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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. |
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News in english
about Shawn Colvin
(July / 2009)
Concert Review | "Three Girls and their Buddy": An inspired evening of song-sharing among friends Date: 02 Jul 2009
Seattle Times -
Concert review: Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin and Buddy Miller provided a night of low-key, family-friendly listening in the first of two shows billed as "Three Girls and their Buddy," which repeats July 2, 2009, at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo.
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Shawn Colvin Knows Her Country Music Date: 16 Jul 2009
cmt.com -
Singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin can hold her own when country requests are shouted up to the stage. Years ago, she was booked at a state fair in the Midwest, billed underneath a tractor pull.
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Art in Brief: BoDeans, Shawn Colvin tapped for Art & Soul festival in Oakland Date: 22 Jul 2009
Contra Costa Times -
Also: Litquake plans 10th anniversary events.
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Music Review: Shawn Colvin - Live Date: 23 Jul 2009
Blogcritics.org -
Welcome to Shawn Colvin, unplugged...
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Arboretum music series rocks the trees Date: 24 Jul 2009
The Downers Grove Sun -
There will be music under the stars again this summer at The Morton Arboretum. The Lisle botanical garden's ninth annual outdoor concert series, "In Tune with Trees," gets under way July 24 with blues singer/songwriter Keb' Mo', followed by Motown's Smokey Robinson on July 25, rockers the Plain White T's and the Lovehammers on Aug. 21, and folk singer/songwriters Shawn Colvin and Nanci Griffith ...
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Performers announced for ninth Art and Soul Oakland festival Date: 24 Jul 2009
Contra Costa Times -
Grammy-award winning singer Shawn Colvin, BoDeans, Bobby Caldwell, and Will Downing headline the main stage for the ninth annual Art and Soul Oakland festival Aug. 15-16 in downtown Oakland.
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