Award-Winning Canadian Country Artist, Lisa Brokop, Ushers “The Patsy Cline Project” Across Canada with Dates Spanning September to November
Canadian Country Music Award-winner, Lisa Brokop, launches her Canadian tour on Thursday, Sept. 28 in Regina, Saskatchewan. The tour follows the theme of Brokop’s upcoming album and continues her mission to honor legendary Country music star Patsy Cline with renditions of some of Cline’s famous songs.
Hit songwriter Paul Jefferson (Keith Urban, Aaron Tippin) joins Brokop on the stage with his “Hank Lives” tribute to the accomplished Hank Williams Sr.
Even her album cover, complete with her trusty guitar in its white case, was shot in the iconic alley between the Ryman Auditorium, dubbed “the Mother Church of Country Music,” and the watering hole at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge. Grand Ole Opry stars ranging from Patsy Cline, Kris Kristofferson, Hank Williams Sr. and Willie Nelson trampled through this iconic passage to grab a drink inbetween Opry performances.
Brokop’s most recent release Who’s Gonna Fill Their Heels? is the title track for her upcoming album that explores the sonically diverse styles and eras of country music through the years and the women who helped the genre grow. The album is set to debut on Oct. 6.
Listen to the single HERE!
Produced by Chuck Rhodes (Daryle Singletary, Tony Jackson) and Buddy Hyatt (Toto, Randy Travis), Brokop’s self-penned upcoming album “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Heels?” features Georgette Jones, the only daughter of country music hall of famers Tammy Wynette and George Jones, and honors other legendary women of Country music. The album’s title track is an homage to the 1985 seminal George Jones hit, Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes providing an updated female-focused spin to the original song.
About Lisa Brokop
As she celebrates her 30th year in country music, Lisa Brokop is grateful to still be doing what she loves. It’s that winning combination of gratitude, youthful exuberance and seasoned wisdom that inform Brokop’s new album “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Heels?” The mesmerizing lead single, Come Back Bobbie Gentry, written by Brokop and her singer/songwriter husband, Paul Jefferson, sets the tone for Brokop’s new collection. Buoyed by the Canadian songbird’s rich, smoky vocals and insightful writing, the song heralds the return of the award-winning artist.
Though it has been nearly a decade since Brokop released an album, she hasn’t been resting her laurels. Brokop, who has won three consecutive Independent Female Artist of the Year Awards from the Canadian Country Music Association, has been busy on the road celebrating the talented women who built the country genre with The Legendary Ladies of Country Music show and also paying homage to one of her beloved heroes with The Patsy Cline Project.
Her new album is both a celebration of the traditional music that shaped her as an artist and cutting-edge originals that embody her new creative direction. The result is an album that includes Brokop’s take on such beloved country classics as Tanya Tucker’s Delta Dawn, Jeannie C. Riley’s Harper Valley P.T.A. and Cline’s She’s Got You, alongside such finely crafted new songs as So Far, The Same, Come Back Bobbie Gentry, and Who’s Gonna Fill Their Heels?, a female centric take on the George Jones hit Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes. The latter song took on an added dimension when George Jones and Tammy Wynette’s daughter Georgette Jones added her voice. Another special guest Brokop was honored to welcome is Jeannie C. Riley who tags the end of Harper Valley P.T.A., an iconic country hit penned by the late Tom. T. Hall. Love the Hell Out of You, a co-write with Patricia Conroy, is one of the album’s standout songs that show Lisa’s emotional intensity.
“Who’s Gonna Fill Their Heels?” is a testament to Brokop’s talent as a vocalist and her gifts as a songwriter. It’s the culmination of the experience she’s gleaned over the last three decades. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, she was on stage performing with her mother and brother by the time she was seven, and at 15 had become a professional musician in a touring band. A year later, she had gone solo and began releasing her own singles. At 19, she landed the female lead in the film Harmony Cats about a young artist pursuing a country music career in Nashville.
Art imitated life as the young Canadian moved to Music City and signed to Capitol Records. Over the next three years, she released two critically acclaimed albums, the Canadian-certified Gold record “Every Little Girls Dream” and the eponymous “Lisa Brokop,” which spawned hits such as Give Me a Ring Sometime, Take That, Before He Kissed Me, and She Can’t Save Him, leading to a nomination from the Academy of Country Music for Top New Female Vocalist. She signed with Sony Nashville/Columbia Records in 1998 and further solidified her reputation as one of Nashville’s most evocative young vocalists with such singles as What’s Not to Love, How Do I let Go, and the top 10 hit Better Off Broken. She also gained notice as a songwriter, scoring hits by Terri Clark, Reba McEntire, and Pam Tillis.
Fueled by her love of music, Brokop has continued recording over the years including the indie album “Undeniable,” which earned Independent Song of the Year nods for the hits Something Undeniable and I’d Like to See You Try. She also recorded acclaimed albums for Curb/Asylum Records and Ellbea Records. She and her husband Paul also released a duet album, “The Jeffersons” in 2011.
Throughout the years, the common denominator in her music has always been Brokop’s sultry, distinctive voice and the passionate fervor she infuses in every song whether it’s a poignant ballad or exuberant up tempo. The promise of those early hits has evolved into a solid career. Brokop has matured and knows who she is as an artist. It’s a sweet spot creatively and she’s enjoying this chapter in her journey. Brokop is looking forward to sharing the new album with fans and her busy tour schedule will give her plenty of opportunity.
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