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Jo Dee Messina
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Jo-Dee Marie Messina was born August 25, 1970 in Framingham, Massachusetts, and grew up in nearby Holliston. When she was 8, she began singing and taking tap dancing lessons. She appeared in local plays and musicals like The Sound Of Music and Fiddler On The Roof. From an early age, she knew that she wanted to be a singer, and she never considered singing any other style of music but country.
When Jo Dee was just 13, she began singing in local clubs with various bands. By the age of 16, she was fronting The Jo Dee Messina Band ("real original," she laughs), which also included her sister on bass, her brother on drums, and mom, Mary, providing the transportation. They eventually became a major part of New England's country music scene, performing up to four hours each night, six times a week.
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