From Wikipedia the free encylopedia Pamela Yvonne Tillis born July 24 1957 is an American country music singersongwriter and actress She is the daughter of the late country music singer Mel Tillis and Doris Tillis Originally a demo singer in Nashville Tennessee Tillis was signed to Warner Bros Records in 1981 for which she released nine singles and one album that contained none of the singles Above and Beyond the Doll of Cutey By 1991 she had signed to Arista Nashville entering Top 40 on Hot Country Songs for the first time with Dont Tell Me What to Do the first of five singles from her album Put Yourself in My Place Tillis recorded five more albums for Arista Nashville between then and 2001 plus a greatest hits album and 22 more singles Her only number 1 hit on the country charts was 1995s Mi Vida Loca My Crazy Life although 12 other singles made Top 10 on that chart After exiting Arista Tillis released Its All Relative Tillis Sings Tillis for Lucky Dog Records in 2002 plus RhineStoned and the Christmas album Just in Time for Christmas on her own Stellar Cat label in 2007 Her albums Homeward Looking Angel 1992 Sweethearts Dance 1994 and Greatest Hits 1997 are all certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA while Put Yourself in My Place and 1995s All of This Love are certified gold Besides her own work Tillis cowrote and sang on the 1990 Warner Bros single Tomorrows World written in honor of Earth Day and Dolly Partons 1992 single Romeo She has won two major awards a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals in 1999 for the multiartist collaboration Same Old Train and the 1994 Country Music Association award for Female Vocalist of the Year followed by the CMA Presidents Award in 1998 Tillis has also received two Recorded Event of the Year awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association Tillis has also earned one of country musics crowning achievements becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry when she was inducted in 2000 9 years after making her first appearance as a guest artist in 19911 She later inducted her father into the Opry in 2007
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