MUSIC

Her story is a little different then some because she wasn't born a Coal Miners Daughter, she has never lived in Apartment no 9, or ever been promised a Rose Garden. She has never won Star Search, or American Idol, and never cried a bunch of tears on her old guitar mostly because she didn't own one! as a matter of fact she never even dreamed of Country music becoming such a big part of her life! Born in Waukegan, Illinois just outside Chicago, coming from a family of 4, three of them being brothers, EllieMay Kay was raised on good midwestern family values, married at 21 to a drummer in a country band, she was your favorite waitress or bartender depending on what night you caught her. EllieMay started by being a sound tech and a guest female vocalist sitting in and singing a few tunes when ever the opportunity arose, soon becoming the main attraction. She wrote and recorded her entire first CD entitled the "Musicians Wife" which was released in March of 2008. Shortly after the release, one of the singles "Carla Sue" went to no. 2 for 11 weeks in the independent music charts and at the same time another single called "Country Girl" also climbed the charts to the top 20 spot for 8 weeks. "Waiting just for you" off the same CD was done as a live video and picked by CMT for a nationally televised program called "CMT Maddness" of which Ellies video went to no. 16 nationwide and was streamed for 12 weeks, the same video was also picked by GAC for there televised program called the " Next GAC Star. hosted by Bucky Covington. EllieMay's quick rise to fame has been a God blessed journey and mostly because of all the people that surround her with faith and love! EllieMay has what it takes to be a superstar but never forgets where she came from or how hard things really get on the road to success! Don't be surprised if you don't see her on next years CMA or ACM Awards. Some people earn stardom, some people deserve stardom, and sometimes stardom deserves certain people!