Not just another pretty voice, although her independently released album "My Girlfriends Quilt" was enough to land her a recording contract as the debut artist on Relentless/Nashville Records (a division of Madacy Entertainment), Valerie DeLaCruz's real talent lies in her songwriting. Performing her own music as early as age 15, when she opened for Johnny Rivers, Valerie's musical path included solo acoustic presentations, acoustic harmony acts, a top 40 lounge band, jazz combos, a funk-r&b band and a country rock band. Today Valerie has come back full circle to her acoustic roots, writing and recording original songs. She cites songwriters Beth Nielsen-Chapman, Kim Richey, Angela Kaset and Hal Ketchum as current influences. She's been compared to Linda Rondstadt, Trisha Yearwood and even Cher with her sultry alto voice. Her stage-saavy performances have delighted audiences from Disney World to the Bluebird Café as she delivers her sass...