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She discovered country music through her father, who led a local band called the Schifters. The band rehearsed every week in the family’s house. When she was 7 and little brother Marty was 5, they joined the group. By her teen years, she was singing and playing keyboards with the Schifters playing small gigs at weddings, dances, VFW halls, and American Legion posts. Her mother Jeanne ran the soundboard. Her father Daryl led the band, played guitar and sang. Martina played keyboards and sang. Her brother Marty played guitar and steel. Martina played with the band every Saturday night until she graduated from high school. After high school she gigged around Kansas with several different bands. Her small-town upbringing was highlighted by her [[high school]] graduating class only having nine other students. |
She discovered country music through her father, who led a local band called the Schifters. The band rehearsed every week in the family’s house. When she was 7 and little brother Marty was 5, they joined the group. By her teen years, she was singing and playing keyboards with the Schifters playing small gigs at weddings, dances, VFW halls, and American Legion posts. Her mother Jeanne ran the soundboard. Her father Daryl led the band, played guitar and sang. Martina played keyboards and sang. Her brother Marty played guitar and steel. Martina played with the band every Saturday night until she graduated from high school. After high school she gigged around Kansas with several different bands. Her small-town upbringing was highlighted by her [[high school]] graduating class only having nine other students. |
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She was married May 15, 1988 to [[audio engineer|sound engineer]] John McBride. She and her husband then moved to [[Nashville]] in [[1990]] where they both took jobs touring with [[Garth Brooks]] (Martina sold [[T-shirts]]). Eventually she got a recording contract with [[RCA Records]]. She also toured with Tim Mcgraw and was a back-up singer for him. |
She was married May 15, 1988 to [[audio engineer|sound engineer]] John McBride. She and her husband then moved to [[Nashville]] in [[1990]] where they both took jobs touring with [[Garth Brooks]] (Martina sold [[T-shirts]]). Eventually she got a recording contract with [[RCA Records]]. She also toured with [[Tim Mcgraw]] and was a back-up singer for him. |
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Martina McBride (born Martina Mariea Schiff, July 29, 1966 in Sharon, Kansas) is an American country music singer.
Early life
Martina Schiff grew up on a dairy farm outside of Sharon, Kansas, with her parents Daryl and Jeanne Schiff, her two brothers, Steve and Martin, and her sister Gina. She discovered country music through her father, who led a local band called the Schifters. The band rehearsed every week in the family’s house. When she was 7 and little brother Marty was 5, they joined the group. By her teen years, she was singing and playing keyboards with the Schifters playing small gigs at weddings, dances, VFW halls, and American Legion posts. Her mother Jeanne ran the soundboard. Her father Daryl led the band, played guitar and sang. Martina played keyboards and sang. Her brother Marty played guitar and steel. Martina played with the band every Saturday night until she graduated from high school. After high school she gigged around Kansas with several different bands. Her small-town upbringing was highlighted by her high school graduating class only having nine other students.
She was married May 15, 1988 to sound engineer John McBride. She and her husband then moved to Nashville in 1990 where they both took jobs touring with Garth Brooks (Martina sold T-shirts). Eventually she got a recording contract with RCA Records. She also toured with Tim Mcgraw and was a back-up singer for him.
Career success
Martina McBride released her honky tonk-flavored debut album The Time Has Come in 1992. Her first big hit was the single "My Baby Loves Me" from her more pop-oriented second album, 1993's The Way That I Am. She became even more visible in 1994 with the crossover success of her anti-domestic violence anthem "Independence Day", also from this album.
In 1995 McBride released the album Wild Angels; "Safe in the Arms of Love" and the title track were country hits, later being her first #1 hit. Her 1997 album Evolution sold over two million units, and included an adult contemporary crossover hit in "Valentine" as well as four number one or number two country hits. The album Emotion came out in 1999; "I Love You" was a big hit in both country and adult contemporary circles. So was the socially conscious "Love's the Only House", a trend that would continue with 2003's "This One's for the Girls", which would become the theme song for the 2005 NCAA Women's Basketball championship tournament. [1] This was followed by the hit singles "How Far" (written by fellow country singer Jamie O'Neal) and "God's Will".
In 2005 she released a 18-track CD of classic country music standards, which landed at #1 on the Billboard Country Album Chart in its opening week and received much critical acclaim for its authenticity towards traditional country.
She is a four-time Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year winner (a record she holds with Reba McEntire), three-time Academy of Country Music Female Vocalist of the Year winner and a Grammy Award winner. She performed The Star-Spangled Banner at Game 3 of the 2004 World Series. She is also left-handed.
