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Sheryl Crow (born February 11, 1962 in
Kennett, Missouri, USA) is an American blues rock singer, guitarist and
song writer.
Introduction
A graduate of the University of Missouri
and former teacher, Crow began her musical career in the 1980s when she
moved to Los Angeles and found work as a backup vocalist for many major
label acts. She was recruited to perform as a backup singer for Michael
Jackson on his Bad tour, where she was forced to wear a 4 1/2 foot
fright wig and change her name to "Shirley". She has said that she was
not allowed to make eye contact with the singer except when on stage.
Crow signed a record deal with A&M Records
in 1990 and was ready to release her debut album in 1991. However, she
did not like the slick and well-produced pop sound of the record and
implored the label to allow her to start anew; they agreed. She teamed
up with producer Bill Bottrell and other musicians to form what they
called "The Tuesday Night Music Club." They would get together and
improvise songs until they had finished works.
Bottrell and Crow began a romance and a
professional relationship, eventually creating her debut album, called
Tuesday Night Music Club. The album featured many of the songs written
by Crow and her friends, including the first single, "Leaving Las
Vegas". The album was slow to garner attention until the one song Crow
did not write, "All I Wanna Do", became an unexpected smash radio hit.
The singles "Run, Baby, Run" and "Strong Enough" were also released.
Crow received several Grammy awards in 1994: Best Female Pop Vocal
Performance for "All I Wanna Do"; Record of the Year for "All I Wanna
Do"; and Best New Artist.
In 1996 Crow released her second album,
which was self titled. Featuring a darker and grittier look and sound,
the album was also far more political, with songs about abortion,
homelessness and nuclear war. The debut single "If It Makes You Happy"
became a radio hit, and netted her two Grammy awards for Best Female Pop
Vocal Performance and Best New Album. Other singles included "A Change
Would Do You Good", "Home" and "Everyday is a Winding Road".
In 1997 Crow contributed the theme song to
the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. The song of the same title was
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically For a
Motion Picture or Television.(It lost)
In 1998 Crow released a third album, called
The Globe Sessions. She discussed in press interviews having gone
through a deep depression, and had a highly publicized relationship with
music legend Eric Clapton. The debut single from this album, "My
Favorite Mistake", was rumored to be about him, though Crow claims
otherwise. The album won Best Rock Album at the 1998 Grammy Awards;
interestingly, it was re-released in 1999 with a bonus track, Crow's
cover of the Guns N' Roses song "Sweet Child O' Mine", which was
included on the soundtrack of the Adam Sandler film Big Daddy. This song
won the 1999 Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. Other
singles included "There Goes the Neighborhood", "Anything But Down" and
"The Difficult Kind". "There Goes the Neighborhood" won a Grammy for
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 2000 when it was included in her
album, "Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park."
In 1999 Crow also made her acting debut
(barring a cameo in the film "54") as ill-fated drifter Laurie Bloom in
the suspense/drama The Minus Man, which starred her then-boyfriend Owen
Wilson as a serial killer. She also released a live album called Sheryl
Crow and Friends: Live From Central Park. The record found Crow singing
many of her hit singles with new musical spins and guest appearances by
many other musicians including Stevie Nicks, the Dixie Chicks, and
Clapton.
In 2002, after a break and some touring,
Crow released C'mon, C'mon. Musically unlike any of her other records,
the project had a more pop feel. Videos and promotional photos also
found Crow more scantily clad than ever before, in bikinis and hot
pants. Crow stated she was making a statement that women over 40 were
still sexy. Whether a statement or a marketing tool, C'mon, C'mon
spawned hits in "Soak Up the Sun" and 2002 Best Female Rock Performance
Grammy winner "Steve McQueen". Crow also performed the song "Safe &
Sound" from this album at a television benefit for the victims of
September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks. She repeated this prior to the
release of her "Wildflower" CD in 2005, performing at benefits for
victims of Hurricane Katrina, singing "Water Is Wide" at the telethon
"Shelter from the Storm" and the then new single "Good Is Good" on
"React Now:Music and Relief". 2002 also found Crow collaborating with
Stevie Nicks on her project, and releasing a successful single called
"Picture" with rumored boyfriend Kid Rock.
Crow opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq,
wearing a shirt that read "I don't believe in your war, Mr. Bush!"
during a performance on Good Morning America and posting an open letter
explaining her opposition on her website. [1] Her public stance
attracted so many supporters of the war to her website that the message
board was closed for a number of days. The official reason for the
closure was "technical difficulties".
In 2003, Crow released a greatest hits
compilation called The Very Best of Sheryl Crow. It featured many of her
hit singles, as well as some new tracks. Among them was the ballad "The
First Cut is the Deepest" (a song originally composed and performed by
Cat Stevens), which became her biggest radio hit since her first, "All I
Wanna Do".
2004 saw Crow appear as a musical theater
performer in the Cole Porter biopic De-Lovely. Her performance within
the film of the Porter classic "Begin the Beguine" was critically panned
by film reviewers.
She is now dating cycling great Lance
Armstrong. The couple have announced they are engaged to be married,
sometime in Spring 2006.
Crow was a main stage act at Lilith Fair
and has contributed many songs to movie soundtracks and special projects
that were never made available elsewhere, among them: "D'yer Maker"
(Encomium: Led Zeppelin Tribute), "Mother Nature's Son" (I Am Sam
Soundtrack), "La Ci Darem la Mano" from Don Giovanni (Pavarotti &
Friends For War Child), and "Resuscitation" (The Faculty).
In July 2005, she announced to Cycling News
that her new album will be called 'Wildflower' and will be released on
Tuesday September 27th 2005.
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