Candy Coburn
Encyclopedia
Candy Coburn is an American national performing country music
artist who has shared the stage with many notable artists, including Brooks and Dunn, Kellie Pickler
, Montgomery Gentry
, Blake Shelton
, Miranda Lambert
, Gary Allan
, Josh Turner
, Lady Antebellum
and others. Scheduled to release her third album in 2010, Candy's most notable contribution to music so far has been her song, "Pink Warrior."
for 10 years, along with respected Nashville writers Kaci Bolls, Candy Cameron and Roxie Dean. It was produced by Nashville producer, Joe Scaife, who is also known for his work with Montgomery Gentry
and Gretchen Wilson
. With her grandmother's long battle with cancer in mind, Coburn hoped the song would someday be an inspiration to others who have been touched by cancer. She was surprised when she was contacted by the well-known Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization only one month after Pink Warrior was recorded. In an agreement with Susan G. Komen for the Cure
, 100% of the artist and producer proceeds from sales of the song are donated to Komen, and Candy Coburn became a celebrity ambassador for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, using her extensive tour schedule averaging over 150 dates per year as a platform to help increase awareness about the fight against breast cancer. The song got its official debut when Candy performed Pink Warrior during the parade of more than 3,600 breast cancer survivors representing 18 countries at the first annual Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure in Washington, D.C.
on The National Mall on June 6, 2009.
Following the Global Race, Candy went on to perform in many venues throughout the country, including numerous major state fairs, college events, NASCAR
, and other Komen related events. After a September 4, 2009 performance of "Pink Warrior" at the New York State Fair, Mark Bialczak of The Post-Standard wrote: "It was soaring song about women who fight the disease every day. And it wasn't just the folks in the "Pink Warrior" section who cheered Coburn for it."
In 2010 "Pink Warrior" is being used as the theme song for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure events. In addition to her own full tour schedule for 2010, Candy is scheduled to perform for all of the 3-Day events in 15 major U.S. cities.
The video for Pink Warrior can be seen on YouTube
. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egOpwNeW2jc
and raised in Missouri
and Texas
. Her love for music came from her grandmother, who listened to gospel music
along with Glenn Miller
, Loretta Lynn
and George Jones
. Candy knew from her very earliest memories she was meant for a career in music entertainment, and began to dedicate herself to learning everything she needed to become a successful performer.
She went to the University of Missouri
on a vocal scholarship and completed a degree in Theatre. Although her performances in the University musicals were very popular with audiences, Candy was drawn more toward a career as a musician.
After college, Candy began learning to write her own songs and later got the first of a series of green guitars which quickly became known as her signature green guitar. When the guitar was irreparably damaged in a car accident on the way to the Season 3 Regional competition of Nashville Star
, the Alvarez Guitar company found out about the accident and provided her with several green guitars during a two year endorsement deal. In 2008, the Carvin Corporation picked up where Alvarez left off and continued to provide Candy with her signature green guitars.
Candy's first album, Enjoy the Ride, was followed by her second, Rev It Up, which came out in 2007. Coburn focused on including songs with a Southern Rock
style on her album and in shows. While writing and searching for music to put on the Rev It Up album, Candy's friend and mentor, George McCorkle
of the original Marshall Tucker Band
offered to let her choose one of his songs to include on her second album and agreed to accompany her. Candy chose "Fire On the Mountain
." McCorkle appeared several times on stage with Coburn after the album release to sing the song with her. McCorkle's final show of support came when he made the trip from his home in Tennessee
to appear on a live Missouri CW 11 television special, "Live at the Gillioz with Candy Coburn." McCorkle sang several songs with Coburn, including "Fire On the Mountain," and ended what was to be his final performance with the Marshall Tucker Band song, "Can't You See
," before leaving the stage. One week later, doctors discovered McCorkle had stage 4 cancer
. Two weeks after his final show with Coburn, George McCorkle died. McCorkle's friends put together a music video using the Coburn-McCorkle version of "Fire On the Mountain" from the "Rev It Up" album to honor his memory.
