Robynn Ragland has become a midwest phenomenon as her gutsy and talented singing/songwriting continues to break down big industry walls and poises her for widespread national exposure. The fledgling success story begins with an unconventional breakthrough of her hit single "People You Know," which quickly became a solid radio favorite, and found a rare spot in heavy rotation on the #19 Modern AC station in the nation (WVRV The River - St. Louis) despite her unsigned local artist status. Her self-released debut album, Modern American Female Gut was the repeated #1 Breakout album in St. Louis (as reported by HITS Magazine in March and April 2000) and was featured by Album Network as a regional best seller in the Mid-Central Region in late March. Modern American Female Gut soon became (and currently remains) the #1 best seller in Missouri, St. Louis, St. Charles, and Belleville, IL (holding the position for 6 month straight now) on the Amazon.com Best Sellers List. Robynn has recently received critical rave reviews from numerous newspapers throughout the midwest, touting Modern American Female Gut as "hugely appealing" (reaping a top star rating in The Octopus of Champaign-Urbana, IL), and applauding Robynn's style as "combining elements of Tom Petty's Americana, rootsy rock, Juliana Hatfield's brash tempos and Sheryl Crow's pop accessibility all while proving [she] can hold her own [as an] original." (The Reader of Omaha/Lincoln, Nebraska). Meanwhile, in her hometown of St. Louis (where Robynn was nominated as Artist of the Year 2000 in the RFT