A 19 -year -old girl raised in a devoutly Christian home in a tiny Mississippi town decides she’s just, well, she’s had enough of college. She drops out, packs up her life, and moves to Nashville with this singular burning dream. She is going to be a country music singer. It’s the classic Nashville gamble.

If you were singing there, Even as a backup, you are running a gauntlet in front of industry heavyweights. You’re in the room where it happens. And second, you cannot fake her instrument. She has what’s called a throaty mezzo -soprano voice.

• Today, we are exploring the life and career of Audrey Faith Perry, better known to you, to me, and to the rest of the world as Faith Hill
• We are really looking at a massive, complicated journey here
• It’s basically a master class in career navigation and brand management
• She had her first public performance at a 4 -H luncheon when she was only seven