Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American blues rock singer, guitarist, bassist, and songwriter. Her music blends country, pop, folk, and blues rock into one mainstream sound, and she has won nine Grammy Awards. Crow is also a noted political activist who uses her fame to promote causes she supports.
6/24/2008Paris, FranceBercyBuy TicketsConcert 12:00 AM
6/25/2008Paris, FranceLa CigaleBuy TicketsConcert 12:00 AM 120 boulevard Rochechouart 75018
6/27/2008Glasgow, Scotland, GBRAcademyBuy TicketsConcert 12:00 AM
6/28/2008London, GBRHard Rock CallingBuy TicketsConcert 12:00 AM Hyde Park with Eric Clapton and John Mayer
6/29/2008The Hague, CHEParkpop FestivalBuy TicketsConcert 12:00 AM
7/1/2008Hamburg, DEUStadtparkBuy TicketsConcert 12:00 AM
7/3/2008Copenhagen, DNKNibe FestivalBUY TICKETSConcert 12:00 AM
7/6/2008Lucca, ITALucca Summer FestivalBuy TicketsConcert 12:00 AM
7/7/2008Savona, ITAJust Like a Woman FestivalBuy TicketsConcert 12:00 AM
7/24/2008Nashville, TNSommet CenterConcert 12:00 AM 501 Broadway 37203 Support: James Blunt
7/26/2008Uncasville, CT, United StatesMohegan SunConcert 12:00 AM 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd. 6382 Support: James Blunt
7/28/2008Wantagh, NYJones Beach Music TheatreConcert 12:00 AM 1000 Ocean Parkway 11793 Support: James Blunt and Toots & the Maytals
7/29/2008Holmdel, NJPNC Bank Arts CenterConcert 12:00 AM Exit 116 Garden State Parkway 07733-0144 Support: James Blunt and Toots & the Maytals
7/30/2008Mansfield, MATweeter CenterConcert 12:00 AM 885 South Main Street 02048 Support: James Blunt and Toots & the Maytals
7/31/2008Saratoga Springs, NY, United StatesSaratoga Performing Arts
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8/2/2008Philadelphia, PAMann Center for Performing ArtsOn Sale
04/26/08Concert 12:00 AM 5201 Parkside Ave 19131 Support: James Blunt and Toots & the Maytals
8/3/2008Canandaigua, NYConstellation Brands Performing Arts Center - CMACOn Sale 04/24/08Concert 12:00 AM Lincoln Hill Road 14424 Support: James Blunt
8/5/2008Clarkston, MIDTE Energy Music TheatreConcert 12:00 AM 7773 Pine Knob Road 48346 Support: James Blunt and Toots & the Maytals
8/6/2008Green Bay, WIResch CenterConcert 12:00 AM 1901 S Oneida St 54307-0567 Support: James Blunt and Toots & the Maytals
8/8/2008Milwaukee, WI, United StatesBradley CenterOn Sale 04/24/08Concert 12:00 AM 1001 N. Fourth St. 53203-1314 Support: James Blunt and Toots & the Maytals
8/9/2008Minneapolis, MN, United StatesNorthrop AuditoriumConcert 12:00 AM Univ. of Minnesota 84 Church St. S.E. 55455 Support: James Blunt and Toots & the Maytals
8/10/2008Highland Park, ILRavinia FestivalConcert 12:00 AM 418 Sheridan Road 60035 Support: James Blunt
8/13/2008Bossier City, LA, United StatesCenturyTel CenterConcert 12:00 AM 2000 CenturyTel Center Dr. 71112 James Blunt and Toots & the Maytals
8/14/2008Woodlands, TX, United StatesThe Cynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionConcert 12:00 AM 2005 Lake Robbins Dr. 77380-1136 Support: James Blunt and Toots & the Maytals
8/15/2008Dallas, TXSuperpages.com CenterConcert 12:00 AM 1818 First Ave. 75210 Support: James Blunt and Toots & the Maytals
8/16/2008Oklahoma City, OKZoo AmphitheatreConcert 12:00 AM 2101 NE 50th St 73111 Support: James Blunt and Toots & the Maytals
8/18/2008Albuquerque, NM, United StatesSandia Casino AmphitheaterConcert 12:00 AM 30 Rainbow Rd. N.E. 87113 Support: James Blunt
8/19/2008Tucson, AZ, United StatesAnselmo Valencia AmphitheaterConcert 12:00 AM 5655 W. Valencia 85746 Support: James Blunt and Toots & the Maytals
8/21/2008Valley Center, CAValley View CasinoConcert 12:00 AM 16300 Nyemii Pass Rd 92082 Support: James Blunt and Toots & the Maytals
8/22/2008Las Vegas, NVPlanet HollywoodConcert 12:00 AM 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard. South 89109 Support: James Blunt and Toots & the Maytals Tickets on sale 5/17
