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pam . tillis in 2010 . photo by matt spicher -lsb- http://www.pamtillis.com/ pam tillis official site -rsb- mel tillis lorrie morgan 1981 & ndash ; present warner river entertainment bros. arista nashville lucky dog stellar cat red pam tillis
 pam tillis solo_singer 24 july 1957 vocals , acoustic guitar country pam tillis wiki2.jpg plant city , florida , u.s. pamela yvonne tillis singer-songwriter
pam tillis

pamela yvonne `` pam '' tillis -lrb- born july 24 , 1957 -rrb- is an american country music singer-songwriter and actress .
she is the daughter of country music singer mel tillis and doris tillis .
originally a demo singer in nashville , tennessee , tillis was signed to warner bros. .
records in 1981 , for which she released nine singles and one album , `` above and beyond the doll of cutey '' .
by 1991 , she had signed to arista nashville , entering top 40 on hot country songs for the first time with `` do n't tell me what to do '' , the first of five singles from her album `` put yourself in my place '' .
tillis recorded five more albums for arista nashville between then and 2001 , plus a greatest hits album and 22 more singles .
her only number 1 hit on the country charts was 1995 's `` mi vida loca -lrb- my crazy life -rrb- '' , although 12 other singles made top 10 on that chart .
after exiting arista , tillis released '' '' for lucky dog records in 2002 , plus `` rhinestoned '' and the christmas album `` just in time for christmas '' on her own stellar cat label in 2007 .
her albums `` homeward looking angel '' -lrb- 1992 -rrb- , `` sweetheart 's dance '' -lrb- 1994 -rrb- and `` greatest hits '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- are all certified platinum by the recording industry association of america -lrb- riaa -rrb- , while `` put yourself in my place '' and 1995 's `` all of this love '' are certified gold .
besides her own work , tillis co-wrote and sang on the 1990 warner bros. single `` tomorrow 's world '' , written in honor of earth day , and dolly parton 's 1992 single `` romeo '' .
she has won two major awards : a grammy award for best country collaboration with vocals in 1999 for the multi-artist collaboration `` same old train '' , and the 1994 country music association award for best female vocalist .
