From A Small Town To The Big Stage

Midwesternish by KCUR

Mar 21, 201816:24Government & Organizations

Singer Vanessa Thomas credits her idyllic childhood in a cozy Kansas town for her international success. But she ended up in that town through a set of dark circumstances. And her path forward hasn't always been a straig...

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