How long was singer Heidi Newfield with the country music group, Trick Pony?
Heidi Newfield (born October 4, 1970 in Healdsburg, California) is an American country music artist. She was lead singer, rhythm guitarist and harmonica player for the group Trick Pony, alongside Keith Burns and Ira Dean from 1996 until 2006, when she left in pursuit of a solo career. Newfield has begun her solo career on Curb Records, debuting in 2008 with the single, “Johnny & June.” This song, which peaked at #11 on the Hot Country Songs charts, is the first release from her solo debut album, What Am I Waiting. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
For five years Heidi Newfield was the vocal identity of Trick Pony, driving the act to the top of the country-music charts and loving it all. Until, that is, she needed change. Regarding her 2006 decision to leave the the platinum-selling trio she’d created with bassist Ira Dean and lead-guitarist Keith Burns, “I love the road, but when I stopped wanting to pack my bag and get on the bus, that was a telltale sign it was time for a change,” the California-born singer-songwriter observed. At the time, the energetic lead singer/rhythm guitarist’s music career was secure. The raucous, honky-tonkin’ Trick Pony, with hits such as Pour Me, the Grammy-nominated On A Night Like This and Just What I Do, boasted legions of country fans and owned Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music trophies, among other honors. “That was still me,” she said of the music she made in Trick Pony. “But I felt that I had been painted into a corner, and I wanted to be able to branch out. I wanted to d
