"Candy Coburn was first to take the stage giving an energetic and outstanding performance for the crowd with her own style of music that bikers seemed to love and relate to by dancing and applauding her every song."

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People of the Year

"They’re successful. Involved. Generous.And it’s time we recognized them. We found residents of 417-land who have been shaking things up in 2009, and we’re proud to call them our People of the Year..."

By Melody Adams; Photos by Edward Biamonte

"The Millers recall Coburn’s performance in the musical Nunsense where she played the role of Sister Hubert. 'She brought down the house with her final song, “Holier Than Thou,” says Jim Miller.
'It was a gospel number, and she brought her amazingly powerful voice and country gospel roots to a stunning performance.'
'The crowd jumped up and roared,' says Marsha Miller. 'I knew I was in the presence of awesome talent. She had a rock/jazz kind of voice that was really huge.'"

"..'She looks magnificent now holding her green signature guitar in front of the big crowds and blasting away,' says Marsha Miller."

"Country rocker Candy Coburn...fueled by no-surrender spunk and the neighborly charm of the girl next door. Despite her easy looks and wide smile, she’s no delicate flower. Raised in Kentucky with a healthy dose of time in Texas, she’s equally at home in an ambling, big chorus country ballad or a dusty and rocky Texas throwdown...


...She has a voice to match her ambitions: strong, lean, proud and full of the same character she’s demonstrated across her career."

Opener Candy Coburn had a whole section of loyal fans in the grandstand, and she made sure to let everybody know who they were and why there were there.

After her Missouri State Fair show tonight, Coburn will stick around and mingle with fans. If you get an autograph, you might get a pitch, too — but not for her new CD, which comes out later this year.

State Fair is buzzing about tonight's performance by up and coming country star Candy Coburn on the Main Stage.

Coburn and the organization Susan G. Komen for the Cure will team to give away 100 tickets to the Big & Rich concert Sept. 4 at the New York State Fair's Mohegan Sun Grandstand. Coburn will be an opener for the star duo that night.

One hundred cancer survivors will have a chance to see “Pink Warrior” Candy Coburn perform at the New York State Fair this summer, during a special promotion through the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Coburn, a Komen celebrity ambassador and partner who recently released the single “Pink Warrior” to benefit the organization, will perform at the Fair’s Mohegan Sun Grandstand at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 4. She is the supporting act for Big & Rich, an eclectic country duo famous for its energetic stage performances.

Newcomer Candy Coburn and her band kicked off the fair's first grandstand concert with 30 minutes of powerhouse vocals. When this rockin' country dynamo sings "I was born to be rowdy," you believe her.

Especially engaging were her anthem, "Pink Warrior," an homage to breast cancer patients and survivors, along with sneak previews of her upcoming album, including the lovely ballad "Don't Walk Away." The only downside to her live performance was the fact that her low notes couldn't cut through the amplification of the instrumentals. Her high notes rang loud and clear. You'll be hearing more from this firebrand.

The night before I had attended Candy’s showcase at the Exit/In, where she delivered a power soaked set of tunes and had the packed room in the very palm of her hand.

The first time I heard Candy play was at the Jam 4 George Benefit in Spartanburg, SC back in November of 2007. I had heard about her from our mutual friend George McCorkle, who had assured me that she was headed for the top with a bullet. After seeing her show at J4G I was convinced.

If that show was amazing, the show at Exit/In bordered on stellar. The young lady is not your typical Nashville singer. There’s nothing “cookie cutter” about her. She’s one part Melissa Etheridge, one part Loretta Lynn, with some Janis Joplin and Pat Benatar added in. She is not just a great singer/songwriter, she is an amazing performer.

She boasts 150 shows a year, performs to large arenas, and has shared the stage with country greats such as George McCorkle, Charlie Daniels, and Montgomery Gentry.

"Honestly I want your whole team to know this: I have put on concerts with Travis Tritt, Trisha Yearwood, Little Texas, Marty Stuart, Blue Oyster Cult, Nazerath, Foghat and a host of others. The one thing I noticed was the personal touch and the team effort to make her appearance something special. I have never seen that much work put into an event with any of those acts that I just mentioned. The Publicity and Information was un-measured from your team and Candy.

Onward and upward!"

You probably don’t know Candy Coburn yet, but you will soon. The talented and beautiful young artist is one of country music’s unique rising stars. She has the down-home country sensibilities any person who grew up spending time in Kentucky, Missouri, and Texas would possess, yet her style has some less-than-subtle hints of rock ’n’ roll poking through. It is not uncommon to hear her band play countrified versions of Bow Wow Wow’s “I Want Candy” or AC/DC’s “Back in Black” at the beginning of her shows, and you can always be assured she will have her custom-made green Carvin guitar strapped around her neck. She is energetic, infectious, and ready to invade the music world.

Read more about Candy Coburn in the July issue of Erie Life Magazine.

Owens feels fortunate to have Coburn as the feature attraction at the first concert he plans to bring to Hannibal.
“She will be a big star,” he said. “She’s one of the hardest working girls in country music. I was so excited when she told me she’d do it in May. She’s very, very talented.”
Music lovers never leave a Coburn concert disappointed, according to Owens, who has worked with the University of Missouri graduate before.
“When the show is over everybody says, ‘Man!’” he said.

The morning’s festivities, emceed by CBS’s The Early Show anchor Maggie Rodriguez and W*USA’s Andrea Roane, opened with a parade of more than 3,600 breast cancer survivors, including 21 survivors from 18 countries, who marched into the mall between twin stages to a live performance of “Pink Warrior,” an inspiring new song by singer/songwriter Candy Coburn.

(June 4, 2009, SEDALIA, MO)—— A Missouri State Fair Pepsi Grandstand country music artist, Candy Coburn, is using her talent for a good cause this Saturday in support of breast cancer awareness.

"In an industry full of what I perceive as "pretty girl singers" what sets Candy apart is her genuine love of music and what's more, her actual talent."

"Very often, while looking for music to choreograph a dance, our choreographers come up with a gem.... Candy Coburn is one of those that has been uncovered in this way...."