Storybook rise of Carolina homemaker to bluegrass star is lifelong dream for Leslie Smith Davis
By Entertainment Headline News Hollywood
Dated: Oct 24, 2010
Leslie Smith Davis has new album with Billboard street date of March 2011. The album “Just Coming
Down With Love” features the “Lonesome Dove” vocals of one of Music City’s rising bluegrass stars in
country music. www.lesliesmithdavis.com
Hollywood-Nashville-New York – Some may call it a miracle, some may call it fate but Leslie Davis thinks
that her faith in God has had a lot to do with her storybook rise to bluegrass stardom in country music. The
beautiful North Carolina homemaker has completed her first major album project with Nashville starmakers
and has a scheduled street date of March 2011 for the 12 song album to be nationally released on Platinum
Plus/The Orchard during the country radio seminar in Music City. Her first single is scheduled for release
to country radio stations in early 2011.
Leslie Davis was always singing. Her earliest memories were of her older brother banging on the wall and
saying, “Will you be quiet Leslie?.” Leslie had a very normal upbringing with humble beginnings. She
had (all older) two brothers and a sister. Her dad was a brick mason and he also farmed tobacco. Leslie's
mom worked in a small community store in the middle class city of Taylorsville, North Carolina. “My
parents had great values and always put their family first. I am totally committed to my own family and
they are so supportive of my music,” Leslie told Entertainment Headline News Hollywood.
Leslie worked in the community store serving up ice cream and sandwiches to the customers. She greeted
them with her award winning smile. She still hugs and loves everyone of her fans today. Leslie has never
met a stranger. Her parents Sandy & Betty Smith had no idea when they brought Leslie home from
Alexander County hospital in Taylorsville that she was going to grow up and become the singer that she is
today. Leslie spent a lot of time singing in her local Center United Methodist church, traveled with her aunt
and sister as the Smith Trio and competed in 4-H, talent contests and graduated from Alexander Central
High School. But deep inside her heart, there was always this burning passion to sing commercially.
It was her voice that people noticed almost from the time she entered Hiddenite Elementary School. Leslie
has the kind of voice that makes people feel good all the way down to their toes. Her singing electrifies
something deep inside your soul. You only have to listen to her version of “Blue Roses” and there's that
incredible rush that you get from people who have star quality voices. The mother of two children often
confides that the support of her husband Michael, her children Riley (14 year old son) and her son Kelly (8
years old) are the people who have stood behind her as she has recorded and pursued her music career.
"My family and fans have always been there for me," Leslie said to our reporter.
Growing up, Leslie was always listening to the music of Barbara Mandrell, John Denver, the Judds, and
Reba. Today she is a big fan of Faith Hill, George Strait, Alison Krauss and Carrie Underwood. She
credits her performance to the main stream involvement of her family in today’s great bluegrass revival all
across the world. Leslie’s talent has been heralded by her team of music experts in Nashville. Image
development consultant Janet Smith, Music City’s most famous country music photographer Dennis
Carney and her producer, Hall of Fame member Robert Metzgar. Metzgar sings in the bluegrass group The
Smokey River Boys and recognized the beautiful North Carolina star as "one in a million." Leslie's
producer is a noted hitmaker and was recently awarded the ASCAP Popular Music Award for 2010. See
www.robertmetzgar.com
"Leslie has recorded some of the great original songs on her album including a special arrangement of the
Emmy award winning Lonesome Dove theme Blue Roses." No one could have sung these songs with the
power, the emotion and passion that Leslie Davis brings to the studio. Leslie Smith Davis has completed
one of the most intense and emotional album projects to ever come out of the studios in Nashville. Her
respect for the great western movie classics and their place in country music gives her a future place in
country music history . The 6 hour mini-series starring Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover,
Robert Urich and Diane Lane revitalized a movie culture. Lonesome Dove was nominated for 18 Emmy
awards. The music of Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove has never been done by anyone like Leslie Smith
Davis, according to the online Billboard music critics. "This album will give Ms. Davis a place in music
history." according to Jason Graham (Sr. Music Editor) from the Go.com Disney web site.
It takes a great team of people, a great record label and many great opportunities to get the chance to record
in Nashville with some of the most famous musicians in history. Leslie’s album features people like
Charlie McCoy, Sonny Garrish, “Hoot” Hester, Tony Migliore and Kerry Marx who have been part of the
greatest album releases in history. Leslie recorded at the famous Chelsea studios in south Nashville where
so many great artists got their start including Tom T Hall, Shania Twain, and Alan Jackson. Her current
album was produced by award winning veteran hitmaker Robert Metzgar. Leslie has started working on
her next album by choosing songs from the catalog of great tunesmiths in the city where dreams come true.
Nashville gives people an opportunity to fulfill their greatest dreams with their music. Leslie's first single
release is scheduled to go to radio early in 2011 and her album is distributed by The Orchard in New York.
"For your dream to come true, you have to have faith that you can do this," Leslie says. For this North
Carolina homemaker, the dream is starting to materialize.
For further information on the music career of Leslie Smith Davis contact:
Leslie Davis
Capitol Management Group
330 Franklin Road
Brentwood, TN 37027-3282
800-767-4984 (toll free)
615-321-0600 (main)
615-338-4497 (fax)
www.capitolmanagement.com
info@capitolmanagement.com
Distribution By: The Orchard
23 East 4th Street . 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003
866-625-7384 (toll free)
www.theorchard.com
To purchase the new Leslie Davis album online go to:
www.cdbaby.com/cd/lesliedavis
*To contact Robert Metzgar send an email to robertmetzgar@aol.com and Mr. Metzgar will respond to
your requests within 48 hours.
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LESLIE SMITH DAVIS
Platinum Plus International Records
Address 330 Franklin Road
Brentwood, TN 37027-3282
800-767-4984 (toll free)
615-321-0600 (main)
615-338-4497 (fax)
www.lesliesmithdavis.com
info@lesliesmithdavis.com
City/Town Charlotte
State/Province North Carolina
Zip 37027-3282
Country United Statesinfo@capitolmanagement.com
To speak with Mr. Metzgar directly send an email to robertmetzgar@aol.com and he will get back with you immediately
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