Three singles from the "Rev It Up" album were released in Southwestern United States
: "Hard to be Good in Texas," "Rev It Up," and "Big Dream in a Little Town." All three singles did well on the nationally recognized Texas country music chart, attaining #8, #10 and #26, respectively.
In 2007, Coburn became one of the first female artists to be sponsored by Anheuser-Busch
as a Budweiser
Concert Series Artist. In 2008 she was presented with a custom designed Budweiser Taylor Guitar in her signature green color. Candy continued to be sponsored as a Budweiser
artist in 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Candy has been featured in many publications, including IndyCar
professional race car driver Sarah Fisher
's book released in May 2010 by Beaufort Books, 99 Things Women Wish They knew Before Getting Behind The Wheel of Their Dream Job,. and she has also been featured on the cover of magazines such as LO Profile Magazine, Erie Life Magazine
, and 417 Magazine.
Candy Coburn has been personally managed by the Chief Executive Officer of Triangle Talent Inc., David Snowden, since late 2007. She has been represented by Creative Artists Agency (CAA) since early 2008.
In an Atlanta, Georgia
announcement on April 2010, Planet Smoothie
became the newest tour sponsor for Candy Coburn with the introduction of the Pink Warrior smoothie, "Pink Promise," in a campaign entitled, "It's All About the PINK!"
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist who has shared the stage with many notable artists, including Brooks and Dunn, Kellie Pickler
Kellie Pickler
Kellie Dawn Pickler is an American country music artist and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of the Fox reality show American Idol, eventually finishing in sixth place. In 2006, she signed to 19 Recordings and BNA Records as a recording artist, releasing...
, Montgomery Gentry
Montgomery Gentry
Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo composed of vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry. The two began performing in the 1990s as part of a band which also included Eddie Montgomery's brother John Michael Montgomery, and founded the existing duo in 1999.Signed to Columbia Records,...
, Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton
Blake Tollison Shelton is an American country music artist. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". Released as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" went on to spend five weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...
, Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert is an American country music artist who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star, where she finished in third place and later signed to Epic Records. Lambert made her debut with the release of "Me and Charlie Talking", the first single from her 2005 debut...
, Gary Allan
Gary Allan
Gary Allan Herzberg is an American country music artist, known professionally as Gary Allan.Signed to Decca Records in 1996, Allan made his debut on the United States country music scene with the release of his single "Her Man", the lead-off to his gold-certified debut album Used Heart for Sale,...
, Josh Turner
Josh Turner
Joshua Otis "Josh" Turner is a country music singer and actor signed to MCA Nashville Records in 2003, Turner has released four studio albums for the label. The first of these was 2003's Long Black Train, whose title track was his breakthrough single release...
, Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum is an American country pop music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006. The trio is composed of Charles Kelley , Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott .The group made its debut in 2007 as guest vocalists on Jim Brickman's single "Never Alone", before signing to Capitol...
and others. Scheduled to release her third album in 2010, Candy's most notable contribution to music so far has been her song, "Pink Warrior."
Pink Warrior
"Pink Warrior" was co-written by Candy Coburn, whose grandmother fought breast cancerBreast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
for 10 years, along with respected Nashville writers Kaci Bolls, Candy Cameron and Roxie Dean. It was produced by Nashville producer, Joe Scaife, who is also known for his work with Montgomery Gentry
Montgomery Gentry
Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo composed of vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry. The two began performing in the 1990s as part of a band which also included Eddie Montgomery's brother John Michael Montgomery, and founded the existing duo in 1999.Signed to Columbia Records,...
and Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Frances Wilson is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman," a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of her debut album, Here for the Party...
