NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2008

Sharon Little's Big Year

Singer Goes From Waitress To Opening Act In A Matter Of Months

  • Play CBS Video Video Sharon Little's Big Sound

    At the beginning of the year, Sharon Little was waiting tables in Philadelphia. Then she got a record deal and went on a nationwide tour. Little performs "Follow That Sound" for The Early Show.

    • Singer Sharon Little performs on <i>The Early Show</i>.

      Singer Sharon Little performs on The Early Show.  (CBS)

    • Little's debut album

      Little's debut album "Perfect Time For A Breakdown"  (CBS)

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(CBS)  At the beginning of this year, singer-songwriter Sharon Little was waiting tables in Philadelphia. Then she got a record deal, made an album and went on a nationwide tour.

Her debut album, "Perfect Time For A Breakdown", has received critical acclaim.

She visited The Early Show to talk more about her whirlwind year.

"It's been a wild trip," she says. "There's a lot that we've done. [Scot Sax and I] opened up for Al Green, Jonny Lang, Robert Plant, Chris Isaac -- amazing, amazing people."

<<<Click on the video box at left to watch Little and Sax perform "Follow that Sound."

To hear more songs from her album, click here.

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