Shawn Colvin

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.

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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)

Origin

Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

Occupation

singer-songwriter / composer / guitarist / recording artist / singer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Monkey

High school

Carbondale Community High School

Awards & achievements

• 2016 Americana Trailblazer Award

• Official sitehttps://www.shawncolvinmusic.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/shawn_colvin/
• Xhttps://x.com/shawn_colvin
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn%20Colvin
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q267438

Tags

• South Dakota
• singer-songwriter
• composer
• guitarist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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