finetune artist: Holly Dunn

b. Holly Suzette Dunn, 22 August 1957, San Antonio, Texas, USA. Dunn's father was a preacher and her mother a professional artist, but they encouraged their children to sing and entertain. Dunn learned guitar and became a lead vocalist with the Freedom Folk Singers, representing Texas in the White House bicentennial celebrations. After university, she joined her brother, Chris Waters (Chris Waters Dunn), who had moved to Nashville as a songwriter (he wrote "Sexy Eyes" for Dr. Hook). Together they wrote "Out Of Sight, Not Out Of Mind" for Cristy Lane. Among her other songs are "An Old Friend" (Terri Gibbs), "Love Someone Like Me" (New Grass Revival), "Mixed Emotions" (Bruce Murray, brother of Anne Murray) and "That Old Devil Moon" (Marie Osmond). Dunn sang on numerous demos in Nashville. Her self-named album for the MTM label in 1986, and her own composition "Daddy's Hands", drew considerable attention. Across The Rio Grande, was a traditional yet contemporary country album featuring Vince Gill and Sam Bush and it won much acclaim. However, MTM went into liquidation and Dunn moved to Warner Brothers Records. Her up-tempo "You Really Had Me Going" was a country number 1 and other country hits include "Only When I Love", "Strangers Again" and "That's What Your Love Does To Me". Her "greatest hits" set, Milestones, aroused some controversy when she issued one of its tracks, the newly recorded "Maybe I Mean Yes" as a single. The song was accused of downplaying the trauma of date rape, and Dunn was sufficiently upset to ask radio stations not to play the record. Her career was restored to equilibrium with the low-key, but impressive, Getting It Dunn in 1992. This was her last album for Warner, and she subsequently signed to the independent label River North.

Listen to Holly Dunn at Finetune.

(2007) Rhino Hi-Five: Holly Dunn
(1991) Milestones- Greatest Hits

Daddy's Hands
Feliz Navidad
You Really Had Me Going
There Goes My Heart Again
Love Someone Like Me