Joanie Keller (born in Wayne, Nebraska[1]) is an American country music singer. Keller began performing in her father's band when she was a small child.[2] After graduating high school, she played local clubs in Colorado before moving to Nashville to pursue a career as a country singer.[2]

Joanie Keller
BornWayne, Nebraska
GenresCountry
OccupationSinger
InstrumentGuitar
Years active2000–present
LabelsBroken Bow

Keller's debut album, Sparks Are Gonna Fly, was released by Broken Bow Records in April 2000.[2] Its first single, "Three Little Teardrops", peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] The album received a mixed review from Joel Bernstein of Country Standard Time, who wrote that "it's too smooth and polished to grab the hard-core honkytonkers, but it's often too country for much of today's younger audience."[3] Carrie Attebury of about.com compared Keller favorably to Linda Davis.[4]

Since parting ways with Broken Bow, Keller has continued to perform in Nashville with the band 45 RPM.[5] She was inducted into the Nebraska Music Hall of Fame in 2009.[5]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details
Sparks Are Gonna Fly
It's Me Again
  • Release date: 2006
  • Label: self-released
Me and Dad
  • Release date: July 31, 2009
  • Label: Long Lil Doggie Music

Singles

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Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
2000 "Three Little Teardrops" 66 Sparks Are Gonna Fly
2003 "If Heartaches Had Wings" It's Me Again
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

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Year Video Director
2000 "Three Little Teardrops" chris rogers[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ a b c Proefrock, Stacia. "Joanie Keller – Music Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  3. ^ Bernstein, Joel. "Joanie Keller – Sparks Are Gonna Fly". Country Standard Time. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  4. ^ Attebury, Carrie. "CD Review: Sparks Are Gonna Fly – Joanie Keller". about.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2003. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Pitzer, Carrie (July 30, 2009). "Nebraska Music Hall of Fame to induct pioneers, legends". Norfolk Daily News. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  6. ^ "Production Notes". Billboard. May 13, 2000. Retrieved March 11, 2013.