Little Known Facts About Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles

If you follow country music, then you surely recognize the name of Jennifer Nettles. She and mandolin/guitar player Kristian Bush make up the band called "Sugarland." The group originally included Kristen Hall, a singer/songwriter from Sugarland, Texas. But she dropped out of the group early, deciding to stick with writing songs instead. Read this informative article and learn some little known facts about Jennifer Nettles you'll find interesting!

Her Early Career
Jennifer Nettles was born on September 12, 1974 in Douglas, Georgia. As she grew up, she loved performing at school, at her Southern Baptist church, and at every venue available. Besides singing and acting, she loved being a majorette in her high school marching band.

After graduation, Nettles enrolled at Agnes Scott College, a liberal arts school in Georgia. A little known fact about Jennifer Nettles is that she started her first band, called "Soul Miner's Daughter", while in college. She hooked up with friend Cory Jones, a Classical guitarist. Soul Miner's Daughter recorded the folk albums, The Sacred and Profane (1996) and Hallelujah (1998).

Later in 1998, Jennifer Nettles started her own self-named band. They recorded five albums, and won the "Independent Musician of the Year" award from Musician's Atlas in 2000.

Sugarland Is Born
In 2003, the country group, Sugarland, was born, and the group has enjoyed riding high on the wave of musical success. Their debut album, Twice The Speed of Life, was released in 2004 under the Mercury Nashville label. The following year, Sugarland won the "Favorite New Artist" award at the AMA Awards. Their second album, Enjoy The Ride, was released in 2006, and turned Platinum in 2007. Nettles and Kristian Bush also won the "Duo Video of the Year" for "Want To" at the 2007 CMT Music Video Awards. And that's just a part of their successes so far!

She has come a long way since she began writing and singing her own songs when she was seventeen years old. A little known fact about Jennifer Nettles is that the first royalty checks she earned paid her college loans off and bought a house in Georgia.