Gretchen Wilson is Awesome
by Hockeymedic on 7/11/09Viejas Casino Concerts in the Park - AlpineRating: 5 out of 5Great concert, she can really, really sing! Had a GREAT time!

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Gretchen Wilson made headlines as a country star when her debut single “Redneck Woman” reached the top of the country singles chart. She was the first country artist to do that in years, and her single was the quickest to reach No. 1 in decades. Wilson’s country twang, sassy attitude and deep, soulful vocals draw fans to her concerts and tours, and the honesty in songs like “Redneck Woman” are her ticket to superstardom. Wilson’s most recent release, on her own record label (Redneck), is Christmas in My Heart – the last of three released in 2013, which include Right on Time and Under the Covers as the first two.
Wilson had a rough upbringing in rural Illinois, but she credits her girlhood with instilling in her the tough and strong attitude that makes her so popular with fans. At the age of 15, Wilson was discovered singing in bars and joined her first band, Sam-A-Lama. While “Redneck Woman” shot to the top of the charts and also earned her a 2004 Grammy Award, Wilson has released other successful tunes, like 2004’s “Here for the Party,” which reached the No. 3 spot on the Country Singles chart and the No. 39 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, and 2005’s “Homewrecker,” which reached No. 2 on the Country Singles chart and No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100. Wilson has come into her own as the head of her own label, and with the three new records she put out in 2013, she has proven that she remains a strong, powerful presence in the country music industry.
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Great concert, she can really, really sing! Had a GREAT time!
Great singer, lots of energy. After the event was over my first comment was they were advertising for the brand of alcohol she was portrayed as drinking heavily. Her image to me was she was a heavy drinker and an alcoholic. It was like they were promoting the fact that you need to drink booze to have a good time. I left with a bad image of her in my mind.
Loved the old songs but her new songs coming out in her next CD she previewed knocked our socks off! I will definately buy her next CD it is sure to beat out anything she has done to date. I was suprised to see the drinking of Jack Daniels whiskey right out of the bottle on stage as she sang the song all "Jacxked Up". She is country but definately a Southern Rocker too.