in the movie,

would have knocked
it out of the park.

- When you talk about
Reba the actress,

we're not the only people
that take note of her

on-screen talent, of
her on-camera talent.

James Cameron actually tapped
Reba McEntire for the film,
Titanic.

She was to play the
role of Molly Brown

who went on to be played
by Kathy Bates in the film,

one of the highest grossing
films of all time.

Needless to remind anyone
of how popular Titanic was.

But she should and could have
been there, a scheduling
conflict kept her from it.

She's one of these businesswomen
who sticks to her principles

of you stick to a commitment,
you don't break a promise,

and that's obviously
done very well for her

but you can't help but
think, what that movie

would have been like
with Reba in that role.

Something to ponder.

- In her storied career, Reba
has sold over 70 million albums

had 64 Top Ten hits, and
the number one TV sitcom.

Reba is the recipient of every
country music award that exists.

One of her many proud moments
was watching her son, Shelby
Blackstock

a professional race car
driver, compete at NASCAR.

- I'm very happy that he's
racing, because that's his
passion.

His father, Norville
Blackstock and I have been

in the music business
all our lives

and we just assumed that was
where Shelby was going to
follow.

And a couple of years ago, it
didn't seem like that was gonna
happen.

And this past Thanksgiving, I
finally just said, "What is your
passion?"

And he said, "Racing."

And I really had no idea.

And so it's been incredible.

We've just been having a
wonderful time with it.

If he does, one day, follow
in his father's footsteps

bein' in the management
team, that's fine.

But I can understand the
excitement of the race business.

- Reba McEntire is a music icon.

When asked, what is the
secret of her success,

she replied, "To succeed in
life, you need three things.

A wishbone, a backbone
and a funny bone."

It looks like the Queen of
Nashville's wishes came true.

♪

In country music, partying
is normally associated

with male artists and
their rowdy friends

but Miranda Lambert is
changing all of that.

Strapped with a pink guitar and
singing into a pink microphone

Lambert struts across
the stage more like a

hardcore rapper than a
country music star.

Miranda is country music's
undisputed baddest bad girl.

- And in addition to this
bad-girl image, she brought the
goods.

She brought the American Dream.

She fought her way up
through the music industry.

All she wanted to
do was be a singer,

but she wanted to be a singer
in her own way and she did it.

Her concerts were
wild, the ruckus,

the girls are yelling and
screaming and going crazy.

And I don't think the girls
want to be Miranda Lambert,

I think they want to hang
out with Miranda Lambert,

and that's the difference.

- Lambert's father was a
part-time country performer and
songwriter.

He taught his little girl how to
play the guitar and write songs.

The family income,
however, came from the

detective agency owned
by both of her parents

which offered services
to abused women.

- The fact that Miranda's
father was a P.I.

or owned a detective agency,

I think there's a chance that
going back into her childhood,

and I don't want to sound
like a shrink here,

or really analyze who she
is or where she came from,

but I think that she might have
been exposed to some different
things.

Things that a lot of these other
country superstars weren't
exposed to.

It wasn't all about home cooking
and getting up and going to
church

with Mom and Dad, then going out
with the grandparents that
evening.

I think for Miranda, the
dinner conversation

probably centered around and
focused on the darker side of
life.

- Because of the dangers
involved in investigative work

Miranda was taught to shoot
a gun as a young girl.

As a result, she grew up fast,
registering for a concealed
weapons permit

after going out on the
road as a performer.

- Rick Lambert, who also owned
and operated a detective agency,

he had a gun.

Showed Miranda how to use it
when she was young.

She's even a deer hunter today.

And it just sort of cements her
reputation as a bad girl with a
gun.

- At the tender age of 21

Lambert released her
first major-label single,

"Me and Charlie Talking", off
the high-intensity 'Kerosene'
album.

That album went on to sell
over a million copies

and Lambert became an
instant phenomenon.

When asked about her
hard-hitting persona, Miranda
replied

"I don't write about angels,
Jesus, happy days or kids.

