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Billy Gilman: Southern Star
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When Billy was 3 years old he watched a television special celebrating the anniversary of Sea World, an amusement park in southern California. His mother figured the toddler would enjoy watching the dolphins and whales, but Billy’s attention was caught by something completely different: country singer Pam Tillis, who performed on the show.
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"We're ecstatic to have an up-and-coming star of the magnitude of Billy Gilman to serve as our National Youth Chairman," National MDA Chairman Jerry Lewis said. "I had the pleasure of meeting Billy during the 2001 Telethon, and he made quite an impression on me ? not just because of his incredible vocal talent, but because of his wonderful heart."
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Without "the kid factor," Gilman wondered whether his appeal would fall in the cracks, as young-adult listeners so often tune out former child stars. But he says he recently did an arena show for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, with whom he's been affiliated for years, that set his mind at ease.
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