Rochester Opera House hosts Crystal Gayle for holiday concert

Crystal Gayle’s, eight time Country Female Vocalist of the Year, will light up the stage in A Crystal Christmas, being held at the Rochester Opera House on Wednesday, December 9 at 8:00 PM. Crystal says she especially enjoys performing her Christmas show and getting into the Christmas spirit with her audience. Sister, Peggy Sue, joins Crystal on stage for duets, comedy and family recollections.

Crystal Gayle is the youngest of eight children and grew up in the coal mining town of Paintsville, Kentucky. Her unique style and creative personality developed while traveling with her big sister, Loretta Lynn. Crystal signed her first recording contract while still in school. Her debut single “I’ve Cried (The Blue Right Out of My Eyes)”, which was written by Loretta, reached the Top 25 on the national country music charts. Her earliest albums yielded several smash singles including her first #1 hit “I’ll Get Over You”, which foreshadowed the successful future of the beautiful and talented country girl.

The list of awards and achievements in the career of Crystal Gayle is as long as it is diverse. Crystal, the first female country artist to achieve platinum status, has almost three dozen hit records, several gold albums, and the platinum album When I Dream, which produced the international Grammy winning hit Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue. Crystal released two inspirational albums; the Grammy nominated Someday and the gospel inspired He is Beautiful.

Crystal’s two most recent albums are both departures from her country heritage. She produced and recorded Crystal Gayle Sings the Heart & Soul of Hoagy Carmichael a tribute album to the great composer Hoagy Carmichael on the 100th anniversary of his birth, which highlights the immortal Stardust. She also recorded a collection of children’s lullabies In My Arms, after recording the duet Songs with Sesame Street’s Big Bird.