Before Taylor Swift, There Was Shania Twain | Once Around The Country

Send us Fan MailBefore Taylor Swift, there was Shania Twain.This week on Once Around the Country, Gary breaks down the real story behind one of the most successful and most underrated careers in music history. Shania Twain grew up as Eileen Edwards in Windsor and Timmins, Ontario, raising money for her family by singing in bars from age 8. She lost both of her parents in a car accident at 21 and stepped in to raise her younger siblings while working six nights a week at a resort. From there, she became Shania Twain and built a career that redefined what a country artist could be, from the record-breaking sales of The Woman in Me and Come On Over to a Super Bowl halftime show and a heartbreak so public it played out like a soap opera.This episode covers her childhood, her early years playing bars for tips, the loss of her parents, her marriage to producer Mutt Lange, the explosion of Come On Over, her Lyme disease diagnosis and vocal struggles, and how she rebuilt her voice and her career on her own terms.In This Episode:Shania Twain's childhood in Windsor and Timmins, OntarioGrowing up with food scarcity and family hardshipSinging in bars at age eight to help support her familyThe loss of her parents and raising her siblingsHow Eileen Edwards became Shania TwainMeeting producer Robert "Mutt" LangeThe Woman in Me and Come On Over album successShania Twain's record-breaking album salesHer Super Bowl halftime performanceHer divorce from Mutt Lange and the story behind itHer Lyme disease diagnosis and vocal cord dysfunctionWhy Shania Twain deserves more credit as a music industry pioneerThis episode is sponsored by:Sterling Oak Cabinetry Dignity Memorial Bio:Shania Twain is one of the most successful and influential country music crossover artists of all time. Born Eileen Edwards in Ontario, Canada, she began performing as a child and overcame a difficult upbringing before building a career that would take her from small-town bars to the biggest stages in the world. With hits like “Any Man of Mine,” “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” and “From This Moment On,” along with the massive success of The Woman in Me and Come On Over, Shania helped redefine what a country music superstar could be. Her story also includes personal heartbreak, the loss of her singing voice and an extraordinary determination to keep performing and creating.Tags: Tags; Shania Twain, Shania Twain biography, Shania Twain story, Shania Twain career, Shania Twain Come On Over, Shania Twain The Woman in Me, Shania Twain country music, Shania Twain greatest hits, Shania Twain 1990s, Shania Twain biggest star, country music legends, country music history, 90s music, 90s country music, Taylor Swift Shania Twain, women in country music, country music crossover, Shania Twain resilience,Connect with Gary:Gary's WebsiteFollow Gary on InstagramGary's TiktokGary's FacebookWatch the episodes on YouTubeAdvertise on the PodcastThank you for listening. Let us know what you think about this episode. Leave us a review!