Jim Lauderdale at 3rd and Lindsley

Even if you don't know her by name, you probably have her in your CD collection. She has provided backing vocals for a who's who of performers ranging from Etta James and Delbert McClinton to Trisha Yearwood and Wynonna to Kristen Chenoweth and Bruce Cockburn. She was the first and only female vocal choice of super producer Don Was when he started his own project The New Maroons with Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers), Ringo Starr and Mark Goldenberg. And Jonell Mosser is just getting started. With riveting live shows and her undeniable voice, Jonell has been packing in crowds of believers for over three decades - no small feat in an age of short attention spans and an ever-changing musical landscape. She is the rare artist who finds the soul of every song she sings and bares it for both herself and her audiences, whether it's a feisty strut, devastating heartbreak or a finely etched portrait of a moment in time. With both critical and popular acclaim in her corner, Jonell continues to make loyal fans of everyone who hears her. Her latest release "Fortunes Lost, Fortunes Told" shows a woman at the height of her talent. Once you discover her, you will be a believer, too. "Jonell has inspired us as fans and peers her whole life. She is that rare combination of vocalist who has equal shares crazy technique, heart, soul and personality. This record is her finest in a canon of work we'd all be proud to have called our own." ~ Jon Cowan Jon Cowan Band, New Grass Revivial, Doobie Brothers, Sky Kings " Jonell Mosser always brings it with soul and beauty." ~ Rosie Flores Recording artist, Peabody Award Winner "Jonell has always been one of my favorite singers. She's the reason I'm in Tennessee. I moved to Nashville just to play in her band." ~ Victor Wooten 5-time Grammy winner, 3-time Bass Player of the Year (Bass Player Magazine), bassist for Bela Fleck and the Flecktones "Singers talk about inhabiting the song, delivering the song, serving the song. Jonell sets the song free!" ~ Ashley Cleveland 3-time Grammy Award winner, 2-time Dove Award winner

Matraca Maria Berg Hanna is an American country music singer and songwriter. She has released five albums: three for RCA Records, one for Rising Tide Records and one for Dualtone Records, and has charted in the top 40 of the U.S. Billboard country chart with "Baby, Walk On" and "The Things You Left Undone," both at No. 36. Besides most of her own material, Berg has written hits for T.G. Sheppard, Karen Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Deana Carter, Patty Loveless, Kenny Chesney and others. In 2008 she was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and in 2018 she received the Poet's Award from the Academy of Country Music Awards. Since 1993 she has been married to Jeff Hanna of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.