Sylvia, Singer/Songwriter: I've Always Had My Voice (S2 E23)
Today's guest is Sylvia. If you were anywhere near the radio, and especially country radio in the 80's, you have heard at least one of her million+ selling hits including Tumbleweed, The Matador, and Snapshot. Her hits, The Drifter and Nobody hit No.1 in Billboard's country music category. She sold millions of copies and certainly made good on her goal to be a star and gathering some prestigious country music awards including a Grammy nomination after leaving her home town of Kokomo, Indiana for Nashville.
After her run with RCA Records between 1979 and 1987, she explored other interests but never strayed far from using her voice. She became a certified life and career coach, working with executives and artists of all genres, she's sat on multiple not-for-profit boards supporting people with mental illness and substance use disorders, and has stepped more into writing and releasing albums, including Nature Child, A Dreamer's Journey. which will be released on Tuesday, 2.2.2022. The day after this episode is published. You'll a sneak peak of music from the album in this episode.
We have a great time talking with Sylvia about her journey, including details about her songwriting process, the lessons learned while being part of the music machine in the 80's, how she looks to inspire a different population of listeners and life in general. In essence, we do a lot of exploring Sylvia's string grabbing and kite flying.
Sylvia's website: https://sylviamusic.com/
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Twitter- https://twitter.com/syhutton
Instagram - @shutton
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Kites and String's is produced and edited by Steve Ploum at Turning Stones Counseling, Inc.
Our theme music is by Harrison Amer, and all other original music in today's episode is courtesy of Sylvia at Red Pony Records. Our logo-design is by Cole Monroe at Blue Stag Creative.