Local Legend

November 13, 2021

Music

Local Legend

NWA Daily

A Springdale native won the Musician of the Year at the 55th Annual Country Music Association Awards

  • Icon: This was not the first time Jenee Fleenor had the most votes for the title, in fact she has won Musician of the Year for the three consecutive years. In 2019, she was the first woman to win the award as well as the first fiddler to have received it in 2 decades. 
  • Talent: Fleenor was born and raised in Springdale and graduated from Springdale High School. For the last 8 years she has been Blake Shelton’s go to fiddle player, and has shared the stage with Over Fleenor’s icons like Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton. 

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