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Shelly Colvin

American singer-songwriter and nonprofit founder

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About Shelly Colvin

Shelly Colvin was an American singer, singer-songwriter, composer and social entrepreneur.

Shelly Warren Colvin is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Her song "Holding Steady" was featured in the 2008 Feature Film, The Lucky Ones with Tim Robbins and Rachel McAdams. Her debut album, "Up the Hickory Down the Pine" will be released in May 2012.

Personal life Shelly Colvin was born in Huntsville, Alabama, where her family still lives. She was raised singing gospel music, country and bluegrass, with her Father, a Baptist minister of music. She learned to sing and harmonize with her mother and grandmother on songs like "Abilene" or "Old Rugged Cross.". When she was very young, Colvin performed with her mother and father as a trio, touring churches all over northern Alabama. She has been a professional singer / songwriter since 2000 and has worked as an Artist Relations / Music Liaison for Billy Reid since 2009. She currently lives in East Nashville with her husband Jeff, a music attorney, and her dog, Emmylou. In 2006 Colvin moved to Nashville with her husband to pursue a solo career. Colvin began recording songs with the ACM award-winning producer Frank Liddell (Miranda Lambert, Chris Knight, Lee Ann Womack). Her song "Holding Steady" written with Mando Saenz was featured in the Film, The Lucky Ones with Tim Robbins and Rachel McAdams. Cory Chisel, Matraca Berg, Thad Cockrell and Roman Candle. Chris Hillman,

According to her website, Colvin full-length debut "Up the Hickory Down the Pine" will be out March 13, 2012

Fashion Colvin has been featured in The Fader magazine's "On the Street" column, and in the film series "Jake Davis Test Shots" in W magazine.

She has performed at several Billy Reid functions including performances at Shindig, Fashion Night Out (along with her band Brown's Ferry) and Reid's 2011 Fashion Week Show along with Keegan DeWitt and Cory Chisel

Film and television When first moving to California after graduating college, Colvin landed a role on VH1's Rock the House in 2003. She portrayed a yoga teacher in Michael Bay's The Island and played a small role in Spider-Man 3. In 2011 Colvin played a guitar player in Mary Steenburgen's band for the FX television series Outlaw Country.

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Important facts

Born
Huntsville
Nationality
Employers
Out of the Woods Foundation
Also known as
Shelly M. Colvin

Frequently asked questions

Who was Shelly Colvin?

American singer-songwriter and nonprofit founder

When was Shelly Colvin born?

Shelly Colvin was born in Huntsville.

What was Shelly Colvin's occupation?

Shelly Colvin was a singer, singer-songwriter, composer and social entrepreneur.

What nationality was Shelly Colvin?

Shelly Colvin was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Shelly Colvin

· Wikidata: Q7493893

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