Rhinestoned says it all.

 

No other word, real or invented for the occasion, sums up as well where Pam Tillis stands now.

 

She is, after all, a superstar and a survivor. A child of music city royalty, and a former rebel, she was determined to find her own way as a singer and songwriter - and she succeeded. A CMA Female Vocalist of the Year, she has written songs for some of the top singers in and beyond Nashville, including more than a few of her own hits.

 

She knows what it's like to break the platinum barrier, to top the singles charts time and again, to bask in an ovation at her induction as a member of the Grand Ole Opry or play in the intimate hush of the Bluebird Cafe. She has bathed in the lights of Broadway, posed for glamour magazine spreads, sung ballads in Bay Area bistros, batted wicked one liners back to Tom Bergeron on Hollywood Squares, even made cameos in movies