I grew up drinking, cheating
and love gone bad."

- Miranda's appeal really comes
from the fact that she's the
complete opposite

of what we see these country
music female superstars to be.

I mean, think back to your
Loretta Lynns and your Tammy
Wynettes.

These were women that were the
quintessential girl next door.

The perfect wife,
the perfect mother,

that's what they knew,
that's what they lived.

That's what they sang about.

When you fast forward to modern
times, and you have the modern
version of those.

You have Faith Hill and you
have all of these women

who are just the
picture perfect image

that we all want our
daughters to grow up to be.

All of a sudden, here
comes Miranda Lambert.

Beautiful, cute, bubbly,
talented, but she's a bad girl.

And she's proud of
being a bad girl

and it really made everybody
sit up and take notice

and go, "Hey, wait a minute,
this is something really
different."

- Her next album,
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

was released on May 9th, 2007.

Lambert wrote or co-wrote ten
of the albums 11 tracks.

The single "Gunpowder and Lead"
became her highest charting
single to date.

That album solidified Miranda as
one of country's newest bad
girls.

- In 2007, Miranda Lambert
had great success with

an album called "Crazy
Ex-Girlfriend".

That album actually cemented her
reputation as one of country's
bad girls.

And it's a designation of sort
of that angry temperament that's
in her lyrics.

It isn't necessarily
part of her demeanor

but it is one of those things
where she's now created a
reputation for herself

and it certainly
served her well.

- Well-known for obviously
writing about heartbreak

and abusive relationships.

But people shouldn't
feel bad for her.

It's pretty clear she comes
out upper-hand every time.

- In 2005, Lambert won the
Covergirl Fresh Face of Country
Music Award.

In 2007, she received a
Grammy nomination for

Best Female Country Vocal
Performance for her single,
"Kerosene".

In the same year, she also won
the Top New Female Vocalist
Award

at the Academy of
Country Music Awards.

One year later, Miranda
won Album of the Year

at the Academy of Country Music
Awards for "Crazy
Ex-Girlfriend".

- Miranda has really achieved
great success in, not only
country music

but the music scene, in general,
and she's been rewarded for it,
obviously.

I mean, she's racked
up multiple awards.

I think the reason being,
because she gives us everything
we want.

We can safely sit back and
really move to her music.

We can look at her and
say, "You know what?

That's a pretty girl.
That's an attractive girl."

Her concerts are parties,
they're fun, they're
interactive, they're loud.

It gives us a chance to really
release and the videos are
entertaining

so she brings it all, and she
puts it right there for you

and she can be the bad
girl without you having

to be the bad guy or
the bad girl, too.

- In 2009, Lambert released
her third album, Revolution,

which she co-wrote all but
four of the album's 15 tracks.

Lambert and her band
performed all the tracks

on the album at the
Ryman Auditorium

five days before its release.

- When Miranda Lambert was
younger, she attended a Garth
Brooks concert

and that lit a fire under her.

She really realized she wanted
to be a country singer.

She'd had the talent, but now
she really wanted to take it a
step further.

Ultimately, her career grew and
she began opening for huge
country acts,

George Strait, Keith Urban,
and Toby Keith, among others.

She gained a reputation, and has
since seen her country career
flourish.

- That same year, Lambert's
boyfriend, Blake Shelton

proposed to her after getting
her father's blessing.

On May 14th, 2011, wearing
her mother's wedding dress

Lambert walked down the aisle
and exchanged vows with Shelton

in front of more
than 500 guests.

- When two of their favorites
come together, I mean, if you're
a girl

between the ages of
15 and 20 right now

you've got one of your
favorite country singers

marrying your
favorite heartthrob

who's also a country
singer, coming together

bringing forth this love story,
but it's not your typical love
story.

You know, it's the same appeal
that we get and the same thrill
we get

from watching soap operas
or primetime dramas.

It's a nice romance, a hot,
steamy romance, but it also has
its darker side.

It also has its problems that
we get just a little peek at

so we're intrigued,
we're enthralled.

