1/19/23 Update: The show has been rescheduled for Saturday, March 25. Tucker was hospitalized this week for an infection, which caused the postponement of this weekend’s shows in Iowa and Arkansas.

 

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Grammy award-winning country legend Tanya Tucker is set to perform at East Arkansas Community College (EACC) on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the EACC Fine Arts Center.

 

Tickets for the performance are priced at $44 and go on sale to the general public Monday, Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. You can purchase them online at www.eacc.edu or by calling 870-633-4480, ext. 352. They will also be available at the Fine Arts Center Ticket Office.

As a two-time Grammy winner and defining voice of music, Tanya Tucker continues to inspire artists today. Born in Seminole, Texas, Tanya had her first country hit, the classic “Delta Dawn,” at the age of 13 in 1972. Since that auspicious beginning, she has become one of the most admired and influential artists in country music history, amassing 23 Top 40 albums and a stellar string of 56 Top 40 singles, ten of which reached the #1 spot on the Billboard country charts.

 

Some of country music’s greatest hits are that of Tanya’s, such as “Delta Dawn,” “Soon,” “Two Sparrows in a Hurricane,” “It’s a Little Too Late,” “Trouble,” “Texas (When I Die),” “If It Don’t Come Easy” and “Strong Enough To Bend.”  She’s received numerous CMAs, ACMs and CMTs, among other awards. In 2020, Tanya received two Grammy awards for Best Country Album.

 

Tanya’s impressive 50-year career has not been limited to music. She was also the subject of a recently released documentary alongside music star Brandi Carlile known as The Return of Tanya Tucker featuring Brandi Carlile. The feature-length film, which is nominated for a Critics Choice Documentary Award, follows Tucker’s richly creative, utterly captivating, bumpy ride back to the top as Carlile encourages her to push past her fears to create a new sound and reach a new audience. Taking stock of the past while remaining vitally alive in the present and keeping an eye on the future, the documentary is an exploration of an unexpected friendship built on the joy of Tucker and Carlile’s perfectly timed creative collaboration.

 

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