Country artist Tanya Tucker to play Walton Arts Center

A country music legend is coming to Fayetteville this fall.

Two-time Grammy award-winning artist and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Tanya Tucker will perform at the Walton Arts Center on Tuesday, Oct. 4.

From her bio:

Born in Seminole, Texas, Tucker had her first country hit, the classic “Delta Dawn,” at the age?of 13 in 1972. She then released a pair of wild and brash rock records at 18 and returned to country music in her 20s to ultimately take the Country Music Association female vocalist of the year award in 1991. Along the way, she’s been a cutting horse champion, played dives and stadiums, created headlines and lived life to the fullest. 

Since that auspicious beginning, she has become one of the most admired?and influential artists in country music history, amassing 23 top 40 albums and a stellar?string of 56top 40 singles, 10 of which reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard country?charts. Tucker’s indelible songs include some of country music’s biggest hits including “Soon,” “Two Sparrows in a Hurricane,” “It’s a Little Too Late,”?“Trouble,” “Texas (When I Die),” “If It Don’t Come Easy” and “Strong Enough To Bend.”? 

In addition to the Grammys, Tucker has also wone two County Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards, and three CMT Awards, among several others.

Tickets to the show are $35-$69, on sale now at waltonartscenter.org.