Terri Clark to Play Merced County Fair
By Diane Booth Conway,
Merced County Fair Communications & Marketing Director

   Terri Clark, one of country music’s rising stars, is coming to the 2008 Merced County Fair.
   She will perform Saturday, July 19 in the Merced County Fair’s Outdoor Theatre.
   The fair recently announced Craig Morgan, whose current smash hit “International Harvester,” is riding high on the Billboard Top 20 country singles music charts, will open the fair on Tuesday, July 15. The fair’s other headline acts include The Guess Who and their classic rock hits, Thursday, July 17 and The Spinners’ classic R & B sound, Friday, July 18. The fair’s remaining headline entertainment acts will be announced soon. The fair is July 15-20.
   As always, all fair headline acts are free with the price of admission. The 2008 Fair theme is "Come Rock With The Flock," a celebration of sheep, one of the county's top agricultural products.
   Terri Clark has sold more than four million albums and has several Top 10 hits to her credit and she is emerging as a big voice on the country music landscape. She’s a dynamic, no-holds-barred live performer and one of the rare female country artists capable of throwing down some impressive guitar work.
   The Alberta, Canada native has toured with superstars George Strait, Brooks & Dunn and Reba McEntire and is on her way to becoming a seven-time, fan-voted Canadian Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year.
   A prolific songwriter, she’s a big fan of traditional country music. Clark spent years playing dive bars and entering talent competitions before she first hit the charts in 1995 with “Better Things To Do” and never looked back.
   She is the first Canadian female to be inducted into the prestigious Grand Ole Opry and has received multiple Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music Female Vocalist nominations, in addition to a pair of Juno Awards and remarkable 14 Canadian Country Music Awards trophies.
   For almost three years, Clark was the only woman in country music to score a No. 1  single when she soared up the charts with “I Just Wanna Be Mad,” one of a long string of successes including such hits as “You’re Easy on the Eyes,” “When Boy Meets Girl,” “I Wanna Do It All,” “Poor, Poor Pitiful Me,” and “Girls Lie Too.”
   As songwriter, vocalist, musician and entertainer, she connects with listeners in a genuine way, embracing strength and vulnerability, playfulness, sexiness and a refreshing emotional candor.
   Clark followed the 2004 release of her Greatest Hits with 2005’s acclaimed album, “Life Goes On,” in a year which found her nominated as the ACM Top Female Vocalist and taking home her third CCMA Female Artist of the Year award. She is currently working on her new album.
   For information, call the fair office at 722-1507 or email to Info@MercedCountyFair.com or fax at 722-3773. Visit the 2008 Merced County Fair’s award-winning website, www.MercedCountyFair.com

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