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Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow's fresh, updated spin on classic roots rock made her one of the most popular mainstream rockers of the '90s. Born in Kennett, MO, she wrote her first song at age 13 and majored in music at the University of Missouri, where she also played keyboards in a cover band. After graduating, she spent a couple of years in St. Louis working as a music teacher for autistic children. She sang with another cover band by night and recorded local advertising jingles on the side. In 1986, Crow packed up and moved to Los Angeles to try her luck in the music business. She was able to land some more jingle-singing assignments and got her first big break when she was chosen to be a backup singer on Michael Jackson's international Bad tour. Crow spent two years on the road and then resumed her search for a record deal. She revived her career as a session vocalist, however, and performed with the likes of Sting, Rod Stewart, and Don Henley. She also developed her songwriting skills enough to have her compositions recorded by the likes of Wynonna Judd, Celine Dion, and Eric Clapton. Crow recorded her official debut titled Tuesday Night Music Club. The record was released in August 1993 and proved slow to take off. The release of "All I Wanna Do," became one of the biggest summer singles... Next

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