Shelby Lynne,” a masterpiece of torch songs and tortured stories. She proved Sherrill’s instincts right in 2001 when she won the prestigious Grammy for best new artist for her album “I Am. Billy Sherrill, the producer who crafted “Stand By Your Man” for Tammy Wynette, had come out of semi-retirement the first time he heard Lynne sing. Lynne’s talent, however, was never in doubt, which is why there was always another record label ready to take a chance on her. Then she picked up some other labels - commercial disappointment, studio hard case, party girl - and there were whispers about her past, especially the lurid death of her parents back in Alabama when she was 17. Back in the 1990s, when she was a newcomer in Nashville, she was labeled a problem child in a company town that only pretends to love mavericks. “After a few, I’ll say anything.” Lynne likes to have fun with her reputation. “You’ll like me better after a couple of drinks,” the country singer said to the journalist sharing the bench. Lynne’s manager was still fighting cross-town traffic and the singer was overdue for a lunchtime appointment with a pitcher of margaritas. SHELBY LYNNE, hiding behind vintage sunglasses and a casual sneer, slumped back against a bus-stop bench on Sunset Boulevard and checked her cellphone one more time.
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