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Joan vs. Suzanne: Who'd You Rather?

TMZ - Found Mar. 9, 2010
Folky female singers Joan Osborne, 47, and Suzanne Vega, 50, rocked out at the same event in NYC on Monday.Question is ...

Posted on March 9, 2010, 5:20 am

Mountain Jam (6/4-6) the Clearwater Festival (6/19-20) have ...

brooklynvegan - Found Mar. 8, 2010
... s founder, plays every year - joining him this year will be Steve Earle , Rhett Miller , Joan Osborne , Buckwheat Zydeco , Felice Bros and...

Posted on March 8, 2010, 1:28 pm

Steve Earle, Joan Osborne, Pete Seeger set for Clearwater festival

Poughkeepsie Journal - Found Mar. 9, 2010
The annual Clearwater festival this June will feature singer-songwriters Steve Earle and Joan Osborne, the bands Donna the Buffalo and the David

Posted on March 9, 2010, 1:29 pm

Joan Osborne On Mountain Stage

Michigan Public Radio - Found Jan. 26, 2010
Throughout her 15-year career, Joan Osborne has showcased a diverse array of talents.

Posted on January 26, 2010, 6:41 am

Laurie Anderson, Joan Osborne, & Suzanne Vega Perform Together for ...

Broadway World - Found Jan. 8, 2010
"Laurie Anderson, Joan Osborne and Suzanne Vega are legends in the music world," said Julie Crosby, the Producing Artistic Director of Women's

Posted on January 8, 2010, 3:09 am

Jane Levere: Seen and Heard in New York: Liv Ullmann, Joan Osborne, ...

Huffington Post - Found Dec. 22, 2009
... singer Joan Osborne; and actors John Turturro, Anne Hathaway, Kate Winslet, Natalie Portman, Alan Cumming and Charlotte Rampling.

Posted on December 22, 2009, 5:03 am

Joan Osborne tickets on sale today

Virginian Pilot - Found Dec. 21, 2009
Six-time Grammy-nominee, Joan Osborne, has proven to be an artistically restless and consistently enthralling performer.

Posted on December 21, 2009, 1:47 pm

An education in shamelessness

stuff.co.nz - Found Mar. 20, 2010
... under the influence of cannabis, looking at the writings of Alanis Morissette, 4 Non Blondes and Joan Osborne, and much more.' Corcoran and...

Posted on March 20, 2010, 4:48 am

Joan Osborne Biography

Joan Osborne
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Joan Osborne
Birth name Joan Elizabeth Osborne
Born July 8, 1962 (1962-07-08) (age 47)
Anchorage, Kentucky, U.S.
Genres Rock
Folk
Country rock
Blues
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Guitar
Years active 1989–present
Labels Womanly Hips Records
Blue Gorilla Records
Mercury Records
Interscope Records
Website http://www.joanosborne.com/

Joan Elizabeth Osborne (born July 8, 1962) is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her song "One of Us", and for her work with members of The Grateful Dead.

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Biography

Originally from the Louisville, Kentucky suburb of Anchorage, Osborne moved to New York City in the late 1980s, where she formed her own record label, Womanly Hips, to release a few independent recordings before signing to Mercury Records; Soul Show: Live at Delta 88 (1991) was her first album. Her second (and first major label) album was Relish (1995), which became a hit on the strength of the single "One of Us". The song was much more pop-oriented than the rest of the album, which was steeped in country, blues and folk music. "Right Hand Man" and "St. Teresa" were minor hits following the success of "One of Us".

She was featured in the 2002 documentary film, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, and toured with Motown sidemen the Funk Brothers. She and her band accompanied the Dixie Chicks for a national tour in the summer of 2003, during which time she also joined veteran San Francisco jam-rockers The Dead as a vocalist, and released her fourth album, titled How Sweet It Is, a collection of classic rock and soul covers.

During 2005 and 2006, Osborne performed on numerous occasions with Phil Lesh and Friends. In February 2007, she appeared on the Grand Ole Opry.

In May 2007, she issued Breakfast in Bed, a return to the soul music that she had covered on How Sweet It Is. Breakfast in Bed also featured the two songs ("Heatwave" and "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted") that she had covered for the film Standing in the Shadows of Motown.

She sang lead vocals on the cover of "Spoonful" on Vivian Campbell's solo album Two Sides Of If. She also provided some vocals for "Wayfaring Stranger" on Spearhead's 1997 album Chocolate Supa Highway. She covered Dolly Parton's "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" on the 2003 tribute album Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton. She is featured on the Holmes Brothers 2007 collection State of Grace performing "Those Memories of You", an old Allan O'Bryant and Bill Monroe bluegrass tune.

Osborne's latest album, Little Wild One, was released in September 2008. Osborne performs as a guest vocalist on Sgt. Pepper Live, the 2009 album and DVD by Cheap Trick.

Personal life

In December 2004 she gave birth to her first child, a daughter.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak chart positions1 Label
US US Heat US Indie US Country CAN UK
1991 Soul Show: Live at Delta 88 Womanly Hips
1995 Relish 9 1 5 5 Blue Gorilla
1996 Early Recordings Mercury
2000 Righteous Love 90 Interscope
2002 How Sweet It Is 19 Compendia
2005 One of Us Artemis
Christmas Means Love Time Life
2006 Pretty Little Stranger 58 Vanguard
2007 Breakfast in Bed 160 Time Life
2008 Little Wild One 193
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions1 Album
US US AC US Adult US Main US Mod CAN CAN AC UK AUS
1995 "One of Us" 4 20 16 26 7 1 5 6 1 Relish
1996 "St. Teresa" 69 42 33
"Right Hand Man"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 410. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 

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