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.
