Biography

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Debra Lyn originally hails from upstate New York. Her musical interest was sparked and nurtured by her grandmother, Betsy Lewis, who was also a performer during the World War II era. Betsy gave Debra her first guitar when she was twelve years old and encouraged her to learn to play and sing. Before too long Debra was playing music around the campfire, entering talent contests and performing with local country music bands.

Along with her band Cimmeron, Debra won the Northeast Country Music Association’s “Sunrise Award” for best new country act. Cimmeron went on to release the Indie single “My Heart’s True To You,” co-written by Debra, which received airplay on country radio stations from New York to California.

In 2002, Debra and her progressive bluegrass band, Soulgrass, completed their self titled CD. Two singles, including an original written by Debra, were released in the U.S. on the “Prime Cuts of Bluegrass” compilation CD. Nearly 400 stations reported airplay for these singles. The Soulgrass version of “Love Please Come Home” was also added to the playlist for cable television’s “Music Choice.” Soulgrass performed at numerous venues throughout the southeastern U.S. such as Nashville, Tennessee’s famous Station Inn. Debra and Soulgrass were also featured performer’s on many live radio and television programs in Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina and Tennessee.

When Debra decided to get back to her “country” roots, she teamed up with Jeff Silverman, of Palette Productions which at that time was located in Los Angeles, California to produce her “I Can’t Remember To Forget You” CD. Together Debra and Jeff have written and produced 10 songs for her CD as well as the holiday song, “Save the Mistletoe For Me.” To quote Stacy’s Music Row Report, in Nashville, “With the right exposure, ”Save The Mistletoe For Me” could be a perennial Christmas hit.”

The video for the CD’s title track was produced by Shari Belafonte and Sam Behrens for Sowelu Entertainment. A new video and single were also released in 2011 for “I’ll Always Miss The Love I Left Behind.”

***** NEW CD COMING JANUARY 2014 *****

Debra and Jeff are currently working on a new CD titled “A Cold Wind Blows.” This CD is a deliberate departure from Debra’s previous work and is much more “intimate and unplugged” with Debra’s voice front and center coaxing the listener through each song. Jeff compares this new CD to the sonic “analogue” quality and sense of space in the arrangements to a more classic sound reminiscent of James Taylor’s early hits. It reminds Debra of Nancy Griffith’s “One Fair Summer Evening” acoustic CD and Shawn Colvin’s song “Shotgun Down The Avalanche.” The CD has a “modern/progressive” edge in its approach without an overly processed sound. To quote Jeff, “We’re just keepin’ it real.” This CD is meant to create the feeling as if you’re listening to the band performing in an intimate setting like your own living room or a small venue.