Country Pop Bites: Faith Hill – April 9

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1999 Faith Hill launched her first tour as a solo headliner?

It's true! It was with a performance at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis.

Check out this Faith Hill video!

Here are 5 interesting facts about Faith Hill.

• She joined a band in high school and began performing at rodeos and local fairs.
• She moved to Nashville at 19 and denied being an aspiring singer in order to get a receptionist job at a music publishing company.
• She released her first album, Take Me as I Am, in 1993.
• She met her husband, country singer and actor Tim McGraw, when they toured together in 1996.
• She founded the Faith Hill Family Literacy Project in 1996.