Carrie McDowell Hodge began singing at the tender age of 3. As a 7-year-old she started performing around her hometown of Des Moines, Iowa. She got her professional start at the age of 8 with The Bill Riley Talent Show, which was part of the Iowa State Fair. Carrie then got her big break at the age of 9 when Dan Rowan and Dick Martin (of the famous comedy duo Rowan and Martin) discovered this “little girl with a big voice”. They had heard about Carrie through the entertainment circles of Las Vegas. She was immediately invited to open for Rowan and Martin and performed three weeks of sold out shows in Reno, Nevada. After this formal introduction to the music business Carrie developed ongoing relationships with Rowan and Martin and countless other entertainment icons. This was simply the beginning of her incredible journey through the music industry.

RECORDING ARTIST

Motown Records

- Personally signed and exclusively managed by Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Records.

- Uh, Uh, No, No Casual Sex (1998)

- Numerous demo sessions for Motown artists EMI/Star Song Communications

- Stand Your Ground (1992)

- Give ‘Em The Word (1993)

- 5 #1 Singles

- 1993 Billboard Music Video Award

LIVE PERFORMANCES

Rowan & Martin Liberace                                                          Two Hearts

Danny Thomas                                                                          Naomi Judd

George Burns                                                                            Ricky Skaggs

Smokey Robinson                                                                     Sandy Patty

Stevie Wonder                                                                           Amy Grant

The Carrie McDowell Show (Las Vegas)                                  Gary Chapman

Love Train (Carrie’s childhood national touring band)              Michael W. Smith

STUDIO RECORDING DEMO SESSIONS

Celine Dion (“This Is The Year” and “Once Upon”) - Wynonna (“Help Me Fall”)

Trisha Yearwood (“How Do I Live Without You”) - Toby Keith (“We Were In Love”)

Selena (“Were Did The Feeling Go?”) - Martina McBride (“Happy Girl”)

TELEVISION APPEARANCES

The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (with Don Rickles as guest host) - The Merv Griffin Show

The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (with Rowan and Matin as guest host) - The Mike Douglas Show

The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (with Johnny Carson and Liberace) - The Mickey Mouse Show

The Jerry Lewis Telethon (6 appearances!) - The Arsenio Hall Show

American Bandstand (with Dick Clark) - Soul Train

The Variety Club of Iowa (participated in for the past 20 years) - The Late Show with Tom Snyder

“The Me Nobody Knows” (off Broadway performance for Showtime Television)

Merry Motown Christmas Special (with The Tempations, Smokey Robinson, The Pointer Sisters, Natalie Cole)

Numerous local and regional television morning shows throughout the nation

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The astounding accomplishments of Carrie McDowell Hodge clearly demonstrate her abilities to entertain. Her extraordinary experiences express a timeless talent rarely found in the ever-changing world of the music business. As George Burns once said, “Carrie is an old soul in a new body.”