Donna Ulisse

Donna Ulisse was born in Hampton, Virginia and worked in a local western swing band where she met and married Rick Stanley being fully indoctrinated into a bluegrass family when Rick’s cousin Ralph Stanley along with the Clinch Mountain Boys performed at their wedding reception.

In the 1980s Donna moved to Nashville and stayed busy singing demos for publishers and writers. One of those demos landed on the desk of Dale Morris, then manager of Alabama, and within a few hours of meeting Dale she was signed to Atlantic Records and released an album Trouble At The Door in 1991.

After the major label deal ended Donna met Ray and Douglas Johnson of Hadley Music Group. They recognized her talent and wanted to champion her singing. It was suggested by a major label head and friend that Donna find her true voice through writing. With Ulisse's 2007 release When I Look Back Donna says in her own words 'I have found myself at last!.

Donna Ulisse

When I Look Back Donna Ulisse £11.99