Born in California, Glenda Sue Paradee moved to Arizona in the 1970's after high school when her parents moved there. Her four older siblings also followed. She got her certificate in Computer Programing in 1981. She loved her career as a computer programmer for 30 years.
She was always the family photographer and loved all kinds of photography. She also loves music and became a concert photographer. Her photos have been published in many publications. She was the staff photographer for KMLE radio in Phoenix, Arizona in the 1990's for 4 years. She is a lifetime member of the International Freelance Photographers Organization, a member of The Recording Academy (Grammys), member of the Academy of Country Music (ACM Awards) and a member of the Country Music Association (CMA Awards). She decided to combine her love of music and photography and created her company, Thanks For The Music, in 1993. She published a 16-page monthly country music newspaper called Thanks For The Music for 3 years then she decided to publish it as an online website starting in 1997 at https://www.thanksforthemusic.com and still publishes it today.
She has traveled all over the world including Greece, England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Egypt, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Tahiti, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Canada, Bahamas, Caribbean, Hawaii, Alaska and many, many more places. She lives in Gilbert, Arizona with her husband and in the summer months they live up at their cabin in the pines in Overgaard, Arizona up on the Mogollon Rim.
She is the author of two books, "TINKERBELL, the LONG-HAIRED CHIHUAHUA," and "Taffy Travels Around the World to see what she could find," which are both tributes to her fur babies.
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