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Syd Straw can be heard singing harmony and backing vocals on the Rickie Lee Jones albums Traffic from Paradise and The Evening of My Best Day. She is also featured on Leo Kottke 's Peculiaroso , which Jones produced.
Apr 6, 2009 · April 6, 2009. 16 Min Read. For someone who can talk your ear off, Syd Straw certainly has built an enigmatic career. After establishing her bona fides as an arty modern-rock diva during the mid-Á¢€â„¢80s, as part of the Golden Palominos collective, Straw released her solo debut Surprise in 1989 Á¢€” then didnÁ¢€â„¢t make ...
A Syd Straw show is always full of surprises. From her days singing backup with Pat Benatar to her years with The Golden Palominos and solo career, she always seems to know how to have a good time. Syd now lives in a small town in Vermont, but she loves to come back to LA to record and play gigs.
If you know those lovely, finely crafted, adventurous, and heartfelt albums--and if not, why not?--then you've encountered Syd Straw as backup singer. But maybe it's been a while since you've given those discs a spin.
Apr 9, 2009 · A night in the career of Syd Straw begins like a bad joke: A woman and a dog walk into a bar Á¢€¦ the bar, in this case, being the Cinema Bar in beautiful downtown Culver City, California. The place only holds about 40 people, so StrawÁ¢€â„¢s arrival with Henry is difficult to ignore.
Sep 21, 2016 · Her 1989 debut, Surprise, a slick set abetted by an all-star cast and featuring a gutsy duet with Michael Stipe, has long been out of print. It drew critical praise but weak sales. Straw didn’t...
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Syd sang with each of her guests, and it was the best thing about the night – hearing her sing with so much joy with musicians she obviously, visibly adored. Her harmony singing was perfect – sensitive, never overpowering, but totally committed.
