Ashely Monroe life and biography

Ashley Monroe is an American country music singer-songwriter. She has released two solo singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The singles Satisfied and I Don't Want To reached #43 and #37, respectively.

Ashley won a talent contest singing "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., and found steady work at a theater there. Her influences included Patsy Cline and Dolly Parton, while her father enjoyed the Eagles and Lynyrd Skynyrd. She also found inspiration in songs from church and her classical piano lessons. Her father died suddenly in 2000 when Monroe was 13. Still in grief, she persuaded her mother to move with her to Nashville so she could pursue a career in music. She began singing in bars on Lower Broadway and forged connections in the music business. A year after moving to Nashville, she secured a publishing deal, which led to a management deal. She signed to Sony Nashville just prior to its merger with the RCA Label Group. Her debut album is expected to be released in early 2007.

Ashely Monroe "I Don't Want To" :

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