Jo Dee Messina is bringing more than her top 10 country hits to the James Armstrong Theatre in Torrance Nov. 13.

She's also bringing her fan-friendly Music Room Series Tour - staged in an informal setting based on her music room at home - that's designed to encourage audience participation in a relaxed atmosphere.

Messina, whose No. 1 country hits include "That's the Way," "Bring on the Rain" and "My Give a Damn's Busted," spoke to us by phone from her Nashville home.

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By Lisa Millegan - Modesto Bee

How many famous singers do you know that give their cell phone numbers out to fans?

Count one as country star Jo Dee Messina, known for such hits as "I'm Alright," "That's the Way" and "Bring on the Rain" (with Tim McGraw). No it's not the same phone she uses for family and friends, but it is a phone she brings on stage.

"At the end of the show, I tell them 'call this number,' " the bubbly redhead said in a phone interview. " 'The first four people that call this number, we can say hi.' "

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Jo Dee Messina is bringing her "Music Room Series" tour to the Mesa Arts Center.

Modeled after the music room in her home, where she sings, writes and rehearses, the tour will include a simple stage with piano and a couple of backing musicians.

Each show will be distinctive in that Jo Dee will play songs new and old, take requests, answer questions and give fans a new insight to the stories behind the hits.

Written by Hazel Smith

When Jo Dee Messina dropped by my kitchen to tape CMT's Southern Fried Flicks last month, she brought one song for me to hear. I have to tell you, when she played "That's God," I had to hold back the tears. At the time, the folks at her label, Curb Records, had not heard the song. I told her they needed to hear it.

"I'm going by there when we leave here," she assured me. She told me she'd co-written the song with band member Brent Rader.

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By Mitch Kloorfain

FORT PIERCE — Hometown News -Jo Dee Messina is not the first performer to perform unplugged, use Twitter or invite audience members onstage, but to the patrons of her one-night only show at the Sunrise Theatre in Fort Pierce it might have been a first for them.

Ms. Messina is a multi-award winning country music artist who debuted her first album in 1996 with two top-10 hits.

Her interaction with her fans on the Treasure Coast started several days before she arrived in Fort Pierce. Broadcasting through the social networking phenomenon Twitter, Ms. Messina broadcast tweets, such as “Did Jo Dee ever release a video for ‘Heaven Was Needing A Hero?’ First to answer and can be at the show wins!” or “Head to Sentiments on Orange Avenue for 2 tix to see Jo Dee Messina live 10/23 @sunrisetheatre.”

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