Photo gallery: Troy Olsen breaks out onto center stage
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Marana native Troy Olsen signed a major label deal with the Capitol Nashville imprint EMI in April.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 Marana native Troy Olsen is playing his first Kiim Freedom Fest in five years, and he returns home something of a hero. In April he signed a major label deal with the Capitol Nashville imprint EMI; his first singe, "Summer Thing" is spinning on national country radio stations and after a dozen years of pounding on Music Row's tightly closed doors, he's seeing his dreams come true.
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John Paul Kammeyer laughs with old singing buddy Troy Olsen, right, Saturday, July 3, 2010. Kammeyer and Olsen used to sing at the Maverick together, but now Marana native Troy Olsen is playing his first Kiim Freedom Fest in five years.
- JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Marana native Troy Olsen is playing his first Kiim Freedom Fest in five years. In April he signed a major label deal with the Capitol Nashville imprint EMI; his first singe, "Summer Thing" is spinning on national country radio stations.
- JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Troy Olsen, a former Tucsonan, recently signed with EMI, a sister label of Capitol Records in Nashville. Olson was at the Presidio San Agustin del Tucson for a photo shoot for the cover art of his debut album, due out in October. Here he poses for a photo for photographer Jim Wright on Monday July 19, 2010.
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From left to right, Jim Wright, Joanna Carter and Troy Olsen review some photos during a shoot for the cover art of Olsen's debut album. Carter is an art director for Capital Records and Wright is a photographer from New York.
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Troy Olsen looks over a choice of different shirts to wear with Joanna Carter, far left, an art director from Capital Records, and Gina Ketchum, a stylist, before a photo shoot inside the historic Hotel Congress in downtown Tucson. Olsen, a former Tucsonan, recently signed with EMI, a sister label of Capitol Records in Nashville. His debut album is due out in October. Photo taken Monday July 19, 2010.
- Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star
The photo shoot continues between Troy Olsen, far left, and Jim Wright, middle, as everyone else watches inside one of the rooms at the historic Hotel Congress. First assistant, Jim Moya, far right, leans up against the fan.
- Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star
Troy Olsen, far right, fiddles around on his guitar as he waits for the next set-up shot during a photo shoot inside the historic Hotel Congress. One of his managers, Tricia McClanahan, far left, records him on her camera as Gina Ketchum, a stylist, listens.
- Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star
Saturday, July 3, 2010 Marana native Troy Olsen is playing his first Kiim Freedom Fest in five years, and he returns home something of a hero. In April he signed a major label deal with the Capitol Nashville imprint EMI; his first singe, "Summer Thing" is spinning on national country radio stations and after a dozen years of pounding on Music Row's tightly closed doors, he's seeing his dreams come true.
- JEFFRY SCOTT/ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Troy Olsen, a former Tucsonan, recently signed with EMI, a sister label of Capitol Records in Nashville. Olson was at the Presidio San Agustin del Tucson for a photo shoot for the cover art of his debut album, due out in October. Here he poses for a photo for photographer Jim Wright on Monday July 19, 2010.
- Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star
Troy Olsen looks over a choice of different shirts to wear with Joanna Carter, far left, an art director from Capital Records, and Gina Ketchum, a stylist, before a photo shoot inside the historic Hotel Congress in downtown Tucson. Olsen, a former Tucsonan, recently signed with EMI, a sister label of Capitol Records in Nashville. His debut album is due out in October. Photo taken Monday July 19, 2010.
- Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star
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