Born in Jackson , Mississippi but growing in Garland, Texas, LeAnn started singing as a child , appearing to all local young talent contests . With 11 years , he released his first album for independent label Nor Va Jak .
That same year , Bill Mack, a DJ from Dallas promoter drives, listening to Rimes and impressed by her talent, and decides to help her start working on an album . The cornerstone of Mack 's plan was a song called "Blue ," he had written in the '60s . Mack claimed that he had written the theme for Patsy Cline, but she had died before burning .
In 1995 , Rimes 's career continued to rise , performing over 100 concerts and appeared on television in Texas.
Mack arranged a contract with Curb Records, and would this stamp which would edit the single " Blue " under the claim that the DJ had waited over 30 years to find the ideal vocalist. The truth is that this was all hype, "Blue" had been recorded by at least three different artists.
However, the rumor spread across the country , reaching the music press , which included the myth that Rimes was the successor to Cline . "Blue " and the album of the same name who accompanied him became one of the biggest hits of summer 1996. As it did Tanya Tucker and Brenda Lee before her, got hit with the debut single still only a teenager.