. With her grandmother's long battle with cancer in mind, Coburn hoped the song would someday be an inspiration to others who have been touched by cancer. She was surprised when she was contacted by the well-known Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization only one month after Pink Warrior was recorded. In an agreement with Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, formerly known as The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, often referred to as simply Komen, is the most widely known, largest and best-funded breast cancer organization in the US....
, 100% of the artist and producer proceeds from sales of the song are donated to Komen, and Candy Coburn became a celebrity ambassador for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, using her extensive tour schedule averaging over 150 dates per year as a platform to help increase awareness about the fight against breast cancer. The song got its official debut when Candy performed Pink Warrior during the parade of more than 3,600 breast cancer survivors representing 18 countries at the first annual Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
on The National Mall on June 6, 2009.
Following the Global Race, Candy went on to perform in many venues throughout the country, including numerous major state fairs, college events, NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
, and other Komen related events. After a September 4, 2009 performance of "Pink Warrior" at the New York State Fair, Mark Bialczak of The Post-Standard wrote: "It was soaring song about women who fight the disease every day. And it wasn't just the folks in the "Pink Warrior" section who cheered Coburn for it."
In 2010 "Pink Warrior" is being used as the theme song for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure events. In addition to her own full tour schedule for 2010, Candy is scheduled to perform for all of the 3-Day events in 15 major U.S. cities.
The video for Pink Warrior can be seen on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egOpwNeW2jc
History
Candy Coburn was born in KentuckyKentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
and raised in Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
and Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. Her love for music came from her grandmother, who listened to gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
along with Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller
Alton Glenn Miller was an American jazz musician , arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era. He was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best known "Big Bands"...
, Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...
and George Jones
George Jones
George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
. Candy knew from her very earliest memories she was meant for a career in music entertainment, and began to dedicate herself to learning everything she needed to become a successful performer.
She went to the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
on a vocal scholarship and completed a degree in Theatre. Although her performances in the University musicals were very popular with audiences, Candy was drawn more toward a career as a musician.
After college, Candy began learning to write her own songs and later got the first of a series of green guitars which quickly became known as her signature green guitar. When the guitar was irreparably damaged in a car accident on the way to the Season 3 Regional competition of Nashville Star
Nashville Star
Nashville Star is an American reality television program. It was transmitted during mid-2008 on NBC, following five seasons on USA Network. It premiered on March 8, 2003, and its five seasons on USA made it the longest-running competition series on cable television. In Canada, the show aired on CMT...
, the Alvarez Guitar company found out about the accident and provided her with several green guitars during a two year endorsement deal. In 2008, the Carvin Corporation picked up where Alvarez left off and continued to provide Candy with her signature green guitars.
Candy's first album, Enjoy the Ride, was followed by her second, Rev It Up, which came out in 2007. Coburn focused on including songs with a Southern Rock
Southern rock
Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music, and genre of Americana. It developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues, and is focused generally on electric guitar and vocals...
style on her album and in shows. While writing and searching for music to put on the Rev It Up album, Candy's friend and mentor, George McCorkle
George McCorkle
George McCorkle was a founding member and guitarist for the Marshall Tucker Band. He wrote "Fire on the Mountain", the band's first top 40 hit, though had hoped that Charlie Daniels would record the song. He left the band in 1984 and later worked as a songwriter. He released a solo album, American...
of the original Marshall Tucker Band
Marshall Tucker Band
The Marshall Tucker Band is an American Southern rock band originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina. The band's blend of rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, country, and gospel helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s...
offered to let her choose one of his songs to include on her second album and agreed to accompany her. Candy chose "Fire On the Mountain
Fire on the Mountain
Fire on the Mountain may refer to:*Fire on the Mountain , a non-fiction book by John Norman Maclean*Fire on the Mountain , by Terry Bisson*Fire on the Mountain, a 1977 novel by Anita Desai...
