Country music singer Candy Coburn rocked out on her signature green guitar.. She is on a thirty state tour and stopped by our studios to tell us about her latest smash hit called "Don't Walk Away."

"...Candy Coburn did a fine job of warming up the crowd for possibly the most electric performance ever given at the Kentucky State Fair!"

The Aug. 27 show featuring Luke Bryan and special guest Candy Coburn attracted the largest Fair free concert crowd in Cardinal Stadium.

"Because of her high energy, Candy's live show can be described as a female version of Garth Brooks,'" said Jim Hoyt, a member of the historic theater's board. "She played on 'Fox & Friends' last month and now she has chosen the Rodgers Theatre as the place to host her CD release party, for which we are honored."

"Country singer Candy Coburn (pictured, right, with Carol), wearing the best shoes of the night — suede, fuchsia platforms with zippers — posed gamely in front of the VP’s house before heading back to her hotel room for the evening. “I’ve got to get up at 6!” to join Jill Biden, Komen’s founder and CEO Nancy Brinker, and 40,000 others for the 5K run around the Washington mall, Coburn said. Afterward, Coburn performed her new single, Pink Warrior, to the crowd. She’s donating all of the royalties to the cause."

"Having the opportunity to use my book as a vehicle to share advice to others not only through my eyes but through the eyes of so many other pioneering women was truly humbling," continued Fisher, whose own mother, Reba Fisher, contributed to a section of the book about raising your child to be a success. "So many pioneering women helped us put a unique spin on the book and for that, I'm very thankful."

Those women include, actress Ashley Judd, Coca-Cola marketing executive Bea Perez, LPGA tour player Jill McGill, Wellpoint CEO and Indianapolis resident Angela Braly, musician Candy Coburn, ESPN on ABC reporter Jamie Little, and NHRA Funny Car drag racer Ashley Force Hood.

"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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"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!"