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Tara McCormick

About Me

Born and raised in the small town of Chehalis, WA, and currently residing in Nashville, TN, Tara McCormick represents the Northwest in country music. She and her band have played at numerous regional fairs, rodeos, festivals, amp theaters and theaters. Tara has traveled nationally and has had the opportunity to open for national acts such as music hall of fame legend Bo Diddley, Ty England, Keith Anderson, Jason Aldean, Asleep at the Wheel and Sawyer Brown.Tara has made TV appearances on David Letterman, Ryan Seacreast, The Best Damn Sports Show, Entertainment Tonight, two appearances on Evening Magazine, two appearances on KOMO news 4’s Connie Thompson’s Morning Show, as well as the Miss USA pageant 2004. She has made radio appearances on 95.1 The Rock, 92.9 The Bull, 1460 KUTI, 104.3 KMNT, 100.7 The Wolf., and 99.5 The Wolf. As well as print and advertisements in numerous news papers. Most recently, Tara made the cover of the May 2006 issue of Quick Throttle Magazine. Further she has been invited to play at The 8th Annual Heart of Texas Quadruple-Bypass Music Festival and the “Chick Singer Night” in Nashville, TN.She is affiliated with Susan Komen, Gilda’s Club, Children’s hospital, The American Heart Association, and The American Lung Association among others.Having fulfilled her obligations as 2004's Miss Washington USA and placing top 15 at nationals, Tara is dedicating 100% of her energy and resources to her music.Her captivating, high energy set consists of both covers and originals. Artists covered range from Sheryl Crow, Bon Jovi and Jewel on the rock edge to Meranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood, Sugarland and Faith Hill on the more country side. Her original material reflects a broad range of influences that is sure to have you tapping your feet and singing along!Tara has independently recorded one demo single titled "Electricity", an EP titled "That's My Style" and recently finished work on her second CD titled, "Go That Far". Both are available for purchase!For more information please visit www.taramccormick.net

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Member Since: 26/03/2005
Band Website: http://taramccormick.net
Band Members: Tara McCormick: Lead Vox, Resident Diva, Kim Plancich: Acoustic Guitar, BG Vox, Chuck Debrot:Guitar, Banjo, Harp, Chris Gadler: Bass, BG Vox, Kohen T. Burrill: Drums/percussion, BG Vox, Josh Williams: Keys, Joel Gamble: Fiddle Here is a slide show of some pics at shows hanging out with the G's and with my family and friends! ENJOY!!!
Influences: Country, Rock, Blues
Sounds Like: ***This is what the critics have to say***"McCormick's Sound is a blend of country, Rock and the blues that reflects Northwest tastes. Her earthy but elegant vocal style places her somewhere between national stars, Gretchen Wilson and Faith Hill." Gene Stout, Seattle PI*** "An awful lot of people at my level are paying attention to her. You have to be pretty special nowadays to get any attention at all" Bart Leland, Big Media Promotions.***"You can hear the confidence in her voice. She has attitude, and she's not afraid to belt it out." Randy Roadz, Program Director of KMNT-FM Country. ***"Her sound is different from the twangy country most often heard on the radio. A powerful blues voice charges the lyrics in her songs." Julia Nicholls, Chronicle, Centralia, WA. ***"As if she borrowed a pair of Shania Twain’s walking boots, Tara McCormick’s music is country with a sexy rock/pop attitude." Angela Jossy, Weekly Volcano, Puget sound, WA***"This gal is going to make it big time!" I know a hit when I hear it and it's just a matter of time, before Tara McCormick becomes a house hold name." She has the vocal strength of Martina McBride, a resonating sound similar to Sheryl Crow and a music style, that reminds me of a female version of Garth Brooks. Her country style has the touch of rock and pop in the background, creating a unique and refreshing sound for the country music genre." Raven, Rebuke The World, Public Journal. ***
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My Blog

4 years and finally in the door.

Four years ago Kimmie and I flew to Nashville with a box of hand made demos with three songs on the cd all recorded in a basement studio that typically recorded grunge and metal music. We spent 3 days...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:36:00 GMT

Reality

The past year has been pretty crazy! I moved from my home in WA, where I was playing all the time and where it felt like things were really starting to take off, (all to comfortable I guess) to the wo...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:42:00 GMT