Meet Sheila

Sheila Porter Dutton is the matriarch and co-founder of The Duttons, one of America's longest-running family performing acts. Alongside her husband, Dean, she raised fourteen children — seven biological, seven adopted — while building a touring music and variety show with more than 10,000 live performances worldwide. Sheila recently retired as CEO of the business but still plays the bass and performs regularly. This is her first book.

If you want to get in touch with Sheila, please send her a message or you can meet her in person after a show!

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Raising the Duttons:

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A memoir about finding the strength to turn a demanding daily grind into a source of lasting joy and profound purpose for an entire family, and the unexpected path they took to get there.

The Story We Never Saw Coming