HICKORY — The city of Hickory’s Sails Original Music Series continues Friday with Rissi Palmer. The free concert begins at 7 p.m. on the Sails Stage in downtown Hickory.
Rissi Palmer’s gift lies in reaching across all musical boundaries. While she made her mark in country music, she is equally at home in R&B music, bringing the entire spectrum of popular music to bear on music she calls “Southern soul.”
The daughter of Georgia natives, Rissi was born near Pittsburgh and spent her adolescent years in St. Louis. Raised in a musical family that loved both country and R&B, Rissi was part of a singing and dancing troupe sponsored by a local television station at age 16, and by the time she was 19 years old, she had already been offered her first publishing and label deal.
“We’re so fortunate to be bringing Rissi Palmer to Hickory. She’s a Grammy-nominated African-American woman and the first to ever hit the Billboard charts in the history of country music,” said Bob Sinclair, coordinator for the series.
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A few highlights throughout her musical career include performances at the White House, New York’s Lincoln Center and multiple appearances on the Grand Ole Opry. She has toured extensively across the country, sharing stages with Taylor Swift, the Eagles, Chris Young, Charley Crockett and many more.
Rissi has also made numerous national appearances on Oprah and Friends, CMT Insider, CNN, CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight, and FOX Soul’s “The Book of Sean,” and has been featured in the Associated Press, Ebony, Essence, Huffington Post, New York Times, Newsweek,…
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