So they're like the couple next
door that leaves the drapes open

you know, we can see in just
enough to make us want to look.

- Miranda Lambert has a
happy and highly publicized

relationship with Blake Shelton.

They're married, have a
house out in Oklahoma

are very happy together, they
watch television together,

they record together often,
sometimes even perform together.

But they found a balance
between their Oklahoma home

and the road, and being in Los
Angeles recording television
shows

and making a marriage
work along the way.

- In 2011, to prove she really
is country's baddest bad girl

Lambert brought out her side
project, Pistol Annies.

- Miranda Lambert released an
album, along with two other
country artists,

Ashley Monroe and
Angelina Presley.

Together they form a
trio, The Pistol Annies,

and they released an album that
debuted on the country charts at
number one,

which goes to show that
everything that Miranda Lambert
touches turns to gold.

- On August 23rd, 2011, the
trio debuted their album,

which debuted at number one
on Billboard's Country chart.

This was one of the most
exciting new groups to break out

on the country music
genre in years.

- The trio, Pistol Annies,
consists of Lambert,

Ashley Monroe and
Angelina Presley.

Their album, Hell on Heels,
released in 2011 and

debuted at number one on the
Billboard Country charts.

- You know, I'm so thankful for
everything that's happened to me
solo

and now all I can think about is
my girls and really developing
my band

and you know, the new album
will be just what you expect.

It's three country girls singing
about three country girls' lives

and we write everything on our
own, we did on the last record,

and our goal on this next record
is to write everything just in
our family,

just the three of us girls
again, so I'm really looking
forward to it.

I'm kind of gonna start focusing
on that after the summer tour.

- In November, 2011, Lambert
released her fourth album, 'For
the Record'.

She also recorded a song for the
Hunger Games soundtrack called
"Run, Daddy, Run",

which featured, The
Pistol Annies.

Miranda Lambert is a
refreshing country music star.

Her sass and fire make
her one of the most

innovative live acts
in the music industry.

She is truly country music's
most genuine bad girl.

- Miranda Lambert's fashion
is sassy and wonderful.

You always see her in black.

She's always sparkling and she's
always like a little
firecracker.

She comes up and says, hello.

She's got just an abundance
amount of energy

and she's just really friendly,
too, which is wonderful to see.

Sometimes you see Miranda
Lambert with her husband, Blake
Shelton

and then other times, you don't.

So, on the red carpet you never
know, but what you do see when
she walks

down the red carpet is just how
friendly she is and she always
comes up.

Again, it's like
she's your neighbor.

She's chatting with you like
you've known her forever and
it's a really

great experience when you get a
chance to meet her on the red
carpet.

- I think there's a bit
of throwback to Miranda.

I think she takes the
best of the throwback era

and mixes it with
the best of today.

I think that's a big
part of her appeal.

When you go see Miranda
Lambert, you're not thinking

"Hey, this is classic country."

You're thinking, "This is
contemporary country."

- We really are normal
people in our everyday life.

We go home to a farm in a
little, bitty town in Oklahoma

and all of this goes away.

And I could just tell, he felt
the way that I did tonight,

looking in his eyes going, "Holy
crap, what are we doing up
here?"

We're really thankful,
we're humbled,

we're excited to celebrate it
together, but I think he feels
the same way I do.

It's like, "Thank you so
much for letting us win

Female and Male," but
we are totally happy.

We look at our awards every
day, don't get me wrong.

We have them all
combined on one shelf,

which, I guess, now we
gotta get a bigger shelf.

♪

- Carrie Marie Underwood
was born March 10, 1983,

to parents Steve and Carol
Underwood in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Carrie was raised in the
small, rural town of Checotah

which inspired the song "I
Ain't in Checotah Anymore".

It includes references to the
local high school team,
Wildcats,

Highway 69 and 40,
and the Okra Fest.

- What can I say, I mean, the
woman is gorgeous and smart.

She won American Idol,
in the fourth season.

And, went on to mega-success.

