By Angelina Zervas
Raider Shakedown Reporter
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| Jernie singing at Rippy's |
MURFREESBORO,
Tenn. -- Country music performer Jernie covered the hit song “Here for the Party”
by Gretchen Wilson during a high-energy performance on April 11 at Rippy’s Bar
and Grill in downtown Nashville, Tenn.
Guitar player Jordan McCants introduced Jernie to the crowd. As she began to sing, the room came alive with pulsing energy, and the crowd began to cheer. By the end of her performance, the audience in the dining room was singing along.
Guitar player Jordan McCants introduced Jernie to the crowd. As she began to sing, the room came alive with pulsing energy, and the crowd began to cheer. By the end of her performance, the audience in the dining room was singing along.
“I was super
nervous, and I knew the song, but I had to keep looking at the words,” said
Jernie, whose popularity continues to grow.
Others have
been quick to recognize the young artist's potential. She received $19,000
towards her tuition in 2014 after successfully auditioning, as a mezzo-soprano,
for a vocal scholarship at Middle Tennessee State University.
On April 17,
Jernie was inducted to Delta Omicron, a national music fraternity. She has been
pledging the fraternity during the current semester, while taking eight classes
to maintain a 3.8 GPA.
“I am so
happy to be a member of a lifetime network of amazing musicians,” said Jernie.
“Jernie is a
great fit for Delta Omicron,” said Garrett Kahananui Doo, first vice-president
of Delta Omicron. “She embodies the fraternal spirit and musical aspects of the
organization. She is incredibly talented and loves to spend time with the
members of Delta Omicron.”
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| Jernie |
A native of
Fort Pierce, Fla., Jernie started singing professionally at the age of 5. The
artist's mother, Jennifer Talles, was amazed when she first heard Jernie
belting out songs from “Annie” the musical. She and other family members later
submitted a recording of Jernie signing “The National Anthem” to the Miami
Dolphins. Before long, Jernie was performing at games for the Miami Marlins and
other Florida teams.
“My grandpa
bribed me to learn 'The National Anthem' for $20,” said Jernie.
By age 9,
Jernie was opening for major country music stars such as Willie Nelson, Taylor
Swift, Brooks and Dunn, Vince Gill, Sugarland, Rascal Flatts, Billy Ray Cyrus
and Trace Adkins.
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| Jernie's Album Cover |
Jernie
landed more exposure at age 13 when she debuted a self-titled album on Mirrome
Records in 2007.
Jernie
received her Associates in Science degree in Business from Indian River State
College while performing locally to earn money.
Since moving
to Murfreesboro to study music industry at MTSU, Jernie has been networking to help
build her music career. Her Nashville debut performance came after meeting
McCants, who works at Rippy’s. He offered her a Saturday night performance slot
during his set.
McCants was
so impressed by Jernie’s talent that he has offered her an opportunity to
perform for the booking agent that represents a group of Nashville music
venues.
“I think that
Jernie has a wonderful voice,” Doo said. “She has a beautiful tone that spins
and emotes really well. I see a lot for Jernie's future. I think that she has a
great amount of potential, and she can go really far in her career. She has a
natural musical gift and tons of charisma.”
Jernie hopes
to land a job in the Nashville music industry while finishing her degree at
MTSU.
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| Jernie |
To hear Jernie’s music, visit her My Space page at https://myspace.com/jernieonline/music/songs.
To book Jernie, send an e-mail inquiry to Jernie.talles@icloud.com.
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