| Liza Jane - The Cosmic CowGirl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liza Jane Likins is of Mexican, Irish and Cherokee descent, from a small town on the California Gold Coast. "San Luis Obispo, where I was raised, definitely formed my country roots. It's a little hillbilly town 90 miles west of Bakersfield, full of pea-pickers and guitar-pickers. My father had a band called "Lefty and the Corvettes." Even though he wasn't around when I started playin', I play left-handed, too." Liza Jane was strongly influenced by her mother's collection of favorite recordings by Brenda Lee, Patsy Cline and Patti Page. She started singing in public at age five and performed anytime and anywhere she could. "I knew when I was five I was gonna be a singer." |
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| Liza Jane sang background vocals for Linda Rondstadt for five years. With Linda, she performed on the Johnny Carson Show, the Grammy Awards, HBO specials and numerous music videos. She also worked with Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton and Linda on the Award-winning "Trio" album. In fact, Liza Jane's first performance in Nashville was on the Grand Ole Opry singing backgrounds for Miss Rondstadt. It was there she met Ricky Skaggs and learned "Talk About Sufferin'" which she performs a cappella in her show. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liza Jane spent '92 with country great, Clint Black on "The Hard Way" tour doing background vocals and percussion. "Singing with Clint was a dream come true" He said I could twang with the best of them!" With Clint, she performed on Arsenio Hall, David Letterman, Jay Leno, the Bob Hope Christmas Special and TNN's Nashville Now. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| She moved to Nashville in '96 on George Strait's advice after he heard her sing at the Kentucky Derby. And she has been writing with some of Music's City's finest writers, such as Rafe Van Hoy and Paul Craft. After her first solo performance in Nashville, she was tagged a female Marty Stuart for her showmanship, musical roots and colorful stage clothes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liza Jane's brand of music is traditional country harmonies with a rockin' influence known as the Bakersfield sound. Listen to her songs and hear the echoes of country greats from the past in her powerful voice. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Liza Jane as "Elvira" with costume designer Kim Brakely at Chas Sanford's Halloween party (Nashville). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liza Jane with Clint Black on "The Hard Way" Tour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liza Jane as "The Woman in Red" on the Clint Black "The Hard Way" Tour. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Liza Jane as "Lucy" on the Linda Rondstadt "Nelson Riddle" Tour (Greek Theater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liza Jane with Stevie Nicks after awards ceremony (San Franciso) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liza Jane on the Stevie Nicks' "Whole Lotta Trouble" Tour (Paris, France) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Liza Jane as "Wynonna Judd" headlining at the Vallejo Rodeo. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liza Jane as "Naomi Judd" on the Linda Ronstadt "Nelson Riddle" Tour (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First promo picture (by photographer Steven Arnold) of that sultry thang, Liza Jane (Hollywood). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liza Jane today... sexier than ever! (Las Vegas) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liza Jane's first CD is out! "Cosmic CowGirl" is already rockin' country fans all across the country. 12 original songs featuring co-writes by Craig Fall, Rafe Van Hoy, Paul Craft, Billy Burnett, and Stevie Nicks. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| And this year (2002) she will be completing the long awaited "Trucker's Cafe" CD, which will prove to be another country hit!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Also this year she is continuing her "tell-all" book, "Diary of a Redhead," with anecdotes of her life in Hollywood and on the road. Sure to be a hit with those who want to know the real side of the entertainers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LINK: More fun pictures of Liza Jane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||