8/23/2008South Lake Tahoe, CAHarvey's Outdoor Arena / Harvey's Resort & CasinoConcert 12:00 AM 988 Stateline Avenue 96150 Support: James Blunt and Toots & the Maytals
8/25/2008Salt Lake City, UTUSANA AmpitheatreConcert 12:00 AM 5051 W. Ridge Boulevard 84118 Support: James Blunt and Toot
On the red carpet at the 2006 CMA Awards, Crow reported that she was working on a country music album. According to Entertainment Weekly, Wildflower, at one point was to be followed, in about six months, by a "pop record." According to Crow, Wildflower was the "art record," which she felt she had earned the right to make, following the success of The Very Best of Sheryl Crow.
At the 2006 CMA Awards, Crow performed the songs "What You Give Away" with Vince Gill, and "Building Bridges" with Brooks & Dunn and Vince Gill.
Crow is due to appear in a series of magazine advertisements in February for Revlon. In this, she uses the Buddy Holly classic "Not Fade Away" to sell the cosmetics of her sponsor. The iTunes page states that net proceeds will benefit the fight against breast cancer.
Global warming activist Laurie David and Crow will participate in a "Virtual March". The multi-city tour will begin on April 9 at SMU in Dallas, Texas and will continue on to select cities including: College Station, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; New Orleans; Birmingham, Alabama; Auburn; Gainesville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Charlottesville, Virginia; Nashville, Tennessee; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; College Park, Maryland and Washington, D.C.. The 90-minute presentation will include remarks by David, a short performance by Crow, clips from An Inconvenient Truth, clips from top comedians, and a dialogue with students. She worked with Reverb, a non-profit environmental organization, for the Stop Global Warming tour.[8]
At the 2007 White House Correspondents Dinner, Crow engaged Karl Rove in a heated exchange about the Bush administration's policies on global warming.[9]
Crow has been confirmed as one of the artists that would be taking part in the Live Earth concerts on July 7, 2007.
On May 12, 2007, Crow announced on her official website that she had adopted a two-week-old boy named Wyatt Steven. The child was born on April 29, 2007.[10]
Peter Stroud (Crow bandmate) reports that Sheryl hopes to have a new album released by the beginning of next year.
[edit] Other contributions
Crow performed at the 1994 and 1999 Woodstock Festivals.
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. They include: "D'yer Maker" (Encomium: Led Zeppelin Tribute), "Solitaire" (from The Carpenters' tribute album If I Were A Carpenter), "La Ci Darem la Mano" from Don Giovanni (Pavarotti & Friends For War Child), and "Resuscitation" (The Faculty). In 2006, Crow contributed the opening track to the soundtrack for Disney/Pixar's animated film Cars, "Real Gone".
Crow's recordings have appeared on the soundracks to Point Break, The X-Files, Big Daddy (film), Home of the Brave and Stone Cold (1991 film).
Crow recorded the song "Kiss That Girl" for the film Bridget Jones's Diary. She also recorded a cover version of the Beatles' song "Mother Nature's Son" for the film I Am Sam.
She collaborated with Stevie Nicks, producing and performing on several tracks on Nicks' 2001 album, Trouble In Shangri-La and later touring with her. One track was It's Only Love, of which Crow would later place her own version on C'Mon C'Mon. Nicks also worked with Crow on the soundtrack to the film Practical Magic. Crow and Nicks are close friends and Crow inducted Fleetwood Mac into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Crow collaborated with U.S singer-songwriter Michelle Branch on the song "Love Me Like That" for Branch's second album Hotel Paper, released on Madonna's Maverick Records in 2003.
