Highway 101

Lead vocalist Paulette Carlson founded Highway 101 in 1986 in Los Angeles, California, with guitarist Jack Daniels, bassist Curtis Stone (son of song publisher and musician Cliffie Stone), and drummer Scott "Cactus" Moser, all three of whom were session musicians. Stone and Moser (and Cliffie Stone) had appeared in the 1986 film Back to School as members of a bar band. Before Highway 101, Carlson recorded as a solo singer on RCA Records. She made three appearances on the Hot Country Songs chart for RCA: "You Gotta Get to My Heart (Before You Lay a Hand on Me)", "I'd Say Yes", and "Can You Fool" reached No. 65, No. 67 and No. 72, respectively. 1986–1990 In 1986, the band signed with Warner Bros. Records Nashville, debuting with the single "Some Find Love". However, it failed to chart and was withdrawn due to the band's dissatisfaction with its country pop sound. They followed up in December 1986 with the single "The Bed You Made for Me", which Carlson wrote. The song spent twenty-four weeks on the Hot Country Songs chart, reaching a peak of No. 4. ==Members==

;Albums • Highway 101 (1987) • 101² (1988) • Paint the Town (1989) • Bing Bang Boom (1991) • The New Frontier (1993) • Reunited (1996) • Big Sky (2000) • Christmas on Highway 101 (2010) Billboard number-one hits • "Somewhere Tonight" (2 weeks, 1987) • "Cry, Cry, Cry" (1 week, 1988) • "(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes" (1 week, 1988) • "Who's Lonely Now" (2 weeks, 1989) ==Awards and nominations==

Grammy Awards American Music Awards Academy of Country Music Awards Country Music Association Awards ==References==