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    • Aug 25, 1970
    Jo Dee Messina is born in Holliston, Massachusetts. After releasing her first album in 1996, she becomes a significant performer by mining strong, survivor themes, taking the Country Music Association's Horizon Award in 1999
    Jun 7, 1994
    Backstage at Fan Fair, Jo Dee Messina tells Curb Records executive Phil Gernhard "Y'all need a redhead on your label." When competing producer James Stroud gives her a thumbs-up, Gernhard asks for a tape, leading to Messina's breakthrough deal
    Jul 4, 1995
    Jo Dee Messina records "Heads Carolina, Tails California" at the Sound Stage Studios in Nashville
    Mar 26, 1996
    Curb releases Jo Dee Messina's self-titled debut album
    Nov 12, 1996
    Vince Gill hosts his annual charity basketball game at Nashville's Belmont University. Participants include Doug Supernaw, Paul Brandt, Billy Dean, Bryan White, Suzy Bogguss, Terri Clark, Amy Grant, Jo Dee Messina, George "Goober" Lindsey and Cledus T. Judd
    Dec 31, 1996
    Jo Dee Messina rides a Fountain of Youth float covered by 10,000 citrus fruits in the Orange Bowl Parade in Miami. Messina sings "Heads Carolina, Tails California"
    May 28, 1997
    Reba McEntire's Starstruck Entertainment drops its management deal with 10 clients to focus solely on McEntire. Among those released: Jo Dee Messina, Billy Dean, Linda Davis, Rhett Akins, John & Audrey Wiggins and Jason Sellers
    Aug 6, 1997
    When Jon Bon Jovi does a lunchtime on-air stint from a Nashville restaurant for a pop radio station, the crowd includes one Jo Dee Messina
    Sep 29, 1997
    Curb releases Jo Dee Messina's "Bye Bye" to radio
    Nov 3, 1997
    Vince Gill hosts his eighth annual celebrity basketball game at Nashville's Belmont University, raising $75,000 for scholarships. Among the more than 30 participants: Kix Brooks, Jo Dee Messina, Amy Grant, Terri Clark, Faith Hill and James Bonamy
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