Randall Franks (@RandallFranks)

Excited to announce the addition of recording artist and renowned songwriter Kathy Lee to “A Zippedy Doodle Day: American Folk Songs”! With a powerful four-octave range, this singing dynamo has lit up iconic stages including the Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree, Wheeling Jamboree, and the Grand Ole Opry. She’s received nods for Best New Artist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year, won the prestigious Country Showdown at the Ryman Auditorium, opened for (and earned high praise from) George Jones, spent two years on the road with the legendary Vern Gosdin recording two albums with him, and even brought a piece of home to our troops during a USO tour at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland. She headlined the Silver Dollar City Country Music Show for several summers and sang with Dolly Parton, when the park became Dollywood. A true multi-genre artist equally at home with Patsy Cline or Whitney Houston, Kathy Lee brings her heartfelt God-and-country spirit and crowd-pleasing talent to this celebration of American folk traditions. Alongside her husband Buck Jarrell (bass player and 6-time Grammy-nominated recording engineer), she co-runs Buck’s Place Recording Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee—where she continues writing and singing on sessions with numerous legendary artists. Follow Kathy at http://facebook.com/kathylee-singer . Check out the details and support the project at http://RandallFranks.com/A-Zippedy-Doodle-Day/ . #kathylee #azippedydoodleday #americanfolksongs #countrymusic #grandoleopry #folkmusic