Terry Radigan

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Terry Radigan
Born Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1980s-present
Labels Asylum, Vanguard

Terry Radigan is an American country music singer. She has recorded one unreleased album for Asylum Records, and one album for Vanguard Records.

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Biography

Radigan was born in Brooklyn, New York. At age four, she was raised by her grandparents after her mother was diagnosed with cancer. [1] In high school, Radigan formed her own band and performed in local clubs. [1] Before beginning her country career, Radigan was guitarist in the band Grace Pool. [2]

She released her debut single "Half a Million Teardrops" via Asylum Records in March 1995. The single was reviewed favorably by Billboard , which praised the "dreamy-but-gritty vocal" and compared Radigan favorably to Emmylou Harris, whose former producer, Brian Ahern, produced the track. Wally Wilson and Mike Henderson wrote the song, [3] which was originally recorded by Holly Dunn on her 1992 album Getting It Dunn . [4] The single was to have been included on an album titled Pawnbroker's Daughter, which was never released. [5] It would have included seven songs that Radigan wrote, plus covers of Eric Carmen's "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" and Bruce Springsteen's "Two Faces". [1]

After leaving Asylum, Radigan wrote album tracks for Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, [6] and Trick Pony. [7] On May 16, 2000, she released the album Radigan through Vanguard Records. She co-produced the album with Justin Niebank and guitarist Kenny Greenberg. [8] People magazine reviewed Radigan favorably, praising Radigan's lyrics and her rendition of "When It Comes to You". [5]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Radigan

Singles

YearSingleAlbum
1995"Half a Million Teardrops"Pawnbroker's Daughter(unreleased)

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
1995"Half a Million Teardrops"Pete DeLasho [9]

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