This week we welcome our friend, Kelly Smith, from Ozarks FOX AM!

 

Kelly Smith has been a professional singer for 28 years.  She knew she wanted to be a performer at a very early age.  When she was eight she began singing and performing for anyone who would listen.  Later Kelly started playing the piano and writing her own material  This led to her joining a couple of bands and performing in local talent shows.  

 

In 1991 her road to Branson started with a job performing with Branson's founding show, the Baldknobbers.  

 

After that, Kelly joined the cast of Legends in Concert and traveled with them all over the US and Australia as Cher, Shania Twain, and Olivia Newton-John.  Her amazing ability to recreate Cher led to her being chosen to sing the voice of Cher for the television movie "And The Beat Goes On":

 

In 2004, Kelly also performed with Tony Orlando and his famed Branson Christmas Show, and also sang back up for Roy Clark's Christmas album.  

 

Kelly now works for KOLR 10 TV and KOZL 27 in Springfield, Missouri as a Co-Host for Ozarks FOX AM.  Kelly's husband, David Smith, is also a very talented musician and can be seen performing with Raiding The Country Vault at the Americana Theatre.

 

You can catch Ozarks FOX AM Monday through Friday at 7-9am.  Kelly, along with co-host, Jeremy Rabe, take a look at everything in the Ozarks, from news, weather, food, crafts, music, community, and everything you'll need to know to start your day in a positive way.  For more information visit:  OzarksFirst.com.

This week we welcome Mary Fay Jackson, from Family Friendly Television Network.

 

Mary Fay Jackson is a songwriter, recording artist, musician, television producer and promoter.  She is the host of an award winning television program called "Texas Country Gospel".  This program airs weekly on Family Friendly Network and is broadcast over 300 cable companies plus internationally in India and the UK. 

Mary Fay's signature song "Roses" charted #6 by Country Gospel Music Guild and "In Spite of Myself" charted #2. 

In 2012 she was inducted into International Country Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame and just recently was awarded Top 10 Nominee for Piooneer/Living Legend Award by International Country Music Association.  In 2018, Mary Fay, received her Doctor of Music degree from Emmanuel Baptist University. 

 

You can visit her website:  MaryFayJackson.com.  Branson Country USA also airs on her same network.  You can visit that site at: FamilyFriendlyEntertainment.com. 

 

 

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Branson Country USA is performed every Friday night at 10:30 p.m., January - December.   For tickets and information, call Grand Country Music Hall.  417-335-2484.  This broadcast is brought to you in part by Branson Tourism Center.  For more information, please visit:  www.BransonTourismCenter.com.