Oslin was born in Crossett, Arkansas, but soon after her birth her family moved to Memphis, Tennessee and then to Houston, Texas. Oslin considers Houston her hometown.
Oslin initially performed as a folk singer with Guy Clark and then moved to New York where she performed as a chorine on and off-Broadway. She soon began doing advertising jingles which led to appearances in a number of television commercials.
Her songwriting talent was recognized and she began writing songs performed by Dottie West, Gail Davies, Sissy Spacek, and The Judds.
In 1987, after a brief run with Elektra Records, she broke through with RCA Records and became the first female songwriter to win the Country Music Association Song of the Year award for 80s Ladies and earned the Female Vocalist of the Year honors and a Grammy Award for the song. (Ironically, Oslin, who was in her mid 40s when she finally rose to fame, did so at a time when mainstream country radio first began its now commonplace practice of excluding older artists from their playlists.)
Oslin had several more well-received songs before branching out into acting.
She took roles on Paradise, and Evening Shade with Burt Reynolds. On the big screen she co-starred in The Thing Called Love with Sandra Bullock and River Phoenix.
Oslin's other hits included "Come Next Monday", "Hey Bobby", "Hold Me", "Didn't Expect it to Go Down This Way", "Do Ya", "This Woman", and "I'll Always Come Back".
In 1995 Oslin had coronary artery bypass surgery.
In 1996, she returned to singing. She signed with BNA Records and recorded My Roots Are Showing..., which included the single "Silver Tongue and Goldplated Lies". Five years later, she released a second and final album for BNA titled Live Close By, Visit Often, which she co-produced with The Mavericks' lead singer, Raul Malo.
Oslin returned to the stage in November 2013 for a concert at Franklin Theater in Franklin, Tennessee, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her debut album, 80's Ladies.
On November 30, 2014, she performed live at the Grand Ole Opry (and on 650am WSM simulcast). Though she had been on the Opry previously, it was her first time on stage at the Ryman Auditorium.
On June 2, 2015, 15 years since the release of her last studio album, Live Close By, Visit Often in 2001, Oslin released her sixth studio album. The album was titled Simply. The album failed to chart.
Sand Mountain Blues
K.T. Oslin Lyrics
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When I leave sand mountain well I got no place to go.
Lonesome feeling sand mountain blues.
I went to the gypsy woman to just hear what she had to say.
She said that man don?t love you and you better be on your way.
He?s going to be sorry for breaking your heart
I could probably learn to love another one or two.
But its a small town baby and everywhere I go I keep running into you.
There?s other boys around here,
I could probably learn to love another one or two.
But its a small town baby and everywhere I go I keep running into, running into you.
Sand Mountain Blues.
And everywhere I go I keep running into you.
You gonna be sorry for breaking my heart.
Lonesome feeling Sand Mountain blues. Sand Mountain Blues.
Sand Mountain Blues.
In K.T. Oslin's song Sand Mountain Blues, the singer finds herself stuck in a small town called Sand Mountain, where she feels trapped and unable to move on. The rain falling on Sand Mountain reflects the singer's melancholy state of mind, and the slow pace of the raindrops matches the slowness of her life there. She wishes to leave this town but doesn't have anywhere else to go. She's stuck with the lonesome feeling of "Sand Mountain Blues."
Feeling helpless, she seeks the advice of a gypsy woman. The gypsy woman tells the singer that the man she loves doesn't truly love her and that she should move on. The singer knows that there are other boys around, but they keep reminding her of the man who broke her heart. She cannot escape him in this small town, and he is constantly on her mind. She feels a sense of despair, and the Sand Mountain Blues stay with her.
The Sand Mountain Blues is a song that captures the feelings of many people who find themselves stuck in a place that they cannot escape. The lyrics speak to the pervasive feeling of sadness and despair that many feel when they lack control over their lives. The song was released on K.T. Oslin's 1987 album "80's Ladies" and was written by Oslin herself.
Line by Line Meaning
Raining on sand mountain, its raining kinda slow.
It's raining slowly on Sand Mountain.
When I leave sand mountain well I got no place to go.
I have nowhere to go when I leave Sand Mountain.
Lonesome feeling sand mountain blues.
I'm feeling lonely and sad, like the Sand Mountain blues.
I went to the gypsy woman to just hear what she had to say.
I visited a gypsy woman to hear her advice.
She said that man don?t love you and you better be on your way.
The gypsy woman told me that the man didn't love me and I should leave him.
He?s going to be sorry for breaking your heart
The man will regret breaking my heart.
There?s other boys around here,
There are other boys in this small town.
I could probably learn to love another one or two.
I might be able to fall in love with one or two of them.
But its a small town baby and everywhere I go I keep running into you.
But it's a small town, and I keep bumping into you wherever I go.
There?s other boys around here,
There are other boys in this small town.
I could probably learn to love another one or two.
I might be able to fall in love with one or two of them.
But its a small town baby and everywhere I go I keep running into, running into you.
But it's a small town, and I keep bumping into you wherever I go, over and over again.
Sand Mountain Blues.
I'm feeling sad, like the Sand Mountain blues.
And everywhere I go I keep running into you.
I keep bumping into you wherever I go.
You gonna be sorry for breaking my heart.
You will regret breaking my heart.
Lonesome feeling Sand Mountain blues.
I'm feeling lonely and sad, like the Sand Mountain blues.
Sand Mountain Blues.
I'm feeling sad, like the Sand Mountain blues.
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