Paulette Carlson is one of the most popular and richest Singer-Songwriter who was born on October 11, 1952 in Northfield, Minnesota, United States.
Paulette Carlson began professionally singing in the dance bars in Fargo, ND and in the Minneapolis, MN area and built a large local following before heading to Nashville in 1978. Soon after arriving in Nashville she was signed as a staff songwriter for the Oak Ridge Boys’ Silverline/Goldline Publishing Company. She signed a singles contract with RCA Records and released three singles: “You Gotta Get to My Heart”, “I’d Say Yes”, and “Can You Fool”.
Carlson founded Highway 101 in 1986 with session musicians Jack Daniels, Scott “Cactus” Moser, and Curtis Stone. The band was signed to Warner Bros. Records with Paul Worley producing. Carlson recorded three albums, a Greatest Hits package, and 12 singles for the group before leaving in 1991. Nikki Nelson replaced her as lead vocalist that year.
