Letter from Tracey K.

May 7, 2008

As many of you know, I was hired to be part of Michael Twitty's show as his "Loretta" singing partner in his Memories of Conway: Twitty & Lynn Together Again after his original "Loretta" (Emily) chose to audition for the Conway Twitty Musical's "Loretta" part, which she had a very good chance of landing.  Lots of planning and organization were involved in this.  Everything was going fine until we heard about some changes in the Musical which kind of threw everything up in the air! LOL 

After much discussion and thought, today I made the decision willingly to withdraw from Michael Twitty's show and I suggested they get Emily back! :-) 

I have my own thing going on too, including my own Loretta tribute show, my TKH show, plus several other irons in the fire, including working on my latest album project.

I am now doing my Fan Fair show on Thurs, June 5th, 2-4pm (free admission, band plays for tips) and invite you all to come out to Layla's Bluegrass Inn on Broadway in Nashville TN. 

This was a perfectly amicable decision and it is with my blessing that I want Michael to do the Memories show with Emily!  There have been a lot of positives that have come out of me making this decision! :-)  I'm glad I've had the opportunity to get to know Michael and Emily, they are both very sweet, and a lot of fun!

My best to both of them!!

Tracey K Houston :-)

April 25, 2008

Can you believe I'm actually writing another letter this soon?  First it wasn't since November I updated this, now it's a little over 2 weeks later that I'm updating this page again! :-) 

LOTS of things have been happening for me in the last couple of weeks!

First, the big news is I'm going on tour with Michael Twitty on his "Memories of Conway" show featuring "Twitty & Lynn Together Again."  He invited me to be his singing partner to perform the Loretta Lynn songs! Wow!  Rehearsals start next week and our first show is in Nashville on June 4th during Fan Fair! Then we hit the road.  Watch my calendar on here and my Myspace page for updates.  The Myspace page gets updated quicker because it's easier and more convenient for me.

Second, I've also been offered some spots at a Theatre in Pigeon Forge, TN for their "Conway & Loretta" shows.  They have an Elvis & Friends show that is somewhat like a "Legends-type" show.  It's awesome!  That is supposed to start up in the Fall and I'll have to work it around my tour schedule with Michael as to what dates I'm available.  Everybody I met there were absolutely wonderful to me!

Third, a couple weeks ago I auditioned for the role of Loretta Lynn in a new Conway Twitty Musical (It's Only Make Believe) that's being cast for.  It was a great experience, and I did really well, ending up in their Top 2 but from those auditions.  However, those auditions opened other doors for me which allowed me the option to choose which suited me better, so I chose to withdraw from the Musical.  The lady that I think they're going to hire for the part is an awesome singer and I know she'll do a fantastic rendition of Loretta!  I'm looking forward to seeing the show!  I would encourage you to see it too, you won't be disappointed! I want to thank Bobby, Loretta Lynn's bandleader, who informed me about the auditions for the Musical in the first place.  If he hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known about the auditions (or known as early anyway), and this subsequent chain of events would not have occurred!

Check out Michael Twitty's page www.michaeltwitty.com and learn more about the show.    If you want the show brought to your area, please drop me an email and I will forward the information on to the appropriate people.

Currently I'm tracking the remaining songs on my forthcoming fourth album, entitled "Just The Way I Am."  I will be finishing up my vocals on it next month.  Watch for a summer release.

Until next time, I am,

Tracey K.

April 8, 2008

I can't believe it's been since November that I last updated the news!  Life is too busy sometimes! 

Back in February I celebrated my birthday with a bunch of close music friends!  There was good food, good friends and good music!  We all gathered around for a big ol' jam session and made music all night.  That's the best kind of party to have!

I am continuing work on recording my forthcoming album (my 4th), which includes a couple bluegrass songs and some good ol' classic country music!  I just spent the last few months wading through a ton of demos to gather the last few songs for the album.  I'm starting to lay the tracks for the remaining songs for the new album this month. 

Also, another venture for me is Rockabilly.  I grew up listening to and loving Rockabilly (50s/60s rock 'n' roll) along with classic country.  Later this year, after my 4th album is completed and out, I'm going to start work on a Rockabilly album.  I've just started going through and listening to a bunch of rockabilly songs and it's sure bringing back memories of when I listened to it while growing up.  :-)  It also brings back memories of when I lived in Calgary, Alberta and I did all those contests singing some early rock 'n' roll, many of which I won. 

Many other things are in the works too, which accounts for why life is so busy for me.  I've also been updating my Myspace page with pictures and updates, so please drop by there for a visit.  That's usually updated more quickly than this site is.  :-)  Check out my blogs on the page.

I'm adding some new pictures on here in the very near future.

DJ's.... if you are looking for any of my singles that you haven't already received, please contact me directly.

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