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LeAnn Rimes celebrates her 37th birthday today. Coming on to the music scene in Nashville when she was just 12 years old, Rimes has done everything from singing to acting…

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LeAnn Rimes celebrates her 37th birthday today. Coming on to the music scene in Nashville when she was just 12 years old, Rimes has done everything from singing to acting to representing a U.S. President.

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12 Jun 1997: LeAnn Rimes sings the National Anthem before a game between the San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers at the Ball Park in Arlington, Texas. The Giants won the game 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Dunn /Allsport


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12/7/98 Las Vegas, NV Leann Rimes at the 1998 Billboard Awards.


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UNDATED FILE PHOTO: LeAnn Rimes. (Photo by Diane Freed)


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370043 11: President Bill Clinton, left, LeAnn Rimes, center, and Lenny Kravitz laugh during a Democratic National Committee fundraiser honoring President Bill Clinton May 24, 2000 at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. The fundraiser raised 26 million dollars for the DNC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Newsmakers)


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370043 12: Singers LeAnn Rimes and Lenny Kravitz perform during a Democratic National Committee fundraiser honoring President Bill Clinton May 24, 2000 at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. The fundraiser raised 26 million dollars for the DNC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Newsmakers)


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Andrew Keegan and LeAnn Rimes at the premiere of 'The Broken Hearts Club' in Los Angeles, Ca. on 7/17/2000. This was closing night at OUTFEST 2000, the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.Photo: Kevin Winter/ImageDirect


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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 07: Singer LeAnn Rimes performs during the CMA 2015 Country Christmas on November 7, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)


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MIAMI, FL - JULY 18: Singer LeAnn Rimes (L) and Eddie Cibrian attend the Maxim Magazine Worldwide Swimwear Collection launch at SLS South Beach on July 18, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Fabiano Silva/Getty Images for Maxim)


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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 26: Singer LeAnn Rimes attends the 2018 Hallmark Channel Summer TCA at a private residence on July 26, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)


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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JUNE 20: Singer LeAnn Rimes arrives at The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences presentation of "The Sherman Brothers: A Hollywood Songbook" at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on June 20, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.