Rockie Lynne Tops Country Singles Sales Chart for 9th Consecutive Week

Rockie Lynne Tops Country Singles Sales Chart for 9th Consecutive Week

Debut CD, Rockie Lynne, in Stores Next Tuesday, May 2

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Nashville's hottest country singles sales story of 2006 belongs to newcomer Rockie Lynne, whose debut single "Lipstick" holds down its lock on the #1 position on the Soundscan Country Singles Sales Chart for the NINTH week in a row.

Lynne's self-titled debut album will be released next Tuesday, May 2nd on Universal Records South.

"Lipstick" topped the country singles sales chart in just its second week of commercial release, ending American Idol Carrie Underwood's 37 week hold on the top spot.

Rapidly building a national following for his high-octane live show, this weekend Lynne headlines a show at Nashville's famed Wildhorse Saloon and also makes his third appearance on the legendary stage of the Grand Ole Opry.

The release of Rockie Lynne adds another chapter to this artist's incredible saga. In this day of American Idol, Lynne wasn't looking for a record deal, Universal Records found him. His life literally changed in one day, when at the age of 39, he was "discovered" singing and playing his songs in a tiny tavern in rural Minnesota.

This chance meeting with a record executive attending a bachelor party led to Lynne's self-made CD landing on the desk of Universal Records Executive VP Kevin Law. After one listen, Law knew he had something. He flew Rockie to New York where he was signed on the spot.

With Minneapolis serving as his home base, the year before he was signed to a record contract this North Carolina native played over 300 one-nighters in honkytonks, dive bars and clubs, all the while honing his craft as a guitarist, songwriter and live performer.

Billboard magazine recently declared, "Rockie Lynne seems poised for stardom ... helped along by his fierce work ethic, telegenic face and most of all, his triple-threat talent as a singer, songwriter and guitar whiz."

Lynne's self-titled debut album, co-produced by Blake Chancey, Kevin Law and Tony Brown, will be released on Universal Records South on May 2, 2006.

Source: Universal Records South

CONTACT: Susan Levy of Universal South Records, +1-615-259-5310, or
susan.levy@umusic.com; Paula Erickson of Erickson Public Relations,
+1-615-665-5950, or paula@ericksonpr.com

Web site: http://www.universal-south.com/

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