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Miriam Johnson, known professionally as Jessi Colter (born May 25, 1943),〔Ankeny, Jason (''Jessi Colter biography at Allmusic.com )〕 is an American country music artist who is best known for her collaboration with her husband, country singer and songwriter Waylon Jennings, and for her 1975 country-pop crossover hit "I'm Not Lisa". Jessi Colter was one of the few female artists to emerge from the mid-1970s "outlaw" movement.〔(''Jessi Colter biography'' ) ''Allmusic.'' retrieved 8-8-08.〕 After meeting her future husband, Colter pursued a career in country music, releasing her first studio LP in 1970, ''A Country Star Is Born.'' Five years later, Colter signed with Capitol Records and released her first solo single, "I'm Not Lisa," which topped the country charts and reached the top 5 on the pop charts. In 1976 she was featured on the collaboration LP ''Wanted: The Outlaws'', which became an RIAA-certified Platinum album, and helped her become one of the few female outlaw country stars. ==Early life== Colter was born in 1943 in Phoenix, Arizona〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002 )〕 and raised in a strict Pentecostal home.〔 Her mother was a Pentecostal preacher and her father was a race-car driver. At age 11, Colter became the pianist at her church.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jessi Colter Biography )〕 After graduating from Mesa High, AZ in 1961, she began singing in local clubs in Phoenix. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jessi Colter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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