Terry Radigan is an American

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singer. She has recorded one unreleased album for

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, and one album for

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Biography

Radigan was born in

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. At age four, she was raised by her grandparents after her mother was diagnosed with cancer. In high school, Radigan formed her own band and performed in local clubs. Before beginning her country career, Radigan was guitarist in the band Grace Pool. She released her debut single "Half a Million Teardrops" via

in March 1995. The single was reviewed favorably by ''

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'', which praised the "dreamy-but-gritty vocal" and compared Radigan favorably to

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, whose former producer, Brian Ahern, produced the track.

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and

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wrote the song, which was originally recorded by

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on her 1992 album '' Getting It Dunn''. The single was to have been included on an album titled ''Pawnbroker's Daughter'', which was never released. It would have included seven songs that Radigan wrote, plus covers of

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's " Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" and

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's "Two Faces". After leaving Asylum, Radigan wrote album tracks for

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, and Trick Pony. On May 16, 2000, she released the album ''Radigan'' through

. She co-produced the album with Justin Niebank and guitarist Kenny Greenberg. ''

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'' magazine reviewed ''Radigan'' favorably, praising Radigan's lyrics and her rendition of "

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Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

References

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