Facts: - instrument: vocals , guitar , keyboards - years active: 1977 & ndash ; present - caption: bogguss 2009 performing at the aledo rhubarb festival concert in - birth name: susan kay bogguss - label: capitol/emi dutchess , liberty/emi , platinum , compadre , loyal - genre: country , folk - notable instruments: taylor guitars - name: suzy bogguss - background: solo_singer - image: suzybogguss wiki.jpg - birth place: aledo , illinois , united states - associated acts: lee kathy mattea , patty loveless , pam tillis , reba greenwood mcentire , billy dean , matraca berg , gretchen peters , - occupation: musician , singer-songwriter Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of suzy bogguss .
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susan kay '' suzy '' bogguss -lrb- born december 30 , 1956 -rrb- is an american country music singer and songwriter .bogguss began her career in the early 1980s as a solo singer .in the 1990s , she released one platinum and three gold albums and charted six top ten singles , winning the academy of country music 's award for top new female vocalist and the country music association 's horizon award .after taking a brief recording hiatus in the mid-1990s to start a family with her husband , songwriter doug crider , bogguss returned to the country music industry , but did not match her earlier chart success .although she last appeared on the billboard hot country singles chart in 2001 , bogguss continues to record and tour extensively .