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Mica Roberts

Similar Artists:

Jessica Andrews, Deana Carter, Chely Wright, Faith Hill, Martina McBride

Formal Connection With:

Easy Money, Toby Keith
  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Country
  • Instrument: Vocals, Vocals (Background), Harmony Vocals Representative Album: "Days You Live For"

Biography

A soulful, classy singer and songwriter, Mica Roberts was born on a farm (a farm she still owns, although she makes her home currently in Nashville) near the small town of Locust Grove, OK, which is situated some 50 miles east of Tulsa. Music defined her early life, and she avidly pursued it, joining the school band, school choir, and anything else related to her passion, even taking night classes in music at Tulsa Junior College during her junior and senior years in high school, garnering several music scholarships in the process. She opted to hit the road, however, following her graduation, and spent four years working amusement parks and campgrounds (with a stint on a cruise ship) before landing in Nashville. While supporting herself as a waitress, she began singing at a local club called the Bull Pen Lounge, and actually met country singer Toby Keith there. Nine years after arriving in Nashville she finally landed a job singing background vocals for Faith Hill, touring with her for the next four years. She also did similar tours with Jessica Andrews, Martina McBride, and Billy Bob Thornton. When the Thornton tour was playing back in her native Oklahoma in 2003, she was introduced to country legend Willie Nelson, and while she was visiting with Nelson on his bus, Toby Keith also came aboard to visit Nelson. Keith didn't initially recognize Roberts, but finally remembered her from her sets at the Bull Pen Lounge, and consequently asked her if she would be interested in doing background vocals for his current live show. She agreed, and has been singing with Keith ever since as part of his touring ensemble, the Easy Money band. Roberts' contributions to Keith's live show and her featured solo spotlights were consistently impressive, and Keith signed the singer to his own Show Dog Nashville label, which released Roberts' debut single, "Things a Mama Don't Know," in 2008. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide
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Mica Roberts
Origin Locust Grove, Oklahoma, USA
Genres Country
Occupations Singer-Songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2008–present
Labels Show Dog Nashville
Associated acts Toby Keith
Website Official site

Mica Roberts (born in Locust Grove, Oklahoma[1]) is an American country music artist signed to Show Dog Nashville, a vanity label owned by country singer Toby Keith.

In 2008, she released her debut single, "Things a Mama Don't Know", a duet with Toby Keith. The song was the lead-off single to her debut EP, Days You Live For. The song only managed to peak at #55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 2008. It would be nearly a year before the release of her second single and album. In September 2009, the EP was released on September 15, via Show Dog Nashville. The second single "Days You Live For" was released in October 2009, where it debuted at #60 for the week of October 17, 2009.

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Music career

Roberts has performed background vocals for Faith Hill, and has toured with Jessica Andrews and Martina McBride.[1] Eventually, she caught the attention of Willie Nelson, who recommended her to Toby Keith; she eventually joined his backing band, Easy Money, as a guest musician.[1] By 2008, Roberts was signed to Keith's Show Dog label, and released her debut single "Things a Mama Don't Know" that year.[1] The song only managed to peak at #55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

She and Keith also sang the song "Let's Get Trashed" on the soundtrack to the 2008 film Beer for My Horses, in which Keith starred.

On September 15, 2009, she released an EP entitled Day You Live For[2]. The EP included "Things a Mama Don't Know", as well as her second single, the title track. The latter song would debut at #60 on the country charts for the week of October 17, 2009 before falling off. It later re-entered the chart at #57 for the week of November 14, 2009.[3]

Discography

EPs

Year Album details Peak positions
US Country
2009 Days You Live For[2] —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
2008 "Things a Mama Don't Know" (with Toby Keith) 55 Days You Live For
2009 "Days You Live For"A 57
  • ACurrent single.

Album appearances

Year Song Album
2008 "Let's Get Trashed" (with Toby Keith) Beer for My Horses (soundtrack)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Leggett, Steve. "Mica Roberts biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kjfuxqyjldse~T1. Retrieved 2008-04-26. 
  2. ^ a b "Days You Live For - Mica Roberts". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0vfwxzqaldte. Retrieved 2009-11-01. 
  3. ^ "Mica Roberts: "Days You Live For"". Billboard (magazine). http://www.billboard.com/#/song/mica-roberts/days-you-live-for/14119137. Retrieved 2009-11-01. 

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