Tanya Tucker signs with new label, going on tour

Tanya Tucker

Press release from Webster PR. Editor’s Note: Tanya Tucker had her first hit with my friend Alex Harvey’s song “Delta Dawn” in 1972. Alex is moving back to Texas from Nashville. He also wrote the song which became the Official Song of the Texas Sesquicentennial “No Place Like Texas.” (And by the way, for anything to be “official Texas” anything, it has to have been sanctioned by the Texas Legislature. It can’t just become that way because someone says so.)

“No Place Like Texas,” official song of Texas Sesquicentennial; Catalog Number: BCHM 86-13-03; Date: 1986

That song is being re-released this week and will be on his new CD, and available on CD Baby later this week. This editor produced the 7-stage, 2-day Texas Sesquicentennial Festival for the State of Texas.

All that has absolutely nothing to do with Tanya Tucker, but just felt the need to list up my friend Alex Harvey.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn.  Tanya Tucker, a country music icon since first recording Alex Harvey’s classic Delta Dawn in 1972 while still a teenager, has signed with APA Nashville.  Though she took time off these past few years to raise her children, the legendary songstress is now prepping to hit the road once again with a new tour and new music.  Slated for release later this year, the new tracks will be included in her first album since 2009’s My Turn.

Since her 1972 debut, Tucker has enjoyed an incredible career that garnered her four platinum albums, eight gold albums, and hits such as “The Jamestown Ferry,” “Down To My Last Teardrop,” and “Soon.”  In 1991, after almost two decades in the business, the CMA rightfully recognized her unique talents with Female Vocalist of the Year.

“I’ve taken a few years off and it is time to get back on the road,” said Tucker.  “I am really excited to perform all the hits that the fans love so much, and sing a few new songs that I have been working on.”

Steve Lassiter, SVP/Partner and Head of Concerts at APA Nashville, knows just what his company has in Tanya Tucker – and he’s ready to bring that blend of music and personality to the masses once more.

“We are so delighted to be working with Tanya Tucker once again,” said Lassiter. “She is simply one of those artists that is an American original – where you don’t have to doubt who it is when you’re listening to her.  The fans have always been responsive to her live show, so this is nothing but a win-win for everyone concerned.”

Tour dates will be announced soon.

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