Jo Dee Messina
Jo Dee Marie Messina (born August 25, 1970 in Framingham, Massachusetts), known professionally as Jo Dee Messina, is an American country music artist. In her career charted six Number One singles on the Billboard country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music and nominated for a Grammy Award. She was the first female country artist to score three multiple-week Number One songs from the same album. To date, she has two Platinum and three Gold-certified albums by the RIAA. Read Full BioJo Dee Marie Messina (born August 25, 1970 in Framingham, Massachusetts), known professionally as Jo Dee Messina, is an American country music artist. In her career charted six Number One singles on the Billboard country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music and nominated for a Grammy Award. She was the first female country artist to score three multiple-week Number One songs from the same album. To date, she has two Platinum and three Gold-certified albums by the RIAA.
Messina debuted in 1996 with the single "Heads Carolina, Tails California". Her album was certifified Gold by the RIAA. Her second album, I'm Alright produced five Top 10 Country hits between 1998 in 1999 and sold over a million copies in America. Since her debut, six of her singles have peaked at #1 on the Billboard Country singles chart and five of her albums have received a certification by the RIAA or the CRIA.
She was raised in Holliston, Massachusetts, by Vincent and Mary Messina, and had two sisters, Terese and Marianne, as well as a brother named Vincent. Messina had a variety of Country music influences, which included Patsy Cline, Reba McEntire, and The Judds. She soon started performing live, and by age 16 she was playing local clubs with a rhythm section made up of her brother and sister. The family band played up until Messina was in her late teens.
Realizing that living in the Northeast would limit her chances of achieving Country music stardom, Messina moved to Nashville at age 19. To support herself, Messina worked various temp jobs, including computer programming and accounting. In her spare time, she entered talent contests around Nashville.
One win led to a regular gig on the radio show Live at Libby's, which in turn caught the interest of producer Byron Gallimore, who helped her assemble a demo tape. Gallimore was also working with the young Tim McGraw around the same time, and Messina befriended him. Backstage at one of his concerts, Messina met an executive from his label, Curb, and jokingly suggested that they needed a redhead. With the help of fellow Curb producer James Stroud, Messina was then signed to the record label. Gallimore and McGraw would later become co-producers of Messina's studio albums under Curb.
Messina debuted in 1996 with the single "Heads Carolina, Tails California". Her album was certifified Gold by the RIAA. Her second album, I'm Alright produced five Top 10 Country hits between 1998 in 1999 and sold over a million copies in America. Since her debut, six of her singles have peaked at #1 on the Billboard Country singles chart and five of her albums have received a certification by the RIAA or the CRIA.
She was raised in Holliston, Massachusetts, by Vincent and Mary Messina, and had two sisters, Terese and Marianne, as well as a brother named Vincent. Messina had a variety of Country music influences, which included Patsy Cline, Reba McEntire, and The Judds. She soon started performing live, and by age 16 she was playing local clubs with a rhythm section made up of her brother and sister. The family band played up until Messina was in her late teens.
Realizing that living in the Northeast would limit her chances of achieving Country music stardom, Messina moved to Nashville at age 19. To support herself, Messina worked various temp jobs, including computer programming and accounting. In her spare time, she entered talent contests around Nashville.
One win led to a regular gig on the radio show Live at Libby's, which in turn caught the interest of producer Byron Gallimore, who helped her assemble a demo tape. Gallimore was also working with the young Tim McGraw around the same time, and Messina befriended him. Backstage at one of his concerts, Messina met an executive from his label, Curb, and jokingly suggested that they needed a redhead. With the help of fellow Curb producer James Stroud, Messina was then signed to the record label. Gallimore and McGraw would later become co-producers of Messina's studio albums under Curb.
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That's The Way
Jo Dee Messina Lyrics
Everybody wants an easy ride
On the merry-go-round that we call life
Take your drive on cruise control
Then you wait to find it's a winding road
I had my dreams in view
When the money ran out and the engine blew
Hung my tears out to dry
Then my dreams fell out of that clear blue sky
And I, I was walkin' the clouds
Feelin' so safe and sound
Then somethin' else knocks me down
Well, oh, that's the way it is (that's the way it is)
You gotta roll with the punches
That's the way it goes (that's the way it goes)
You gotta bend when the wind blows
You live, you learn, you crash and burn
It's hit or miss (that's the way)
And that's the way it is
One fine day, you wake up
Completely, hopelessly fallen in love
He's just what you're lookin' for
The only problem is that the man's not sure
Another guy'll give you everything
Only problem is you don't feel a thing
Well, I know from experience
Nothin's ever gonna make perfect sense
Oh, one day you get what you want
But it's not what you think
Then you get what you need
Well, oh, that's the way it is (that's the way it is)
You gotta roll with the punches
That's the way it goes (that's the way it goes)
You gotta bend when the wind blows
You live, you learn, you crash and burn
It's hit or miss (that's the way)
And that's the way it is
Yeah, they say your soul is growin'
But sometimes I feel like throwin' somethin'
And that's the way it is
You gotta roll with the punches
And that's the way it goes
You gotta bend when the wind blows
That's the way it is (that's the way it is)
You gotta roll with the punches
That's the way it goes (that's the way it goes)
You gotta bend when the wind blows
You live, you learn
You crash and burn
It's hit or miss, oh (that's the way it is)
And that's the way it is
That's the way it is (oh, that's the way it is)
You gotta roll with the punches
Yeah, that's the way it goes (that's the way it is)
Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa
That's the way it is (that's the way it is)
You gotta roll with the punches
Yeah, that's the way it goes (oh)
Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa (you gotta bend when the wind blows)
That's the way it is (oh, that's the way it goes)
You gotta roll with the punches (that's the way it is)
Yeah, that's the way it goes (that's the way it goes)
Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa (oh yeah)
That's the way it is
You gotta roll with the punches
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Annie Leslie Roboff, Mary Holladay Lamar
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julian butler
Miss this kind of country...
Iwritesongs
This comment made me 😭
Mr Chihuahua Boy
Hell we all do
Lynn Marie Anderson
I miss her!!!! I had two of her albums.
truth hurts
💯💯💯💯😥😥😥
Taylor Lynn
I know, I miss it as well
For Sale
Rediscovering all the songs I grew up with as a kid :')
M&M Papaya
Loved how real she was. Always will love her because she reminds me of me of childhood
Shannon Rose
Everyone was into Faith and Shania, but I love Jo Dee since her debut single. Seen her 15 times in South Florida.
Mel G
Same here also!