"Independence Day" is used as the introductory music for Sean Hannity's popular talk radio show. McBride has appeared at benefit events organized by Hannity, but has declined to take an active political stance. [2] McBride has performed free for fans, such as in a July 3, 2004 show in Owensboro, Kentucky to celebrate the grand opening of the new Independence Bank headquarters. [3]
McBride gained additional visibility during the 2005 season of American Idol, as eventual winner Carrie Underwood declared McBride to be her favorite singer, performing several of her hits in the competition and putting "Independence Day" on her first single.
Vocal Profile
McBride is widely considered to be one of the top female vocalist in music. Her voice has been noted for its range and power (see vocal belting). She is also well known for having little melisma and holding high notes in head voice for long periods of time. For example, in "A Broken Wing" she holds a high note in full head voice for almost 10 seconds. She is a soprano and has been labeled "the Céline Dion of country music." Her voice has also been compared to that of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, as McBride also has had many hits on the adult contemporary chart as well.
Relatives
The McBrides have three daughters:
- Delaney Katharine, born December 22, 1994
- Emma Justine, born March 29, 1998
- Ava Rose Kathleen, born June 20, 2005
- Parents
- Daryl & Jeanne Schiff- Still live in Sharon, KS
- Siblings
Martina Has 2 brothers, Steve & Martin (known as Marty who plays guitar in her band) and 1 sister Gina.
Discography
Albums
- (2005) Timeless #3 US, #1 Country
- (2003) Martina #7 US, #1 Country
- (2001) Greatest Hits #5 US, #1 Country
- (1999) Emotion #19 US, #3 Country
- (1998) White Christmas #68 US, #9 Country
- (1997) Evolution #24 US, #4 Country
- (1995) Wild Angels #77 US, #17 Country
- (1993) The Way That I Am #106 US, #14 Country
- (1992) The Time Has Come #49 Country
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | Adult | US Country | |||
| 1992 | "The Time Has Come" | - | - | #23 | The Time Has Come |
| 1992 | "That's Me" | - | - | #43 | The Time Has Come |
| 1993 | "Cheap Whiskey" | - | - | #44 | The Time Has Come |
| 1993 | "My Baby Loves Me" | - | - | #2 | The Way That I Am |
| 1994 | "Independence Day" | - | - | #12 | The Way That I Am |
| 1994 | "Life #9" | - | - | #6 | The Way That I Am |
| 1995 | "Where I Used To Have A Heart" | - | - | #49 | The Way That I Am |
| 1995 | "Heart Trouble" | - | - | #21 | The Way That I Am |
| 1995 | "Safe In The Arms Of Love" | - | - | #4 | Wild Angels |
| 1996 | "Wild Angels" | - | - | #1 | Wild Angels |
| 1996 | "Swingin' Doors" | - | - | #38 | Wild Angels |
| 1996 | "Phones Are Ringin' All Over Town" | - | - | #28 | Wild Angels |
| 1997 | "Cry On The Shoulder Of The Road" | - | - | #26 | Wild Angels |
| 1997 | "Valentine" | #50 | #3 | #9 | Evolution |
| 1998 | "Happy Girl" | - | - | #2 | Evolution |
| 1998 | "A Broken Wing" | - | - | #1 | Evolution |
| 1999 | "Wrong Again" | #36 | - | #1 | Evolution |
| 1999 | "Whatever You Say" | #37 | - | #2 | Evolution |
| 1999 | "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" | - | - | #64 | Martina McBride Christmas |
| 1999 | "I Love You" | #24 | #21 | #1 | Emotion |
| 2000 | "Love's The Only House" | - | - | - | Emotion |
| 2000 | "There You Are" | #60 | #15 | #10 | Emotion |
| 2000 | "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)" | - | - | #67 | White Christmas |
| 2000 | "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" | - | - | #53 | White Christmas |
| 2001 | "White Christmas" | - | - | #62 | White Christmas |
| 2001 | "O Holy Night" | - | - | #41 | White Christmas |
| 2001 | "It's My Time" | - | - | #11 | Emotion |
| 2001 | "When God-Fearin' Women Get The Blues" | #64 | - | #8 | Greatest Hits |
| 2002 | "Blessed" | #31 | - | #1 | Greatest Hits |
| 2002 | "Where Would You Be" | #45 | - | #3 | Greatest Hits |
| 2003 | "Concrete Angel" | #47 | - | #5 | Greatest Hits |
| 2003 | "This One's For The Girls" | #39 | #1 | #3 | Martina |
| 2004 | "In My Daughter's Eyes" | #39 | #3 | #4 | Martina |
| 2004 | "How Far" | #68 | - | #12 | Martina |
| 2004 | "God's Will" | #85 | - | #16 | Martina |
| 2005 | "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden" | #98 | - | #18 | Timeless |
| 2006 | "I Still Miss Someone" | - | - | #50 | Timeless |
| 2006 | "Once A Day" | - | - | - | Timeless |