Sara Evans

Sara Evans has enjoyed a long and diverse career as one of country music's top female vocalists. She was critically hailed as a neo-traditionalist with the release of her debut album, 'Three Chords and the Truth,' in 1997, but it wasn't until her second album's title song, "No Place That Far," reached No. 1 in 1999 that she scored her commercial breakthrough. As Evans gradually moved her sound more to commercial country, her third album, 'Born to Fly,' scored another No. 1 hit with its title song in 2001 and was certified Double Platinum, and Evans was the most-nominated artist at the CMA Awards that year, winning Video of the Year. She's gone on to a long string of hits including "Suds in the Bucket," "A Real Fine Place to Start" and "A Little Bit Stronger," and was the first country star to appear on 'Dancing With the Stars' in 2006. Evans married former University of Alabama quarterback Jay Barker in 2008.

  • Full Name: Sara Lynn Evans
  • Birth Date: Feb. 5, 1971
  • Top Songs: “Suds in the Bucket,” “Born to Fly,” “I Could Not Ask for More”
  • Did You Know? Evans was hit by a car at age 8, fracturing both legs
  • Further Reading: Top 10 Sara Evans Songs
Martina McBride, Sara Evans Fired Up by Keith Hill
Martina McBride, Sara Evans Fired Up by Keith Hill
Martina McBride, Sara Evans Fired Up by Keith Hill
Country music's female voices are not backing down in the wake of the #SaladGate debacle, when a radio consultant suggested stations should remove back-to-back female artists from their playlists to boost ratings, said female listeners only want to hear male singers and used the curious metaphor of women as tomatoes (garnishes to be used sparingly) in the wider country music salad.

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