18 Facts About Kimmie Rhodes

Kimmie Rhodes was born on March 6,1954 and is an American singer-songwriter.

Kimmie Rhodes has established and released her own records on her label, Sunbird Music for over 25 years.

Kimmie Rhodes Ray Willingham was born to father Ray Junior Willingham Jr.

Kimmie Rhodes had one sibling, Michael Lee Willingham, who died in 2013.

Kimmie Rhodes' family moved from Wichita Falls, Texas when she was five years old and settled in Lubbock, Texas where she began her singing career at the age of six.

Kimmie Rhodes took her with him on his rounds, working as a car dealer and gambler and encouraged her to sing for dimes.

Kimmie Rhodes recorded her first album at Willie Nelson's privately owned Pedernales Studios in Spicewood, Texas in 1980 at his invitation.

Kimmie Rhodes fronted a band "The Texas Tunesmiths" led by the legendary steel guitarist, Jimmy Day, and continued performing regionally with The Jackalope Bros, playing traditional and "progressive" country music and western swing in dancehalls.

Kimmie Rhodes continued to make records which mostly embodied her own original songs and began touring internationally with her band and once she had honed her skills as a writer eventually signed on as a co-publisher and writer with Rondor Music International, owned by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss.

Kimmie Rhodes guested on Late Night With David Letterman, performing "West Texas Heaven" at his request.

Kimmie Rhodes performed in two segments of The Nashville Network's Legend Series hosted by Willie Nelson and another hosted by Waylon Jennings.

Kimmie Rhodes co-wrote a song, "Lines", with Waylon for his Justice release.

Kimmie Rhodes co-wrote "Ordinary Heart" with Emmylou Harris and the song was featured in the soundtrack to the movie Happy Texas.

Kimmie Rhodes released a CD by that title of the music featured in the play.

Kimmie Rhodes served as script editor and worked with Sears as assistant director and musical director for his outdoor drama production of Trail of Tear, for the Cherokee Heritage Center during the summers of 2001 through 2003.

Kimmie Rhodes is currently writing a book of memoirs, Radio Dreams and co-producing a companion audio documentary to the book with Bob Harris of BBC Radio 2 London.

Kimmie Rhodes has two grandchildren, Louis Ray Rhodes and Ruby Grace Rhodes.

In support of Walls Fall Down, Kimmie Rhodes toured ten European countries, including the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow and guest appearances with her friend and writing partner Emmylou Harris, Canada's Edmonton Folk Festival and the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco.