Carrie Underwood’s mother Carole recently made a guest appearance on the series “Through Mom’s Eyes,” andtoldTODAY’s Sheinelle Jonesabout her daughter’s journey from a talented small-town girl to one of music’s biggest superstars.
Though Underwood launched her career by performing for millions of viewers onAmerican Idol, her mother Carole recalled a time when Underwood was hesitant to perform in local talent shows in Oklahoma.
“I would call and say ’Can Carrie sing? Will you let Carrie sing on this one?'” Underwood’s mom recalled. “And, you know, she hated it, because her friends were going to be out there, and she didn’t like to sing in front of her friends. And sometimes it was like — she might be crying before she would get up there to sing. But she did. … She always did. She just truly had a gift from God.”
Her mother would make performance costumes for Underwood’s talent show appearances.
“When you’re in little talent shows and you’re singing country music, you have to be all sparkly, so I would get material and I would make her costumes,” she said. “I look back at it fondly and think ’Well, you know what, I did a pretty good job there, didn’t I?'”
Though it was clear that Underwood was extremely talented, her mother says she never considered her daughter’s talent would lead to record sales, sold-out tours, awards wins, and co-hosting major awards shows.
Source-Jessica Nicholson CMT.COM