Lake County cellist to perform with LeeAnn Rimes

Drew Wiegman, a self-taught improvisational cellist from Lake County, has been invited to perform as a special guest with Grammy Award-winning artist LeAnn Rimes on Nov. 6 at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan.Wiegman will accompany Rimes onstage on cello as part of her “30 Years of Blue” tour.For Wiegman, the moment carries a meaning that goes beyond the performance itself. In 2024, he released an original song titled “I’ll patiently wait for country music to give this cello a chance.” Two years later, that patience has been rewarded with an invitation to share the stage with one of country music’s most iconic voices, at a historic venue just miles from where he grew up.Rimes is one of the best-selling artists in country music history, with over 48 million records sold worldwide. She rose to fame in 1996 at age 13 with her album “Blue” and won her first two Grammy Awards in 1997 at age 14, becoming the youngest solo artist ever to win a Grammy. Her career has spanned three decades of cha