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Shelly West

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The daughter from the renowned Dottie West and her first hubby Costs, a noted steel guitarist, Shelly West was a favorite singer of pop-flavored country tunes through the 1980s. Shelly got her begin at age group 17 touring with her mother’s present; she began singing back-up, but was shortly given business lead vocal tasks. While touring, she fell deeply in love with her mother’s business lead guitarist Allen Frizzell; they wedded and still left the music group in 1977 to go to California. Allen was the tiny sibling of Lefty and David Frizzell, the last mentioned of whom acquired a normal gig within a neighboring city. The newlyweds shortly joined his music group and used him for a couple a few months. They toured the Southwest, and upon their come back, David began buying record label. A demonstration from the duet “Lovin’ on Lent Time” featuring Western world and her brother-in-law impressed record manufacturer Snuff Garrett, who agreed upon them both to Casablanca Western world. Unfortunately, Polygram overran the label and dumped the duo, who unsuccessfully attempted their good fortune in Nashville. Garrett still thought the two got potential and finally played their tune and its own follow-up “You’re the reason why God Produced Oklahoma” to professional Clint Eastwood, who got simply founded his very own record label, Viva. Eastwood enjoyed the latter tune and added it to his film Any Which Method You Can, as well as the tune hit number 1 on the united states graphs in early 1981. Their following four songs, you start with the very best Ten strike “A Texas Mind-set,” had been also successful, as well as the duo’s significant success continuing through 1985, if they split. (They cited too little good duet tunes as their major reason; the actual fact that Western and her spouse had simply divorced could also happen to be one factor). Western made her single debut in 1983 with “Jose Cuervo,” which strike number 1 and offered a sales increase for the tequila organization. Her single follow-up “Airline flight 309 to Tennessee” produced the very best Five. Between 1984 and 1986, Western experienced a string of single successes that included “Someone Purchase This Cowgirl a Ale” and “Don’t Make Me Wait around around the Moon.” Later on that 12 months she had yet another mid-range strike, “Like Don’t Arrive Any MUCH BETTER THAN This,” and faded through the charts. She fundamentally stopped saving after remarrying, but do reunite with David Frizzell for a couple displays in the past due ’80s.

Quick Facts


Full Name Shelly West
Profession Singer
Nationality American
Spouse Allen Frizzell
Parents Dottie West, Bill West
Awards Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year, Academy of Country Music Award for Song of the Year, Academy of Country Music Award for Vocal Duo of the Year
Music Songs Jose Cuervo, You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma, I Just Came Here to Dance, A Texas State of Mind, Flight 309 To Tennessee, Another Motel Memory, Carryin' On The Family Names, Somebody Buy This Cowgirl A Beer, If I Could Sing Something In Spanish, Silent Partners, Please Surrender, It's A Be Together Night, Cajun Invitation, Wasn't That Love, Do Me Right, Someone's Been Sleeping In Our Bed, Suite Sixteen, Being A Man, Being A Woman, Don't Let Her Hurt You, Yours For The Asking, Don't Make Me Wait On The Moon, Breaking Up A Good Thing, Husbands And Wives, Three Act Play, Love Me Again, Now There's You, I Just Fall In Love Again, You'll Always Be Special To Me, We're Lovin' On Borrowed Time, Darling, Will You Marry Me Again, Dance Away, Three Blind Hearts
Albums West By West, The David Frizzell & Shelly West Album, Our Best To You, Don't Make Me Wait On The Moon (Shelly West), Red Hot, In Session, Carryin’ On the Family Names, The Very Best of Shelly West, Greatest Hits: Alone & Together, The Very Best Of David Frizzell & Shelly West, Carryin' On The Family Names
Nominations Country Music Association Award for New Artist of the Year, Academy of Country Music Award for Single Record of the Year
Movies Honkytonk Man, September 12th


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1 In addition to her acting craft, Shelly also volunteers teaching kundalini yoga at two federal prisons in LA County.


Assistant Director

Assistant Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Nightingale 2014/II second assistant director
MyMusic 2013-2014 TV Series second assistant director - 24 episodes
Face in the Crowd 2013 Short first assistant director - as Shelly White
All American Christmas Carol 2013 second second assistant director
D-TEC: Pilot 2013 TV Movie second assistant director - as Shelly White
Playdate 2013/II Video second second assistant director
This Is Our Time 2013 second assistant director
Smiley 2012 second assistant director
The Ventriloquist 2012/I Short second assistant director
Spirit of a Denture 2012 Short second assistant director
Caroline and Jackie 2012 second assistant director
Judge Karen's Court 2010 TV Series second assistant director - 31 episodes
Lowlifes 2017 second assistant director
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2 2016 second assistant director
Mojave 2015 second second assistant director
Eden 2014/I additional second assistant director
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2014 second assistant director
Last Weekend 2014 second assistant director

Producer

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Catalyst 2018/II co-producer filming
Tuesday Morning 2014/II Short producer
OKJewpid 2014 Video short executive producer
Got Home Alive 2011-2012 TV Series documentary associate field producer - 5 episodes
Swallow 2011 TV Movie producer
Lucky 2011/III associate producer
Chance of Showers 2011 Short producer

Actress

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Hammer Suite 2015 Short post-production Lizzy
Delilah 2013/II Short completed Delilah
Shady Glen 2017 Short Kate Wesley
American Folk 2017 Kelly
Escape the Living Dead 2016 Short Zombie
February 2.0 2016 Short Lizzy
Twelve 2015 Lizzy
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2014 Elva Owens
Tuesday Morning 2014/II Short Emily
The Barber 2014/II Susie

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Fast & Furious: Supercharged 2015 Short talent coordinator
Pair of Kings 2011 TV Series production coordinator - 7 episodes
Monsterquest 2008 TV Series documentary historic re-enactment coordinator - 1 episode

Production Manager

Production Manager

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Finding Harmony 2014 production supervisor
Made Bed 2012 Short unit production manager
Swallow 2011 TV Movie unit production manager
Lucky 2011/III production supervisor
The Scientist 2010/I unit production manager

Location Management

Location Management

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The One I Love 2014 location assistant: los angeles
Twelve Thirty 2010 location manager
Into Temptation 2009 location manager

Writer

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Tuesday Morning 2014/II Short

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