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Birth Date:    February 11, 1962

Birthplace:    Kennett, Missouri

Family:  Father: Wendell Crow, Lawyer/Musician
              Mother: Bernice Crow, Piano Teacher
              Sister: Kathy, older
              Sister: Karen, older
              Brother: Steve, younger

Education:   Kennett High School
                    University of Missouri - Columbia, Graduated '84
                    Major: Music Composition, Performance, & Teaching

After Graduation:
- She worked days teaching music to elementary
  school kids with special needs, and then sang
  and played in cover bands around St. Louis at night
- Crow moved to Los Angeles in 1986, where she
  worked as a waitress and picked up a few jobs
  singing for commercials

Occupation: Musician

Instruments:
- Vocals    - Accordion    - Bass    - Clavinet
- Guitar (electric & acoustic)    - Hammond B-3
- Harmonica    - Keyboard    - Percussion
- Piano    - Tambourine    - Wurlitzer

Albums:
- Tuesday Night Music Club (1993)
- Sheryl Crow (1996)
- The Globe Sessions (1998)
- Sheryl Crow & Friends: Live in Central Park (1999)

Big Break:    Back-up singer for Michael Jackson's two year Bad Tour

Grammy Awards:
- 1994: Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- 1996: Best Rock Album, Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
- 1999: Best Rock Album
- 2000: Best Female Rock Vocal Performance (Sweet Child of Mine)

Factoid:  Had a period of depression for two years waiting for a record contract
               which was conquered through therapy, antidepressants and her
               invitation to join the Tuesday Night Music Club