Thanks for taking time to meet the JHCMR Family. The cast
is made up of 9 singers known as "Regulars", our 8 piece
band known as "The Superpickers", our light and sound
crew, and the wonderful staff. Following are bio's on
each member and below are links to websites for you to
visit. ENJOY!!.
Steve
Holy
Steve Holy was a regular on the Johnnie High show from
1993 - 1997. In 1997, Steve signed with Curb Records.
He launched his debut album Blue Moon (as produced by
Wilbur Rimes, LeAnn rimes father) in October 2000. Steve's
fourth single "Good Morning Beautiful," for which he is
most widely recognized, charted at Number 1 for five straight
weeks in 2002. The single was also featured in the Jennifer
Lopez movie Angel Eyes. Not bad for a good ol' country
boy who sang as a weekly regular on the Johnnie High show!
LeAnn
Rimes
LeAnn Rimes she won her first talent contest at age five
and at seven she had recorded her first album. She began
honing her skills as a country artist performing on Johnnie
High's Country Music Revue a total of 423 times! LeAnn
recorded her second album at the tender age of 11. That
project featured "Blue," and caught the attention of legendary
executive Mike Curb who signed her to Curb Records. By
13, she had a national hit.
The rest has become history. She has won two Grammy Awards,
including the first Best New Artist accolade ever won
by a country artist. She has sold more than 37 million
records, won an American Music Award, three Academy of
Country Music honors and 12 Billboard Awards. She's scored
numerous hit singles, among them "One Way Ticket," "I
Need You," "Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense," "Probably
Wouldn't Be This Way," "Can't Fight The Moonlight" which
was a #1 song in 11 countries, and "How Do I Live," which
was the longest running single ever on the Billboard Hot
100, spending a record-setting 69 weeks on the chart.
She has written children books, acted in film and on television
and has become a musical icon both in the U.S. and in
Europe. In 2006, she released "Whatever We Wanna" in Europe,
a successful pop album for which LeAnn co-wrote 10 of
the 15 tracks. Not bad for a girl who sang weekly on the
Johnnie High show from age 8 to 13!
Linda
Davis
Linda Davis appeared regularly on the Johnnie High show
from 1980- 1983 before launching her career as a background
vocalist for Reba McIntyre, with whom she later shared
a #1 hit, "Does He Love You", winning the 1993 Grammy
Award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration. On the heels
of her success with Reba, Davis inked a new deal with
Capitol Records and later with Arista Records. There she
continued her string of chart success and building her
rapidly growing fan base on tour. She was later recruited
as one of the first artists signed to Dreamworks Records.
It was there that she appeared on the soundtrack for the
motion picture Black Dog starring Patrick Swayze. She
also partnered with another superstar, Randy Travis, to
record the song Make It Through, which was included in
the gold-selling companion CD for the award winning movie
Prince of Egypt. Not bad for a "real" country girl from
Dotson, Texas!
Lee
Ann Womack
Lee Ann Womack appeared on the Johnnie high show from
1990 - 1995. At 16 years old, she was already sounding
like a star, according to Johnnie. Her 1997 self-titled
debut album brought her onto the national country music
scene. The hits from that first album were "Never Again,
Again", "The Fool" and "You've Got To Talk To Me." Three
hits, first album. Not bad for a country girl from Jacksonville,
Texas.
Miranda
Lambert
Miranda Lambert appeared on the Johnnie High show numerous
times from 1998 to 2002. Miranda Lambert first made her
debut onto the national scene as a finalist in the 2003
season of the NASHVILLE STAR television series. She didn't
win - a result she has described as a blessing. Instead,
she got the best of both worlds - Columbia Nashville,
which had right of first refusal on the show's performers
- signed Lambert to a deal, and she had the time and opportunity
to make the album that she really wanted to make.
Her confidence and firepower were evident in KEROSENE:
it debuted at Number One on the country charts (only the
sixth time a new artist entered in at the top), and went
on to earn Lambert nominations for the CMA's Horizon Award
and the ACM's Top New Female Vocalist Award. It also earned
her a Grammy nomination. KEROSENE garnered critical praise
from countless outlets and was named one of the best albums
of the year by New York Times, Rolling Stone, Blender
Magazine, itunes, Tennessean and many more. As Johnnie
says, "And she's just getting!".
John
Anderson
John Anderson appeared on the Johnnie High show from 1970
- 1972. He traveled to Nashville in 1972 at the age of
17, eventually signing with Warner Bros. Records in 1976.