." McCorkle appeared several times on stage with Coburn after the album release to sing the song with her. McCorkle's final show of support came when he made the trip from his home in Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
to appear on a live Missouri CW 11 television special, "Live at the Gillioz with Candy Coburn." McCorkle sang several songs with Coburn, including "Fire On the Mountain," and ended what was to be his final performance with the Marshall Tucker Band song, "Can't You See
Can't You See (The Marshall Tucker Band song)
"Can't You See" is a song written by Toy Caldwell of The Marshall Tucker Band. The song was originally recorded by the band on their 1973 debut album, The Marshall Tucker Band. It was released as a single in 1977 and peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100...
," before leaving the stage. One week later, doctors discovered McCorkle had stage 4 cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
. Two weeks after his final show with Coburn, George McCorkle died. McCorkle's friends put together a music video using the Coburn-McCorkle version of "Fire On the Mountain" from the "Rev It Up" album to honor his memory.
Three singles from the "Rev It Up" album were released in Southwestern United States
Southwestern United States
The Southwestern United States is a region defined in different ways by different sources. Broad definitions include nearly a quarter of the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah...
: "Hard to be Good in Texas," "Rev It Up," and "Big Dream in a Little Town." All three singles did well on the nationally recognized Texas country music chart, attaining #8, #10 and #26, respectively.
In 2007, Coburn became one of the first female artists to be sponsored by Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. , is an American brewing company. The company operates 12 breweries in the United States and 18 in other countries. It was, until December 2009, also one of America's largest theme park operators; operating ten theme parks across the United States through the...
as a Budweiser
Budweiser
Budweiser is a German adjective describing something or someone from the city of České Budějovice in Southern Bohemia, Czech Republic.Beer brewing in České Budějovice dates back to the 13th century...
Concert Series Artist. In 2008 she was presented with a custom designed Budweiser Taylor Guitar in her signature green color. Candy continued to be sponsored as a Budweiser
Budweiser
Budweiser is a German adjective describing something or someone from the city of České Budějovice in Southern Bohemia, Czech Republic.Beer brewing in České Budějovice dates back to the 13th century...
artist in 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Candy has been featured in many publications, including IndyCar
IndyCar
IndyCar is the trade name of an American-based open-wheel auto racing sanctioning body. IndyCar sanctions three racing series, the premier IZOD IndyCar Series with its centerpiece Indianapolis 500, and developmental series Firestone Indy Lights and the U.S...
professional race car driver Sarah Fisher
Sarah Fisher
Sarah Marie Fisher is a retired American professional racecar driver who competed in the IZOD IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500...
's book released in May 2010 by Beaufort Books, 99 Things Women Wish They knew Before Getting Behind The Wheel of Their Dream Job,. and she has also been featured on the cover of magazines such as LO Profile Magazine, Erie Life Magazine
Erie Life Magazine
Erie Life Magazine is a monthly regional magazine published in Erie, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Editor-in-Chief and Publisher Rena Tran and began publication in February 2008...
, and 417 Magazine.
Candy Coburn has been personally managed by the Chief Executive Officer of Triangle Talent Inc., David Snowden, since late 2007. She has been represented by Creative Artists Agency (CAA) since early 2008.
In an Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
announcement on April 2010, Planet Smoothie
Planet smoothie
Planet Smoothie, is the third largest American chain of smoothie stores serving fruit smoothies, as well as salads, breakfast items, and sandwiches. The company was founded in 1995 by Martin Sprock in Atlanta, Georgia, and currently operates more than 125 locations...
became the newest tour sponsor for Candy Coburn with the introduction of the Pink Warrior smoothie, "Pink Promise," in a campaign entitled, "It's All About the PINK!"
External links
- New York State Fair Review, The Post Standard, September 4, 2009 http://blog.syracuse.com/listenup/2009/09/big_rich_play_it_loud_and_prou.html
- Fire On the Mountain Music Video http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/music_rock/watch/v15821950Ds55cXj7
- Pink Warrior Music Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egOpwNeW2jc
- Official Website - www.CandyCoburn.com http://www.CandyCoburn.com