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Shawn Colvin (born January 10, 1956 in Vermillion, South Dakota) is an American musician. Best known for her hit single “Sunny Came Home” from the album “A Few Small Repairs”.
Colvin’s formative years were spent in the town of Carbondale, Illinois, where she attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She learned to play guitar at the age of 10. Her first public concert was at age 15 at the University of Illinois campus. Colvin cites Joni Mitchell as a primary influence on her music, and her initial performances closely mirrored Mitchell’s inflections and guitar tunings.
Colvin began working in the music scene in earnest in the late 1970s, first in Austin, Texas and then nationally. She met music partner John Leventhal during this time; Leventhal would go on to be Colvin’s producer on several albums. Colvin often lends her talent to contemporaries in the music business - she can be heard singing the backing vocals on the Suzanne Vega hit, “Luka” from 1987. Vega returned the favor, singing backup on Colvin’s, “Diamond In The Rough”, from her debut album, “Steady On”. Colvin, again can be heard singing backing vocals on Mary Chapin Carpenter’s, “The Hard Way” and “Come On Come On” and Mary Chapin returns the favor on Colvin’s, “Climb On (A Back That’s Strong)”, from Colvin’s “Fat City” album.
Colvin’s first several albums were met with critical acclaim, but did not sell in substantial numbers. After several albums of original work, Colvin released “Cover Girl”, a collection of cover songs, but the work was a departure for her and was not well received.
Sunny Came Home” from the album “A Few Small Repairs”.Colvin’s formative years were spent in the town of Carbondale, Illinois, where she attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She learned to play guitar at the age of 10. Her first public concert was at age 15 at the University of Illinois campus. Colvin cites Joni Mitchell as a primary influence on her music, and her initial performances closely mirrored Mitchell’s inflections and guitar tunings.
Colvin began working in the music scene in earnest in the late 1970s, first in Austin, Texas and then nationally. She met music partner John Leventhal during this time; Leventhal would go on to be Colvin’s producer on several albums. Colvin often lends her talent to contemporaries in the music business - she can be heard singing the backing vocals on the Suzanne Vega hit, “
Luka” from 1987. Vega returned the favor, singing backup on Colvin’s, “Diamond In The Rough”, from her debut album, “Steady On”. Colvin, again can be heard singing backing vocals on Mary Chapin Carpenter’s, “The Hard Way” and “Come On Come On” and Mary Chapin returns the favor on Colvin’s, “Climb On (A Back That’s Strong)”, from Colvin’s “Fat City” album.Colvin’s first several albums were met with critical acclaim, but did not sell in substantial numbers. After several albums of original work, Colvin released “Cover Girl”, a collection of cover songs, but the work was a departure for her and was not well received.
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Metal_Ruby wrote:
i love Sunny Came Home, me and my mom used to listen to it all the time :D
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FiyahG wrote:
i love her voice, so soothing :)
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BluesAtSix wrote:
The voice of Shawn Colvin is simply unique and her music so gentle and, nevertheless, miraculous powerfully
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liquiddatura wrote:
Matches.
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leanna175 wrote:
Her (old?) manager came to my college as a guest speaker. Spoke how "Sunny Came Home" was originally "Little Red Men". Interesting. :)
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zinastick wrote:
love her. don't love that main pic.
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trisweb wrote:
Live '88. You know what I'm talkin bout.
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mzy0420 wrote:
Sunny Came Home is an immortality work
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Biscuit1978 wrote:
Come along and join the group Female Singer-songwriter of the week. Nominate your five favourites each week and see who gets into the Hall of Fame.
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Akynin wrote:
good voice
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BiggieMac74 wrote:
Love her voice and her style...silky smoothe
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noth_lose wrote:
like this...
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zalize wrote:
No videos found for “shawn colvin go your own way” - YT says she did not. But maybe once at a concert.
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macychick wrote:
Do you love Shawn Colvin? Check out Rachael Sage
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robaczek92 wrote:
:)
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herbe wrote:
her cover of 'Go Your Own Way' is the best.
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dandrury wrote:
Av a listen to www.last.fm/music/dan+drury Unsigned home grown quirky goodness....!!! Recently uploaded and new to last.fm
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smooth_operator wrote:
good ol' times
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2Serenity wrote:
Where have I been?! WOW! Her voice!!! Clear like a whisper in your ear! I have so much to explore. 2010 started off on a wonderful foot for me to discover her work! xo
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Musicboehmy wrote:
Hello... - Please visit my new Group „Singer-Songwriter of the week“ Link is http://www.lastfm.de/group/Singer-Songwriter+of+the+Week Here can you vote for songwriter each week and so we created a Hall Of Fame. The Idea for the Group came from here: http://www.lastfm.de/group/Country+Artist+of+the+Week
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Three Girls and their Buddy on PBS's "Soundstage"
3 Feb 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/shawncolvinmusic
Exciting TV news!Three Girls and Their Buddy, featuring Shawn
Colvin, Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin and Buddy Miller, will be
performing on the venerated PBS program Soundstage. The show begins
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