- Birthday: August 19, 1966
- Albums: Lee Ann Womack (1997), Some Things I Know (1998), I Hope You Dance (2000), Something Worth Leaving Behind (2002), The Season for Romance (2002), There’s More Where That Came From (2005), Call Me Crazy (2008), The Way I’m Livin’ (2014), The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone (2017)
- No. 1 Hits: “I Hope You Dance”
- Required Reading: Top 10 Lee Ann Womack Songs
Lee Ann Womack Gives Up Radio for 'Hardcore Country Music'
For her new album, 'The Way I'm Livin,' Lee Ann Womack decided to make the music she's always wanted to, rather than worrying about how well the songs will hit the charts.
Lee Ann Womack, John Legend to Appear on 'CMT Crossroads'
In what will surely be remembered as one of the most memorable pairings in the history of 'CMT Crossroads,' Lee Ann Womack will appear with John Legend in an upcoming episode, which will air next month.
Lee Ann Womack Performs at Maya Angelou's Memorial Service
When poet and author Maya Angelou passed away on May 28, her loss was felt around the world. Thousands of celebrities, dignitaries, friends and family members attended the 86-year-old's funeral at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., including Lee Ann Womack, who performed 'I Hope You Dance' as a touching tribute to Angelou's life and legacy.
Alan Jackson Honored at the 2014 CMT Music Awards
Lee Ann Womack and Kacey Musgraves took to the stage in Nashville to honor Alan Jackson with a special performance at the 2014 CMT Music Awards.
Lee Ann Womack Announces Title, Release Date for New Album
Lee Ann Womack has announced the details of her upcoming album, her first release in almost seven years.
Lee Ann Womack Signs With Sugar Hill Records
Lee Ann Womack has signed a new record deal with Sugar Hill Records and Welk Music Group.
Kacey Musgraves, Pistol Annies Prove Country Girls Rule 2013
Kacey Musgraves is sitting pretty at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart this week with Same Trailer, Different Park, an album earning raves for some of the most straight-forward, disarmingly honest lyrics country fans have heard in a long time...
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductions: Garth Brooks, Connie Smith, Hargus ‘Pig’ Robbins Honored by Fellow Legends
Legendary country artists, pop and rock superstars and longtime friends paid tribute to the three newest inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday evening (Oct. 21). Garth Brooks, Connie Smith and Hargus "Pig" Robbins were officially welcomed into the ranks of country music's select few who are enshrined and commemorated with bronze plaques bestowed upon them by the Country M
Chris Knight ‘Little Victories’ Includes Country Sweetheart
Chris Knight doesn't reside in Nashville but the singer-songwriter can definitely hang with Music City's beloved residents, one of whom, Lee Ann Womack, has been known to write with the Kentucky native a time or two. "You Lie When You Call My Name" is a product of the pair's work, and appears on Chris' latest album, Little Victories...
Americana Music Association Award Winners 2012
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It was a night of numerous standing ovations for Americana artists at the Americana Music Awards last evening (Sept. 12). Held at Nashville's famed Ryman Auditorium, a venue steeped in multiple musical traditions, the celebration of music built from the roots of all American music genres saw multiple nods go artists as young as the Civil Wars and as ageless as Bonnie Ra