Denise Rains Is one of those people you meet and feel as though she is your best friend, Always the one to help out, to give of herself for anyone. Denise has always had a desire to sing, at the age of 5 she held her cousins "hostage" while she perfected singing the great music of the day, always trying to do her best to carry the song as she had heard it. Unfortunately, growing up, Denise lacked the support and family help she needed to mature as an artist. Having a mom she has since lost to mental illness and a home life that was not the best. Denise had to make choices in life that was not always the best, and certainly not the worst. She still kept the tune in her, always singing to herself as an escape from the everyday tragedies of life. Denise grew up quickly, meeting her longtime husband at an early age,"We knew each other from about 10 years old" she will tell you, having getting married at the young age of 17. Life was at best average growing up in a southern town, living like most people, week