Sara Evans Biography

Fast Facts

• Was awarded the Crystal Cross by the American Red Cross for her philanthropic efforts and created the Rock the South festival with her husband Jay Barker to benefit the Children's Hospital of Birmingham and Alabama Forever
• Won a Country Music Award for Video of the Year for "Born to Fly" in 2001
• Released her debut album, "Three Chords and the Truth," with RCA Records in 1997
• Sang in nightclubs as a teenager before moving to Nashville to pursue a music career
• Began playing in her family's band at the age of 5 and began singing traditional country songs to help pay for medical expenses after both her legs were broken in a car accident
• Quote: "A great, great, great song is hard to find․ There are a lot of good ones, but a great one is hard to find․ I'm really particular about lyrics especially․ Whatever song I'm recording, I need it to say something that moves me emotionally․"
• Quote: "Every single song is so important to me and always has been․ I never want anybody to say, 'That was just a throwaway song․ She just put that on there because she needed another song․' They're all like my children․"
• Best known as a country music singer and songwriter whose hit songs include "No Place That Far," "Born to Fly," and "A Real Fine Place to Start․"