She is clearly one of the
biggest country singers of
all-time.

She's huge.

- Ironically, after high
school, Underwood decided to

go to college, instead of
pursuing a singing career.

She worked as a page for
Oklahoma State representative
Bobby Frame,

competed in beauty pageants, and
in 2004, was named Miss NSU
runner-up.

- To make it big
in country music,

you not only have to have
the chops, but you have

to have some smarts and
Carrie Underwood has that.

She graduated from
Northeastern University.

She was a former page for a
State representative in the
state of Oklahoma.

And she was thrown into the deep
end after having won American
Idol

but she came out of
it a stronger person

and she has some
savvy, you can tell.

She's parlayed that
experience and that success

and made, not only a
huge career out of it

but now she is a huge brand and
is going on worldwide tours.

I expect to see even bigger
things from Carrie Underwood.

- In 2004, Underwood
auditioned for American Idol,

singing Bonnie Raitt's "I
Can't Make You Love Me",

in front of judges Randy
Jackson and Simon Cowell.

Her audition included a
chicken impersonation

and the revelation
of a third nipple.

However, her a Capella
rendition of a classic song

impressed the panel enough to
give the country girl a golden
ticket to Hollywood.

Underwood would go on to become
the American Idol season four
winner.

- When I was on the show,
I made it to the finale

and we were getting ready
for it and all that stuff,

and somebody comes up to
me to explain the pyro,

and they're like, "Okay,
whatever you do, whoever wins

you have to get to the front
of the stage immediately.

Tell the hair and make-up people
not to put hairspray in your
hair."

(audience laughter)

All right.

And they totally did, and
I told them, I was like,

"No, no, you can't put hairspray
in my hair. I'm gonna blow up!"

- It's not for the faint
of heart, that's for sure.

You gotta get out there.

I mean, you gotta be seen.

You gotta be willing to talk to
everybody, go to every audition.

Learn from your
mistakes, move on.

- Carrie Underwood is the
first country singer

to win American Idol,
the television show.

When she hit, she was
a huge sensation, her

career took off, everybody
wanted a piece of her.

She's handled things
really, really well.

You know, she was a
recognizable face immediately.

And she sort of has that,

down-home,
sweet-as-apple-pie persona,

and the masses eat it up.

She actually has a great deal
of talent and it comes across.

And those are the people that
actually make it in this
industry.

It's not just having the
wherewithal and having some
talent.

She is very much
the whole package.

- America and television
executives wanted to create
superstars.

The executives wanted to
create an outlet in a

competition show that America
would sink its teeth into.

They did it with American Idol.

They're doing it with The Voice,
they're doing it with So You
Think You Can Dance,

they're doing it with
all of these shows.

And the reason being is
because they wanted to

manufacture superstars, and
they did it, Kelly Clarkson.

But Carrie Underwood is the
one that really stands out.

She became a sensation because
America had the opportunity to
make her a sensation.

How? By voting.

And that makes us feel like
we're a part of her success.

- Underwood's debut album, Some
Hearts, was released in
November, 2005.

It is equal part soft
rock and country.

Her second album, Carnival Ride,
was released in October, 2007.

- Carrie Underwood, well,
she's won six Grammys,

16 Billboard Music Awards, seven
All-American Music Awards,

and ten awards from the
Academy of Country Music.

I think it's pretty fair to say
that her success train is moving
right along

and she doesn't plan on
getting off it anytime soon.

- It's really tough to compare
people like Carrie Underwood

to anyone else, especially when
you're talking about artists who
have jumped

over that country music fence
and joined us over here

in the world of mainstream
pop and Top-40 music.

But there's a lot about
Carrie Underwood

that we saw not too long ago, in
Faith Hill, or in Shania Twain.

You know, these women that
young girls wanted to be,

they created anthems for
this new generation

and Carrie Underwood kind of
took that torch and really ran
with it.

- At the 2009 CMA Awards,

Underwood was named
Entertainer of the Year,

making her the only country
female artist in history to win
this award twice.

