Early Press Release From Chelsea's Mom…

11/8/2004

Press Release by:  Ms. Shiloh Beck, November, 2004

Chelsea Beck is an 11 year old performer from Laverne, OK.  She just started singing this year.  She has loved to sing ever since she was very young, but it wasn't until she met Janet McBride that Chelsea found her love for country music and yodeling.

Chelsea's first song was "Cowboy's Sweetheart."  We found Janet over the internet and went for our first yodeling lesson in Mesquite, TX and Chelsea has been yodeling night and day since we left Janet's.

Chelsea always loves Janet's Storytime of Patsy Montana and LeAnn Rimes.  One of her favorite yodelers is of course, Patsy Montana, but most of all Janet!

Chelsea has picked up every track that Janet has out and loves to listen to her beautiful yodel.  It's not long before Chelsea has another song down.

Janet encouraged Chelsea to pick up a guitar so that she could accompany herself anywhere she went. Since then Chelsea has been playing the guitar right at 4 months and entered a talent search in Oklahoma City [please see below].

At that talent search she got up, played her guitar and yodeled "Chime Bells," and won Grand Champion over 54 acts, ages 5-18.  The first thing Chelsea said was, "I have to call Janet and John and tell them what just happened! ! "

Chelsea recently became a member of the Academy of Western Artists, where she has met so many wonderful people!

Chelsea's dream is to keep the "Cowboy Heritage" alive with her singing, picking and yodeling.

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Chelsea's Grand Champion Title is "Kids on First/American Kids Fall Classic Grand Champion."

She has also won overall at the "Cowchip Festival Talent Show," along with a recent overall win at the "Harper County 4-H Share the Fun Talent Show," and will get to go on to Districts on December 4th, 2004.

Email:  chelseab@ptsi.net