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Kimmie & Joe Gracey marry becoming lifelong companions & because he has permanently lost his speech to cancer she becomes his “voice”
Kimmie Rhodes & The Jackalope Brothers LP is released on their indie label Jackalope Records & attracts attention worldwide in Europe, Japan, Australia. Kimmie receives first critical acclaim as singer
Kimmie begins to work with legendary Jack “Cowboy” Clement