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Amanda Shires
American singer-songwriter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amanda Rose Shires (born March 5, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and fiddle player. Shires has released seven solo albums starting in 2005, her most recent being Take It Like a Man in 2022. In 2019, she founded a country music supergroup called The Highwomen alongside Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris and Natalie Hemby and has also performed as a member of the Texas Playboys, Thrift Store Cowboys, and Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, as well as in a duo with Rod Picott. Along with Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Shires won the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album for their 2017 album The Nashville Sound.[3][4]
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Birth name | Amanda Rose Shires[1] |
Born | (1982-03-05) March 5, 1982 (age 42) Lubbock, Texas, United States |
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Years active | 1997–present |
Labels | ATO[2] |
Member of | The 400 Unit, The Highwomen |
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Website | amandashiresmusic |
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