Living Her
Dream
by Brenda L. Madden |
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the years, the mountains of West Virginia have
produced some of the most honest and sweetest
sounding music ever heard. Native West Virginian,
Jeanie Slusarek, better known as Miss Jeanie,
continues that legacy.
 Her love of music began as a child while
watching her mother perform on a Clarksburg, West
Virginia radio station. From that moment on, the
dream of being a singer burned within her heart.
Turning that dream into reality, she made her
first professional appearance at the renowned
Victoria Theater in Wheeling. From then on, music
was never far away, whether performing in a
family band with her sons or planning to go on
the road with her husband. Unfortunately, her
husband was diagnosed with MS before their road
adventures began, and those musical plans had to
be put on hold.
Sadly those plans would never come to fruition
when her husband passed away, but Miss
Jeanie’s love of music was still burning
strong. Those heartfelt desires led her to
Nashville and producer Lonnie Spiker, which
resulted in the recording of her second album,
Sweet Sarcastic. With Lonnie’s assistance,
she found the perfect songs for the project
including a couple written by singer/songwriter
Judy Rodman. In fact, the title cut, “Sweet
Sarcastic” is a co-penned tune by Judy and
Lonnie. Surrounding her with some of
Nashville’s finest musicians and Judy
providing background vocals, Lonnie brought Miss
Jeanie’s music to new heights.
Another special gem on the album is
“Summer’s Gone,” a song Miss
Jeanie wrote several years ago. Although
previously recorded, it was reborn with a
Nashville sound. The album, like Miss Jeanie, is
a mixture of slow and fast, some jazz and a
little bit of everything. When asked what her
favorite song on the project is, she comments,
“’World Without You,’ because I
love to do slow, bluesy, torchy style songs.
That’s really my style.”
Currently living in Wierton, West Virginia, Miss
Jeanie spends a lot of her time performing live.
Next up on her itinerary is an appearance at the
Sagebrush Roundup in Fairmont, West Virginia,
with more engagements following throughout the
summer and fall. During the winter months,
she’ll again pick up her writing pen, but
until then in addition to performing she’ll
be promoting her new single, “Fool
Chain” slated for release on July 7th on
Megalith Records.
With the help of her Road Manager/Guitar Player,
Robert Irwin, Miss Jeanie is living her
dream…and loving every minute of it!www.MissJeanie.com
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