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My Take
Shawn Colvin's music feels, to me, like a confession whispered late at night. Born in tiny Vermillion, South Dakota, she paid her dues through the folk and rock circuits of the seventies and eighties before a tour with Suzanne Vega opened the door to Columbia Records. Her debut Steady On winning a Grammy was no fluke; it was the payoff of hard-earned authenticity. I admire how she trades spectacle for emotional precision, and her 2016 Americana Trailblazer Award confirms her place among the genre's true voices. She is the kind of songwriter I keep returning to when I want honesty over polish.
Overview
Shawna Lee "Shawn" Colvin (born January 10, 1956) is an American singer and songwriter. She began her career performing in several folk and rock bands throughout the 1970s and 1980s before touring with Suzanne Vega in 1988, which landed her a recording contract with Columbia Records. Her debut studio album Steady On (1989) received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shawn Colvin
- Name (Japanese)
- ショーン・コルヴィン
- Reading
- しょーん・こるゔぃん
- Born
- January 10, 1956 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Monkey
- Origin
- Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / composer / guitarist / recording artist / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Carbondale Community High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2016 Americana Trailblazer Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.