21 Facts About Suzy Bogguss

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Susan Kay Bogguss was born on December 30,1956 and is an American country music singer and songwriter.

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Suzy Bogguss began her career in the 1980s as a solo singer.

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Suzy Bogguss won Top New Female Vocalist from the Academy of Country Music and the Horizon Award from the Country Music Association.

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Suzy Bogguss starred in several musicals at Aledo High School, where she was crowned homecoming queen.

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Suzy Bogguss graduated from ISU in 1980 with a bachelor's degree in metalsmithing.

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In 1984, while touring at the Huntley Lodge resort in Montana, Suzy Bogguss discovered that she spent most of her money on clothes for her later shows.

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Suzy Bogguss realized that she had no health insurance, very little car insurance, and low chances of performing further, and there were no talent scouts.

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Suzy Bogguss made several copies and sold them while performing in Dollywood.

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Crider and Suzy Bogguss met each other, and eventually married in November 1986.

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Suzy Bogguss joined him to cover Michael Burton's Night Rider's Lament.

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In 1991 Suzy Bogguss released her third studio album, the platinum-selling Aces.

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At the 1992 Country Music Association Awards Suzy Bogguss won the Horizon Award.

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Suzy Bogguss's streak continued the following year with another gold record, Something Up My Sleeve, giving her two additional Top Five hits in "Just Like the Weather" and "Hey Cinderella".

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In May 1993, Suzy Bogguss appeared on the CBS television special The Women of Country.

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Later, Suzy Bogguss collaborated with Alison Krauss, Kathy Mattea, and Crosby, Stills, and Nash to contribute "Teach Your Children" to the AIDS benefit compilation album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization.

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Suzy Bogguss and Crider's first child, Benton Charles Crider, was born on March 17,1995.

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Suzy Bogguss scaled down her touring dates as a result for three years.

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In March 1997, Suzy Bogguss performed at the Every Woman's Challenge charity concert, which was held at the Palm Springs Convention Center in California.

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In 2001, Suzy Bogguss founded her own record label, Loyal Dutchess.

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In July 2011, Suzy Bogguss released her twelfth studio album, American Folk Songbook.

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In February 2014 Suzy Bogguss released "Lucky" a collection of songs written by Merle Haggard.