It was a time when Buck Owen, Tammy Wynette and Merle Haggard dominated the airwaves. As a young girl, Kim remembers highlighting movies in the T.V. Guide starring Elvis Presley and Judy Garland just to see and hear them sing.

Her first performance on stage came at the age of 13 when she was asked to sing 'Paper Roses' at the Kern County Fair. This was only the start of her passion for performing. Kim's first job with a band was acquired after she entered a Local Talent Contest. Six months later she was introduced to Keyboard Player and Buckaroo Jim Shaw, who would later produce her first CD, 'Make Believin'. Soon after this Kim began performing with the legendary Buckaroos.