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Picture the absolute blinding peak of celebrity success. Like what comes to mind for you when you think of that. Oh, usually something incredibly glamorous, right. Like sold out arenas or red carpets.

And the track was actually meant to be pitched to country star Patti Loveless. But legendary Nashville songwriter Harlan Howard hears Evans' vocal on the tape instead. He is completely blown away by her traditional sound and he secures her an audition with an RCA executive. She sings three songs live and she has offered a seven album deal on the spot.

• You have the absolute venus of a professional career crashing at high speed directly into the rock bottom of a personal life
• Because if you look at the trajectory of Sarah Evans, you realize you aren't just looking at a music career
• This is a story about how a farm girl from Missouri fought her way through a ruthless machine
• Completely redefines her career every time