Lori McKenna

What a ride it's been for Lori McKenna. A Stoughton housewife with five children who played music locally for years struck gold (or platinum, if you wish) when Faith Hill covered three of her songs on her mega-selling disc, "Fireflies." Soon enough, McKenna was swept into the big time -- opening for Hill and her husband, country music singer Tim McGraw, on the highest-grossing country music tour in history. Not bad for a local housewife.
—Glenn Yoder, Boston.com Staff