He first hit the record charts in 1980 during the "Urban
Cowboy" era in Nashville. In 1983 his career rose on the
strength of his million selling hit "Swingin", earning
him two Country Music Association awards. In 1992 he released
his double platinum selling album "Seminole Wind". John
has accumulated five number one hits and twenty-three
top-ten hits in his career. In 1993 he received the Academy
of Country Music's Lifetime Achievement Award. Not bad
for a good ol' Texas singer that started on the Johnnie
High show!
Shoji
Tabuchi
Shoji Tabuchi performed on the Johnnie High show from
1970- 1972. He would call Johnnie to ask if he could play
the show and park his truck (with a camper cap on the
back) behind the building to spend the night. Johnnie
wouldn't let him sleep in his truck, but would take him
to his house to spend the night. Shoji now employs over
200 people at his theater in Branson, Missouri, where
he performs two shows a day for much of the year, often
selling out all 2,000 seats. Tabuchi's show in Branson
regales busloads of visitors with elaborate dance routines,
a range of musical genres, and plenty of Vegas-style glitz,
but his path to wealth and fame started with pure enthusiasm
for American country music.
Tabuchi got a break in 1970 when he came under the wing
of legendary country promoter Tillman Franks, who signed
him as an opening tour act for star vocalist David Houston.
On the road with Houston for five years, Tabuchi learned
the nuts and bolts of American country music showmanship.
When he was later offered a six-month slot at Branson's
Starlite Theater in 1980, the stability sounded good to
him. At the time, Branson was in the first stages of rapid
growth as a Middle American entertainment mecca. Tabuchi's
popularity in Branson steadily increased, and in 1985
he was signed to a three-year contact at Branson's Country
Music World, formerly the Hee Haw Theater.
Now owning the #1 attraction in Branson, Tabuchi's appearances
aren't restricted to Branson; he has made successful concert
appearances in numerous major cities. He has appeared
several times on national television on such shows as
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Today, and Inside Edition.
He doesn't have to call Johnnie to ask to play or to park
his truck behind the theater. Not bad for a good ol' fiddler
from Japan!
Gary
Morris
Gary Morris appeared on the Johnnie High show from 1976
- 1979. His professional career started in the early 1980's
when Morris produced twelve albums which spawned sixteen
Top 10 singles and five No. 1 hits, including "Baby Bye
Bye," "100% Chance Of Rain," and "Leave Me Lonely." Morris
then broke new ground with his enormously successful self-produced
acoustic album Plain Brown Wrapper, far preceding the
"unplugged" genre that is so popular today.
In 1984, Morris' original recording of "Wind Beneath My
Wings" won both the CMA and ACM Song of the Year Awards.
At the height of his Nashville recording career, Morris
boldly opted to play opposite Linda Ronstadt in the New
York Shakespeare Festival production of Puccini's opera
La Boheme. His performance led to offers from Broadway,
where he accepted the daunting task of becoming the first
American to play the heroic and challenging role of Jean
Valjean in "Les Miserables," one of the longest running
plays in Broadway history.
Receiving resounding critical praise, including a "Best
Actor" nomination from the highly respected Drama Desk
for a performance that would set the standard for this
challenging role, Morris' famous rendition of "Bring Him
Home" can be found on the platinum-selling Grammy Award-winning
cast album. Not bad for a good ol' country boy from Ft.
Worth Texas getting his start on the Johnnie High show!!
Boxcar
Willie
When Lecil Travis Martin first appeared on the Johnnie
High show, he was just starting out as Boxcar Willie.
He had been a country music performer for years and a
radio DJ. He had the talent but the gimmick just hadn't
been there until now. George Jones agent saw Boxcar perform
and asked him to play at George's club in Nashville, "The
Possum Hollow". When he performed at the club, a Scottish
talent agent booked him to work in England. Getting his
start in England proved to be another rung in the ladder
of success for Boxcar Willie. He was working hard and
always thinking of ways to sell records when he went to
New York and recorded a television infomercial, featuring
a double album set. When it ran on national television
the phones rang off the hook, it was his big break in
the U.S. He sold millions of albums on TV!! One of the
highlights of Boxcar's career was Roy Acuff's invitation
to the Grand Ole Opry. It was a dream of a lifetime for
Boxcar, having grown up in awe of the performers on the
Opry. In 1981 Boxcar became the 60th member to be inducted
into the Grand Ole Opry. Not bad for a good ol' Texas
hobo!
 Johnnie High (center) and Ernest Tubb |
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 Dale McBride |
 Merle Travis |
 Dell Woods |
 Bobby Helms and Lawton Williams |
 Little Roy Wiggins |
 Kitty Wells |
 Lulu Roman and Johnnie High |
 Leon Rausch |
 LeAnn Rimes and Johnnie |
 Norma Jean |
 Jim Owen |
 Wanda Jackson |
