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Laura Benanti Biography (1979-)
Published on 19 Jun, 2011 at 7:58 in Biography | | No Comments
Born July 15, 1979, in Kinnelon, NJ, Laura Benanti found success in the realm of musical theater before landing the part of Billie Frasier on Starved. She put her stage skills to use in the dance film Take the Lead. In 2007, she landed the role of Beth on the drama Eli Stone. She recorded an album of…
Debbie Harry Biography (1945–)
Published on 31 May, 2011 at 7:06 in Biography | | No Comments
Singer, actress. Born on July 1, 1945, in Miami, Florida. She was adopted by Richard and Catherine Harry at the age of three months. Growing up in Hawthorne, New Jersey, Deborah Ann Harry sang in the church choir. She tried college for two years before dropping out and moving to New York City. Harry ended up waiting tables…
Michelle Phillips Biography (1944-)
Published on 28 Apr, 2011 at 11:36 in Biography | | No Comments
Singer/actress Michelle Phillips was Holly Michelle Gilliam when she arrived in New York in 1962 to become a model. The 17-year-old ex-California girl met and fell in love with Greenwich Village folksinger John Phillips, ten years her senior. After Michelle and John were married, she devoted her time to raising MacKenzie, John’s daughter from an earlier marriage, and…
Tori Amos Biography (1963-)
Published on 15 Jul, 2010 at 11:11 in Biography | | No Comments
Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos) was one of several female singer/songwriters who combined the stark lyrical attack of alternative rock with a distinctly ’70s musical approach, creating music that fell between the orchestrated meditations of Kate Bush and the stripped-down poetics of Joni Mitchell. In addition, she revived the singer/songwriter traditions of the ’70s while reestablishing the…
Susanna Hoffs Biography (1959-)
Published on 12 Jul, 2010 at 10:44 in Biography | | No Comments
After the Bangles disbanded in 1989, vocalist/guitarist Susanna Hoffs began her own solo career. Two years after the band’s demise, she released When You’re A Boy, which featured songs written by Cyndi Lauper, Juliana Hatfield and Diane Warren. As the wide array of songwriters suggest, the album was a little unfocused — alternating between jangling guitar-pop and synth-laden…
