William H. Frist: “in 1988 Leslie Satcher picked up her belongings and left her home in Paris, TX, bound for Nashville. With a meager $100…”

“in 1988 Leslie Satcher picked up her belongings and left her home in Paris, TX, bound for Nashville. With a meager $100 in her pocket, she abandoned all that she had known in her young life, and headed to the Music City driven by her dream of being a country-music star. Almost 2 decades later, that dream is a reality. Today, Leslie Satcher is one of Nashville's most sought after song- writers. She has emerged as a glowing success under one of the world's brightest country-music spotlights. At her core, Leslie Satcher is a woman of humble ambition. Her work is shaped by unyielding faith and limitless passion for music. Critics describe her writing as ``emotionally persuasive, yet understated and artful.'' Indeed, she has found her success not by abandoning her homey roots but by embracing them. Her lyrics are laced with plain spoken yet insightful observations about love and life. And despite her tremendous success, she has always remained true to her creative vision, never losing hold of the simple joys of writing and singing music. Leslie has come a long way since her first venture into recording at the ``hear-your-own-voice'' attraction on Music Row and in front of audiences at the Bluebird Cafe. The Dallas Morning News has described her as ``one of the most in-demand tunesmiths in Music City.'' And her personal, painful and poignant compositions have been covered by a wide-range of artists including Reba McEntire, George Jones, Vince Gill, and Randy Travis.…”