Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Background information
Born	April 30, 1971 (1971-04-30) (age 36)
Origin	Grande Prairie, Alberta
Genre(s)	Country
Occupation(s)	singer/songwriter
Years active	1999 – Present
Label(s)	Arista Nashville (1999 - 2005) Angeline Entertainment (Canada, 2005 - Present) Equity Music Group (US, 2006 - Present)
Website	www.carolyndawnjohnson.com

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Biography

Early life and music

Carolyn Dawn Johnson was born in Grande Prairie, Alberta to John Johnson, a farmer and operator of a seed-cleaning business, and Loretta Johnson, a supervisor of a home for senior citizens. Johnson was raised on a farm in Deadwood, Alberta with two brothers, older brother Derwin, who died due to an undisclosed illness on Christmas Eve in 1998, and younger brother Greg. Nickname: Location of Grande Prairie within Alberta, Canada. ... A small hamlet in Alberta, Canada, approximately 80 km north of Peace River. ...

Johnson was passionate about music from a young age and even asked her mother how anyone could live without it.^[1] She sang at a church and started playing the piano at the age of five, learning from her pastor's wife, Evangeline Thiessan.^[2] Her parents played country music records by Jim Reeves and Don Williams at home and as she got older, her musical interests diversified as she listened to artists like ABBA, Charley Pride, Fleetwood Mac and Marty Stuart among others. The family later moved to Westlock, Alberta and Johnson attended RF Staples High School there. During her high school years, she learned to play the clarinet, flute and saxophone. She kept up her piano lessons largely in part due to Thiessan sending books and encouraging letters to her.^[2] However, her high school teachers were not as encouraging and caused her to turn away from music for a while and turn to science, a period in her life which she called "a stain in her heart".^[3] Jim Reeves (August 20, 1923 – July 31, 1964) was an American country singer and pop singer. ... Don Williams Don Williams (born May 27, 1939) in Floydada, Texas, is a country music singer and songwriter. ... ABBA was a Swedish pop music group active from 1972 until 1982, and are the most successful act ever to come out of Scandinavia. ... Charley Frank Pride (born March 18, 1938 in Sledge, Mississippi) is a former Negro League baseball player who became one of the very few African Americans to have a successful career in modern country music. ... This article is about the band. ... Marty Stuart is an American country musician, known for both his traditional style, and eclecting mergings of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music. ... Westlock is a town in central Alberta located 85 km north-northwest of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 44 and Highway 18. ... Two soprano clarinets: a B♭ clarinet (left, with capped mouthpiece) and an A clarinet (right, with no mouthpiece). ... The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece like the clarinet. ...

After graduating high school, believing that she could not make a living as a musician, Johnson attended Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia studying biology and a year later she was in Edmonton, Alberta studying education.^[2] During her college years, she frequently sat-in with local bands at night and encouragement from them caused her to think that maybe she could have a career in the music industry. At the age of 20, she taught herself to play the guitar^[4] and realizing that her true calling was in music, she went to Vancouver, British Columbia and there she attended Columbia Academy^[5] and learned the technical aspects of the music industry.^[6] Johnson focussed on songwriting in her spare time and ordered a video featuring songwriters from Nashville to learn more about songwriting and through this video, she joined the Nashville Songwriters Association International.^[6] Trinity Western University (TWU) is a private, Christian liberal arts university located in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. ... Mayor Kurt Alberts Councillors Charlie Fox Howie Vickberg Grant Ward Jordan Bateman Steve Ferguson Kim Richter Mel Kositsky Bob Long Population (2006) 93,726 [1] Area 316 square kilometres[2] Incorporation Date April 26, 1873 Member of Parliament Mark Warawa (Conservative) Member of the Legislative Assembly Mary Polak (BC Liberal... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the north central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... Nickname: Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Government  - Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area  - City  526. ...

In 1994, Johnson called her mother and said, "I'm going big. I'm going for the big picture."^[2] and she headed to Nashville.

Music career

Songwriting career

In Nashville, Johnson attended songwriting workshops and writer's night events. In 1997, Johnson moved permanently to Nashville after obtaining a work visa and later that year, she signed with Patrick Joseph Music as a songwriter.^[1] Her songwriting demos captured the attention of many record label executives and some of the songs she wrote were recorded by Patty Loveless, Suzy Bogguss, Kathy Mattea, Mindy McCready, Jo Dee Messina and Chely Wright. Johnson's breakthrough as a songwriter came in 1999 when "Single White Female", a song she co-wrote with Shaye Smith and recorded by Wright, went on to become a number one hit on country radio. This song became Johnson's first number one hit as a songwriter. Another one of her songs, "Downtime", recorded by Messina, also became a top five hit. In 2000, Johnson was named "Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year" by Music Row Magazine. Patty Loveless signing a shirt Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey on January 4, 1957 in Pikeville, Kentucky) is an American country music singer. ... Suzy Bogguss (born December 30, 1956) is an American country music singer and one of the most acclaimed female country singers of the 1980s and 90s. ... Kathy Mattea Kathy Mattea, full name Kathleen Alice Mattea (born June 21, 1959 in South Charleston, West Virginia), is a female country music and bluegrass performer who often brings celtic sounds to her music, particularly with her release of Love Travels, one of her most critically popular albums. ... Malinda Gayle Mindy McCready (b. ... Jo-Dee Marie Messina (born August 25, 1970 in Holliston, Massachusetts, USA) is a country music singer. ... Country singer Chely Wright signs an autograph for Joe Dan Worley, a wounded Marine in Iraq Richelle Renee Wright (born October 25, 1970), best known as Chely Wright, is a country music singer who released her debut album in 1994. ...

