Her breakout year was 1998 when her album I Am Shelby Lynne was released. Shelby won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2001. Her 2001 album Love, Shelby made it to E1 on the US Top Heatseekers chart. Lynne’s popular singles include “Little Bits and Pieces”, “I’ll Lie Myself to Sleep”, “Things Are Tough All Over”, “What About the Love We Made”, “The Very First Lasting Love”, “Don’t Cross Your Heart”, “Leavin”, “Gotta Get back”, “Killin’ Kind”, and “Wall in Your Heart”. In 2005 she played Johnny Cash’s mother Carrie in Walk the Line. She also won an Academy of Country Music Award in 1990 for New Female Vocalist of the Year. She started her own record label Everso Records and has recorded a Dusty Springfield tribute album and a Christmas album.