Crow's collaboration with Kid Rock, "Picture", appeared on his album, Cocky. Crow also assisted Kid Rock on his next, eponymous album, on the track Run Off to L.A.
Crow has also recorded duets with Tony Bennett, Dwight Yoakam, Vince Gill, and Willie Nelson, all of which have been released on various albums. She occasionally appears with the Rolling Sto
Early life
Sheryl Suzanne Crow was born in Kennett, Missouri. Her parents were members of a local big band in which her father, an attorney, played trumpet. She has four siblings.
She was introduced to a local musician and producer named Jay Oliver. He had a thriving studio in the basement of his parent's home in St. Louis and helped her by using her in advertising jingles. Her first jingle was a back-to-school spot for the St. Louis department store Famous-Barr. McDonald's and Toyota commercial jingles soon followed. She was recently quoted in a 60 Minutes segment as saying she made $50,000 on her McDonald's commercial alone.
She toured with Michael Jackson during the BAD world tour 1987-1989 and sang with him during the performance of "I Just Can't Stop Loving You".[citation needed]
Unreleased debut album
In 1992, Crow recorded her first attempt at her debut album with Phil Collins' producer, Hugh Padgham. The self-titled debut album was slated to be released on September 22, 1992, but was ultimately rejected by her label. However, a handful of cassette copies of the album were leaked along with press folders to be used for album publicity. This album has been widely dispersed via file sharing networks and fan trading over the years.
Her then-boyfriend Kevin Gilbert invited her to tour with him as part of his band, Toy Matinee.
Tuesday Night Music Club
Gilbert invited Crow to a weekly jam session with many of his friends who called themselves the "Tuesday Music Collective". Eventually, the members agreed to help her come up with new material which resulted in her second attempt at a debut album, Tuesday Night Music Club. She appeared in the "New Faces" section of Rolling Stone in 1993. The album featured many of the songs written by Crow's friends, including the second single, "Leaving Las Vegas". The album was slow to garner attention, until "All I Wanna Do" became an unexpected smash hit in the spring of 1994. As she later stated in People, she found an old poetry book in a used book store in the L.A. area and used a poem as lyrics in the song. To their credit, she and then-collaborator Bill Bottrell tracked down the author, Wyn Cooper, and he ended up being paid royalties on the song.[1] The singles "Strong Enough" and "Can't Cry Anymore" were also released, with the former charting in the Top Ten and the latter hitting the Top 40. 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.
Sheryl Crow (eponymous second album)
In 1996, Crow released her eponymous second album, which earned her the cover of Rolling Stone. The album was darker and grittier and 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 Rock Album. Other singles included "A Change Would Do You Good", "Home" and "Everyday is a Winding Road". Crow produced the album herself. The album was banned at Wal-Mart; in "Love Is A Good Thing," Crow suggests that guns sold by Wal-Mart too easily fall into the hands of children.[2]
In 1997, Crow contributed the theme song to the James Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award.
The Globe Sessions, acting, and Live from Central Park
In 1998 Crow released The Globe Sessions. During this period, she discussed in interviews having gone through a deep depr
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Karen McMahon
Gig was sooo amazing!!! Well worth the w8!!! Got loads of pics n vids on if ny1 wnts a look!! Pics arent that gr8, but vids r fab!!! xoxox
2 week ago
Karen G
Yeah! I will be there at The Carling Academy - Been waiting years to see her live! Totally love her Best of Album, reminds me of being at the Grand Canyon!!!
Karen McMahon
My friend and I are going to see Sheryl 27/06/08, thats 15 days BTW!!! LOL!!! Shes on in the Carling Academy in Glasgow!! Sooooo excited!! Anyone else going?? xoxox
Margie
Thanks Eoin will be doing so shortly! I'm on Bebo mobile at the moment so i'm very limited to what i can do here. Hopefully my broadband will be up and running in a couple of weeks and i will update Every1 of my groups where possible. Tanx for the comment!
Eoin Kelly
You guys, I know it's a busy time with REM's new album out too, but you need to start showing off some of SC's new material too - check out Ronnie's link below!!!
This latest album she's done is her best in years!!
" (2 week ago) me too!
xoxox
