Colvin, born January 10, 1956 in Vermillion, South Dakota, began her musical journey at the
age of 10, when she began teaching herself to play on her brother's guitar. The decision to
pursue a musical career was made soon after high school.
Her family moved from South Dakota to Canada to Illinois where Colvin first performed with
a friend as a folk duo. Colvin then moved to Austin, Texas and joined the Western swing band
the Dixie Diesels before settling in New York, where she found a home in the city's
singer/songwriter scene in 1983.
With musical roots that began with the discovery of Joni Mitchell, Suzanne Vega and Tom
Waits - Colvin soon created her own distinctive style as lyricist, guitarist, singer and
songwriter. It wasn't long after that Colvin's independent release of "Live '88" caught the ear of
the record industry. She was signed by Columbia, and given her first headlining concert. Her
debut album, "Steady On" (1989) won her a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk
Recording. Which was followed by "Fat City" (1992), "Cover Girl" (1994), "A Few Small
Repairs" (1996) and "Holiday Songs And Lullabies (1998).
Colvin's vocals can be found backing up such titles as Mary Lou Lord's "Got No Shadow"
(1998), Lisa Loeb's "Firecracker" (1997), Lyle Lovett's "Road to Ensenada" (1996), Patty
Larkin's "Stranger's World" (1995) as well as many others. Although Colvin has a long and
impressive track record in the musical industry, it was Colvin's Grammy "Record of the Year"
and "Song of the Year" Award hit, "Sunny Came Home" (1998), that made Colvin a house
hold name.
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