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Erin McKeown
Erin McKeown
American musician
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Jess Klein
Jess Klein
American musician
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Voices on the Verge
Voices on the Verge
American folk, country, and rock band
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Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh
American rock singer
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Tanya Donelly
Tanya Donelly
American musician
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Amy Ray
Amy Ray
American singer-songwriter and record producer
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Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses
band
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Mark Erelli
Mark Erelli
American musician
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Jennifer Kimball
Jennifer Kimball
American musician
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Sharon den Adel
Sharon den Adel
Dutch singer, songwriter and fashion designer
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K. Michelle
K. Michelle
American musician
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Sharon Corr
Sharon Corr
singer-songwriter from Ireland and member of The Corrs
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Margaret Glaspy
Margaret Glaspy
American singer-songwriter
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Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Van Etten
American singer-songwriter
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50 Foot Wave
50 Foot Wave
band that plays alternative rock
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Girlyman
Girlyman
American folk-rock band
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Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight
soul singer, songwriter and record producer
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Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis
British singer-songwriter
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Uncle Earl
Uncle Earl
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Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth
American actress, singer and author
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Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule
American singer-songwriter
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Jessie J
Jessie J
English singer
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Sharon Shannon
Sharon Shannon
Irish musician
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Rebecca Loebe
Rebecca Loebe
American musician
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Marissa Nadler
Marissa Nadler
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and fine artist
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Belly
Belly
American musical group
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Betty Hutton
Betty Hutton
American actress
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ZOEgirl
ZOEgirl
American Christian pop rock band
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Lamya
Lamya
British singer
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Kimya Dawson
Kimya Dawson
American musician
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Shannon McNally
Shannon McNally
American musician
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K.Flay
K.Flay
American singer, rapper and songwriter
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Odetta
Odetta
American recording artist, singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and civil and human rights activist (1930-2008)
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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
American funk/soul band
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Nomy Lamm
Nomy Lamm
American musician and activist
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Susan McKeown
Susan McKeown
Irish songwriter, folk singer and producer
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Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
American singer–songwriter, actress, spokesperson
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Lea Salonga
Lea Salonga
Filipina singer
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Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding
American jazz bassist and singer
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K. T. Oslin
K. T. Oslin
American musician
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Mary Black
Mary Black
Irish singer
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Neil Finn
Neil Finn
New Zealand musician
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David Narcizo
David Narcizo
American musician
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Kerry Ellis
Kerry Ellis
English stage actress and singer
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Queensrÿche
Queensrÿche
American heavy metal band
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Ani Di Franco
Ani Di Franco
American singer-songwriter
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Natalie La Rose
Natalie La Rose
Dutch recording artist and dancer
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Erin McCarley
Erin McCarley
American musician
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Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
American folk rock duo
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She & Him
She & Him
American musical duo
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Sylvie Lewis
Sylvie Lewis
American musician
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Martha Wash
Martha Wash
American singer
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Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe
American singer-songwriter, composer, record producer and actress
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Clairo
Clairo
American recording artist
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Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Canadian-American singer-songwriter
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Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
American recording artist; singer-songwriter, actress, and television personality
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Blixa Bargeld
Blixa Bargeld
German musician
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Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Welsh recording artist and singer
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Dar Williams
Dar Williams
American singer-songwriter
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Sharon Cuneta
Sharon Cuneta
Filipino singer, actress and TV host
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Jenny Lewis
Jenny Lewis
American actor, singer-songwriter
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Lainey Wilson
Lainey Wilson
musical artist
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Donita Sparks
Donita Sparks
American musician
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Dale Bozzio
Dale Bozzio
American singer
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Sharon Redd
Sharon Redd
American musician
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Lisa Hannigan
Lisa Hannigan
Irish musician
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The Ikettes
The Ikettes
American vocal group; backing vocalists for the Ike & Tina Turner Revue
Rose Polenzani
folk musician

Rose Polenzani

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folk musician
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Rose Polenzani (born March 7, 1975 in Waukesha, Wisconsin) is an independent folk musician. She was raised in the Chicago area and attended Knox College before leaving to pursue a singing career. She is currently living in Boston, Massachusetts. She plays guitar and, less frequently, piano. Her lyrics often blend obscure images and emotions.

Polenzani has performed in Lilith Fair in 1998, and the Sundance Film Festival in 1999. She has opened for the Indigo Girls, David Gray, Vic Chesnutt, Patty Griffin, Joan Baez, Jonatha Brooke, Kristin Hersh and Shawn Colvin. She has been reviewed positively in the Utne Reader, BUST Magazine, and the Boston Globe.

Polenzani performed as part of Voices on the Verge, a collaborative musical project with Beth Amsel, Jess Klein, and Erin McKeown. Voices on the Verge toured together in 2001 and 2002 and released a live album, Voices on the Verge: Live In Philadelphia on the Rykodisc label. In 2004, Polenzani toured with Sharon Lewis of the British band Pooka, whom she cites as a major musical influence.

Opera singer Matthew Polenzani is her brother. Her grandfather was Lynn Hauldren, known as "The Empire Man" for his work as a pitchman for Empire Today.