In 1993, she moved back to Austin and, in 1994, released the album Cover Girl. Her song "I Don't Know Why" was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Female Pop Vocal category. Colvin's second album Fat City was released in 1992 and received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Recording. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Īfter touring with Vega, Colvin signed a recording contract with Columbia Records and released her debut album Steady On in 1989. While participating in off-Broadway shows such as Pump Boys and Dinettes she was featured in Fast Folk magazine, and in 1987, producer Steve Addabbo hired her to sing backup vocals on the song " Luka" by Suzanne Vega.
Ĭolvin relocated to New York City, joining the Buddy Miller Band in 1980 and later became involved in the Fast Folk cooperative of Greenwich Village. Colvin relocated to Austin, Texas, with the group and then entered "the folk circuit in and around Berkeley, California, before straining her vocal cords and taking a sabbatical at the age of 24. She later formed Dixie Diesels, a country-swing group. During this time, Colvin struggled with drug and alcohol use.
For six months, they expanded their fanbase throughout Illinois. Colvin performed at local venues in Carbondale and later formed a band. Her first paid gig came just after she started college at Southern Illinois University. She learned to play guitar at the age of 10 and grew up listening to her father's collection of music, which included artists such as Pete Seeger and the Kingston Trio. While Colvin has been a solo recording artist for decades, she is best known for her 1998 Grammy Award-winning song " Sunny Came Home".Ĭolvin was born Shawna Lee Colvin in Vermillion, South Dakota, and spent her youth in Carbondale, Illinois, and London, Ontario, Canada. Shawn Colvin (born Shawna Lee Colvin, January 10, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
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