Happy 43rd birthday to Carrie Underwood. She was born today in Oklahoma and has become the highest-certified female country artist by selling over 95 million albums and singles!
She went to Nashville at 14 years old and Capitol Records actually had a contract for her. Management changed, however, and it never happened. In 2004 she auditioned for Season Four of American Idol. She made it through and went on to be the Season Four winner.
She has enjoyed great success and had hits on both the country and pop charts. Hits include Jesus Take The Wheel, Before He Cheats, Inside Your Heaven, All-American Girl, I Told You So, Cowboy Casanova and many more.
She has plenty of “bling” too. She has won 8 Grammy Awards, 12 Billboard Music Awards, 16 Academy of Country Music Awards, 17 American Music Awards, 9 Country Music Awards, 7 Teen Choice Awards and 23 CMT Music Awards.
She has appeared on TV shows like How I Met Your Mother, Nashville, and Blue Bloods. She is also a successful author. Her 2020 book, Find Your Path, was a New York Times Bestseller.
She has recorded 9 studio albums and all have plenty of hits. I had plenty to choose from for Tune Tuesday. I have opted for one that was featured on her 2021 Gospel Album, “My Savior.”
There is something that I love about the beloved hymns that have been sung in churches for years. Many churches today play contemporary modern Christian songs. I’d rather listen to the old hymns. Alan Jackson had success with his Gospel albums (Precious Memories 1 & 2). Whether or not that influenced Carrie to record one I do not know.
In celebration of her birthday, here is Carrie Underwood with Victory in Jesus.
Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian 