Cheryl McCrary + Musician in Sturtevant, WI

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ABOUT

With a passion for music, Cheryl’s vocals gracefully capture various styles and charisma of inspiring music. Musical genre includes blends of jazz, standards, love song ballads, holiday favorites, patriotic medleys, light rock, country, soulful gospel, and covers, contemporary and traditional church songs. Winning a recording contract launched her career with the opportunity to release a debut CD, along with several other CD’S. She has also been offered a National Recording contract. She performs throughout the Midwest as a soloist and also the vocalist for her band, along with husband who is their drummer. Her musical journey has been featured in the Racine J.T, Racine Eye, Kenosha News, Waukesha Freeman, Beloit News, national journals, women’s periodicals, magazines and newspapers. She has performed and also shared her inspiring musical journey as a featured guest on various TV programs, podcasts, social media and radio shows nationally, throughout Chicago, the Midwest and locally including CBS 58, Racine & Me, W.R.J.N., and Kenosha Community Access.

She has represented various pageants systems including Mrs. Wisconsin Royalty International Ambassador, Mrs. Racine County United States, Wisconsin Fit Mrs. and Mrs. Southeastern Wisconsin. She was honored to receive various plaques and awards including International Spokes Model, International Volunteer, Model Citizen, Mrs. Wisconsin Outstanding Married Woman”, "Mrs. Congeniality" and “People’s Choice” helping to raise over $1,000 for a national charitable organization. Cheryl desires to be a "voice for the voiceless" with her platform mission advocating “Human Trafficking Awareness Prevention.” To help throughout the pandemic she launched her new campaign, “Hands of Hope - Be A Blessing - Leave A Legacy of Love”. To embrace love for her community, she creates care packages filled with non-perishable items and essential needs, to give local families in need, charities, military leaders and first responders who are working the front lines. After submitting her bio and song she was a finalist for the national “We Are Royals, Inc.” She was also a model finalist for the New York City Supermodel Unlimited billboard and magazine editorial, and the Model Icon finalist to walk the runway in several Chicago Fashion Shows for national designers.

Performance venues include the State Capital, National charities Veteran’s Outreach of America, March of Dimes, Relay for Life, Thoughts for Food, Make-A-Wish, American Heart Association, Make-A-Wish Foundation, S.C.A.N.(Stop Child Abuse Neglect), Harley Davidson Guardian of the Children, E.A.A.(Experimental Aircraft Assoc.), Wings & Wheels Car Show, N.H.R.A.(National Hot Rod Assoc), Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall, Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin, Chocolate Fest, Racine County Fair, Night to Remember, Music & More, Music on the Monument, Pet Fest, Party On the Pavement, Annual Dan & Ray’s Thanksgiving Feasts, Farmers Market 2210, First Friday’s, National Night Out, Mount Pleasant Days, Food For Thought Charity, Crime Victims Awareness Senior Olympics, 5K Races, Tri My Best Special Olympics, Lighthouse Run, Wounded Veterans, Outcast Redeemed, Salvation Army, 9/11, Cookies for Troops, Racine Zoo, Rely Local, Sturtevant Fireworks, M.L.K Day, DoMore24, Waukesha Friday Night Live, Summerfest, Kiwanis, Discovery World, Music in the Park, Miss Racine, Mrs. Wisconsin United States Pageant, Ms./Mrs. American Nation Pageant, Ms. Planetary Pageant, Bristol Princess Pageant, Pageant Girls for A Cure, charity events featuring football players John Clay & Green Bay Packer legendary Reggie White. Other events include wedding ceremonies, receptions, anniversaries, charities, corporate functions, holiday’s, patriotic/military events, car shows, coffeehouses, bridal shows, expos, fashion shows, woman’s seminars, churches, parades, funerals, senior homes, homeless shelters, ribbon cutting ceremonies & more! She has had the honor to perform the National Anthem several times for the Brewers, Milwaukee Bucks, N.H.R.A.US National Drag Races, Milwaukee Wave Soccer, Monster Jam competition, County Fairs, Int’l Demo Derbies/Tractor Pulls, Int’l Boat Shows, Military/Veterans, Presidential/ Governor venues, State Capitol Rotunda, Miss Wisconsin USA Beauty Pageant, Miss Racine Pageant, Wisconsin America/American Nation pageants and WI United States, Crime Victims Vigils, Racine Raiders, Wilmot Raceway, Lighthouse Run/5K, Racine parade, Kenosha Kingfish, Milwaukee Milkmen, Sturtevant Fireworks, and charities featuring the Packers. She has graced the stage opening for National artists Jana Kramer, Sawyer Brown, Uncle Kracker, Chris Cagle, Styx, Bob Carlisle, Chicago Mass Choir, John Schlitt & others.

She looks forward to fulfilling the National Recording contract. A portion of her CD proceeds are donated to charities.

Screen name:

Cheryl McCrary

Member since:

Oct 14 2014

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

30

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

2-3 times per week

Available to gig:

1 night a week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Faith Hill, Natalie Grant, Brook Fraser-Ligertwood, Carrie Underwood, Laren Daigle, Etta James, Lincoln Brewster, Chris Tomlin, Kari Jobe, Carrie Underwood, Celine Dion, Planet-Shakers, Kim Walker, Matt Redman, Michael W. Smith, Paul Baloche, Israel Houghton & New Breed, Hezakiah Walker, Gary Oliver, Colton Dixon, Bethel Worship, Hillsong, Reuben Morgan, Mary Mary, Darlene Zschech, jazz artists & others. She also performs a wide variety of familiar covers, love songs, standards/classics, holiday/patriotic, light rock, country, contemporary & traditional church songs as well.

Instrument experience:

Vocalist:

Advanced

EQUIPMENT

Own personal sound system.

Looking for a "faith-bases guitarists and pianists to join our band.

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