Sheryl Crow

Background

Sheryl Suzanne Crow was born in Kennett, Missouri, on February 11, 1962. Her father Wendell Crow is a lawyer and trumpet player, and her mother Bernice, a piano teacher. She has older sisters Kathy and Karen, and a younger brother Steven.

Education

While studying at Kennett High School, Crow was a majorette and an All-State track athlete, winning medals in the 75-meter low hurdles. She also joined the Pep Club, the National Honor Society, National FFA Organization and Paperdoll Queen. She then enrolled at the University of Missouri, in Columbia, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Composition, Performance, and Education. While in college, Crow sang in a local band, Cashmere. She was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta social sorority, Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity for Women, and the Omicron Delta Kappa Society. Later, Crow was awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Missouri and Southeast Missouri State University, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Career

She has performed with The Rolling Stones and has sung duets with Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Luciano Pavarotti, John Mellencamp, Kid Rock, Michelle Branch, and Sting among others. She has performed backing vocals for Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Don Henley and Belinda Carlisle. She also sang as part of the back up vocals for the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary celebrating Dylan's 30 years as a recording artist. Crow has released seven studio albums, two compilations, and a live album, and has contributed to film soundtracks. She has sold 16 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide and her newest album, 100 Miles from Memphis, was released on July 20, 2010. Recently she appeared on NBC's 30 Rock, ABC's GCB and Cougar Town, Disney Channel's Hannah Montana Forever, and Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.

Achievements

• Crow has stated that her musical inspirations are not restricted to one genre, as she likes absolutely anything with a drum beat. In 2008, she told Ellen DeGeneres that "If it didn't have a drum beat, you can just forget about it!"

• Discography:
  
  Tuesday Night Music Club (1993), Sheryl Crow (1996), The Globe Sessions (1998), C'mon C'mon (2002), Wildflower (2005), Detours (2008), 100 Miles from Memphis (2010).

• Filmography:
  
  Live from London (1996), The Minus Man (1998), Rockin' the Globe Live (1999), C'mon America 2003 (2003), One Tree Hill (2003) Episode "The first cut is the deepest", The Very Best of Sheryl Crow: The Videos (2003), Wildlower Tour: Live from New York (2006), Sheryl Crow – Live (2008), 30 Rock 3x22 – Kidney Now! (2009), Cougar Town 1x18; 1x19; 1x20 (2010), Hannah Montana 4x5 (2010), Miles From Memphis – Live at The Pantages Theatre (2011), GCB S1E5 - "Forbidden Fruit" (2012).

• Books:
  
  If It Makes You Healthy with Chuck White (2011).

Interests

• Music & Bands

  Rock, pop rock, roots rock, country rock

Connections

Father:

Wendall

Mother:

Bernice

adopted child:

Wyatt Steven

adopted child:

Levi James