Singing and recording career

In 1999, Johnson started her career as a solo artist. Her success as a songwriter led her to a record deal with the Arista Nashville record label. Paul Worley, a producer with whom Johnson was working, was also working with Martina McBride at that time and asked Johnson to sing background vocals on McBride's songs.^[4] McBride subsequently invited Johnson to go on tour with her as a backup singer and guitarist. Johnson toured with McBride for over a year and during this time she was also hard at work writing songs for her debut album.^[4] Arista Records is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony BMG, and operates under the RCA Records Group // After being fired from CBS Records, Columbia Pictures hired Clive Davis to be a consultant for the company’s record and music operations. ... Martina McBride (born Martina Mariea Schiff, July 29, 1966 in Sharon, Kansas) is an American Grammy nominated country music singer. ...

In 2001, Johnson went on the "Girls' Night Out" tour opening for high-profile stars Sara Evans, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire and Jamie O'Neal. Later that year, Johnson released her debut album Room with a View in Canada. She co-wrote all 13 songs and co-produced the album. An American release of the album followed a few months later, though only containing the first 11 songs due to differences in the contracts.^[7] The album was well-received as it sold a little less than 18,000 copies in its first week and debuted at #8 on the US country sales chart.^[8] It became Arista Nashville's highest debuting album by a new artist since Nielsen SoundScan was used to track record sales.^[3] The album went on to be certified gold in Canada in a few months.^[9] Sara Lynn Evans (born February 5, 1971) is a country music singer. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Jamie ONeal is an contemporary country singer and songwriter. ... Room With A View is the first studio album by Canadian country music singer/songwriter Carolyn Dawn Johnson, and was released on August 7, 2001 on Arista Nashville. ... Nielsen SoundScan is an information system created by Nielsen Media Research that tracks sales data for singles, albums, and music video products in Canada and the United States for Billboard and other music industry companies. ...

The first two singles from the album, "Georgia" and "Complicated", became number one hits on the Canadian country music charts and "Complicated" was a top five hit on the Billboard country music charts. The year ended with Johnson receiving a record-breaking 10 nominations from the Canadian Country Music Association, with "Georgia" and "Complicated" competing against each other for "Single of the Year", "Song of the Year" and "Video of the Year".^[10] Johnson went on to win five awards, including her first "Female Artist of the Year" award.^[11] The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. ...

2002 was another great year for Johnson. She went on tour with two more country superstars, Alan Jackson and Kenny Chesney. Her next single, "I Don't Want You to Go", was a top 10 hit in both Canada and the US. Subsequent singles did well on the Canadian charts but not on the American charts. Johnson was nominated for five CCMA awards that year and won three, including her second consecutive "Female Artist of the Year".^[12] She also won a Juno award for "Best Country Artist" and an Academy of Country Music award for "Top New Female Artist" that year.^[8] Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American country music singer and songwriter. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... The Juno Awards are awards of achievement presented to Canadian musical artists and bands. ... The Academy of Country Music (ACM) was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California. ...

In 2003, Johnson went on her first co-headlining tour with Keith Urban. While on tour, she was once again writing songs, this time for her sophomore album. Urban provided his voice for a song on that album. This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

In 2004, Johnson released her second album, Dress Rehearsal, in which she co-produced and wrote 11 of the 12 songs. The album debuted at number nine on Billboard's top country albums charts.^[13] The first single from the album, "Simple Life", did well on both the Canadian and the American country charts. This was the only song on the album that she did not write. The second single, "Die of a Broken Heart", also did well on the Canadian country charts but not on the American charts. Later that year, she received seven CCMA award nominations and won five awards.^[14] Dress Rehearsal is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer/songwriter Carolyn Dawn Johnson, and was released on May 4, 2004 on Arista Nashville. ...

In 2005, Johnson asked Arista Nashville to let her leave the label because "what they wanted her to do wasn't her."^[15]

Love & Negotiation, Johnson's third album, was released in Canada under the Angeline Entertainment label in 2006. As with her first album, she wrote all 12 songs, but this time she produced the entire album by herself. The album is set to be released under the Equity Music Group label in Summer of 2007 in the US.^[16] Love & Negotiation is the third studio album by Canadian country music singer/songwriter Carolyn Dawn Johnson. ... Angeline Entertainment, in association with Universal Music Group, is a Canadian record label established in 2006 and distributed through Fontana Distribution. ...

Discography

Albums

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Singles

• ^AReleased in the U.S. but failed to chart
• ^BCurrent single on U.S. charts.
• ^CCurrent single on Canadian charts.

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External links

• CarolynDawnJohnson.com – official website
• CD Review Carolyn Dawn Johnson Love & Negotiation
• Interview with Carolyn Dawn Johnson
• Interview mit Carolyn Dawn Johnson