- And I think she puts a nice
contemporary touch right on top
of it.

She polished it
up, and she said,

"Hey, look, I look like a pop
star. I look like a cover girl."

She is a cover girl, but
she's a country sensation.

Men love her, women love her,
and she's an extremely talented
young woman.

And I think what draws us to her

is the fact that she seems like
she's got a great head on her
shoulders.

She seems like a loving wife now
and we've watched her growing
up.

We have a lot invested
in Carrie Underwood.

We've wanted her to succeed
from the first time we saw her

and now we're celebrating
in that success

each time she puts out a video,
each time she puts out a new hit
single

each time she comes
to town on tour.

- In 2010, Carrie co-hosted the
CMA Awards with Brad Paisley

for the third year in a row, and
was the American Country Awards
top winner.

- It's interesting how the
entertainment industry has
suddenly paired

Carrie Underwood
with Brad Paisley.

I think Brad might be the
male equivalent to Carrie.

I think he has the same
kind of following.

I think he has the same
kind of wholesome appeal

and they have this really
nice rapport together,

which we don't see a lot.

You know, especially in the
award shows, for example

which they've hosted, I think
the CMAs three times together
now,

you see hosts crammed together

and if that chemistry isn't
there, you can't fake that on
television.

I've been in situations
myself where I've

worked with hosts where
it was purely business,

and then I've worked with other
hosts where there was a nice

friendship off-camera and you
can really see the difference.

And these two share the
same sense of humor,

they share the same respect
for country music,

the same respect for their
fans, and that really shows.

- She was also voted on
the People Magazine's

100 Most Beautiful People list
for the fourth year in a row.

In that same year, Victoria
Secret named her legs

the sexiest legs in Hollywood.

- American Idol has been
a solid vetting process.

You know, if you make it
through all those auditions

and that whole competition
and win the whole thing

it's a strong validation.

And once Carrie had
won American Idol,

not only was she immediately
recognizable everywhere,

it proved that she really
has the talent to make it.

And, you know, she took that
momentum and ran with it.

And so, you know, she had
an immediate following

and she's just been able to
capitalize on that ever since.

And so, we can see her career
trajectory even going up from
here.

- After taking the music
industry by storm

Carrie decided to make her
acting debut, playing
pharmaceutical rep Tiffany

on How I Met Your
Mother, in 2010.

- In 2010, Carrie Underwood
branched out to a role on
television.

She played a pharmaceutical rep
on the television series, How I
Met Your Mother.

And it was just a quick
cameo appearance

but she proved that she has
some acting talent, as well.

But it's one of those things,
she's not only recognizable and
popular

but she's wanted on even the
most popular television shows.

They gave her a shot and she
was good on the screen.

- And I think Carrie Underwood
is one of those performers

and I use the word "performer"
instead of singer

because she comes at us from
so many different angles,

that it's just going to continue
to branch out, you know?

And everything she does,
we're really entertained by

and good entertainment is so
hard to come by these days.

When she was on, How I Met Your
Mother, for example, she was
great!

Small part, but she fit
it perfectly, you know?

And like I said, we want
Carrie Underwood to succeed

in whatever she does.

- Since winning
the fourth season

of the world's
biggest talent show

Carrie Underwood, a shy singer
with a goofy sense of humor

hasn't looked back since
selling 11 million albums.

- When Carrie Underwood
was on American Idol,

Simon Cowell was still
one of the judges.

Simon is a tough critic, there's
no question about that.

He's had that reputation, but he
knows when someone has the
talent to make it

and he saw that in
Carrie Underwood

and now, obviously, the masses
have seen that talent come
through, too.

He's a strong critic, but he's
got a good eye for talent

and Carrie is very much
that, she's talented.

- Faith Hill, Reba McEntire,

Miranda Lambert, Carrie
Underwood and Taylor Swift

all have talent and the
will to succeed in common.

They've each overcame obstacles
that got in the way of their
country dreams.

They found their voice,
wrote their songs

and entertained their
fans around the world.

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