Sara Evans

Sara Evans, born on February fifth, nineteen seventy-one, is a celebrated American country music singer and songwriter. Hailing from New Franklin, Missouri, she began her musical journey performing with her siblings in The Evans Family Band, captivating local audiences throughout her childhood and teenage years. In the early nineties, she and her brother Matt ventured to Nashville to pursue a career in country music, where she would soon find her footing in the industry.

In Nashville, Evans met her first husband, Craig Schelske, and briefly relocated to Aumsville, Oregon, before returning to the vibrant music scene of Nashville. It was during this time that she worked as a demo singer, which ultimately led to her signing a recording contract with RCA Records. Her debut album, Three Chords and the Truth, was released in nineteen ninety-seven, followed by No Place That Far in nineteen ninety-eight, which featured a chart-topping single of the same name.

The early two-thousands marked a peak in Evans' career with the release of successful albums such as Born to Fly in two thousand, Restless in two thousand three, and Real Fine Place in two thousand five. Each of these albums sold over one million copies and included several number one country singles, including