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Sheryl Crow
Since the release of her seven times platinum debut set 'Tuesday Night Music Club' in 1993, which was nominated for five Grammys and won three, Crow has released six studio albums (each charting Top 10, four of them platinum-plus), a quadruple-platinum greatest hits collection, a Christmas album and has performed duets with musical luminaries such as Sting, Kid Rock, Mick Jagger and more.
She has also been nominated for an additional 27 Grammys, winning six more. Her most recent nomination was for her sixth album, 2008's critically acclaimed 'Detours'.
In 2010 she released '100 Miles from Memphis'. Its title reflects a statement of purpose, both musical and emotional, that marks her long-awaited return to the sounds that first drew her to making music.
Raised in Kennett, Missouri, 100 miles from Memphis, Crow grew up listening to the irresistible soul sounds on the radio coming out of Memphis in the late '60s: Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Booker T, Aretha Franklin and early '70s: Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Sly Stone and Aretha Franklin, all of which shaped the artist Sheryl Crow is today.
"I feel artistically revitalised and the music feels fresh and at the same time very familiar to what I do," said Crow. "Many of my past songs such as 'Run Baby Run', 'My Favourite Mistake', 'Now That You’re Gone' and others are already steeped in this style."
Crow has sold more than 35 million records worldwide.
Outside music she saw the launch of her very own clothing line Bootheel Trading Co., is a cancer survivor and passionate supporter of a variety of environmental and health-related charities, including The NRDC, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and The World Food Program. Recently Crow has taken an interest in acting having appeared in a three episode arc of 'Cougar Town' and an appearance on her friend Jerry Seinfeld's show 'The Marriage Ref'.