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Sheryl Suzanne Crow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She is noted for her genres including rock, pop, country, folk, and blues.

She has released twelve studio albums, five compilations, and three live albums, and contributed to several film soundtracks. Her most popular songs include “All I Wanna Do” (1994), “Strong Enough” (1994), “If It Makes You Happy” (1996), “Everyday Is a Winding Road” (1996), “Tomorrow Never Dies” (1997), “My Favorite Mistake” (1998), “Picture” (2002, duet with Kid Rock), and “Soak Up the Sun” (2002). Crow has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and has won nine Grammy Awards from 32 nominations. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023. In addition to her music career, she has appeared in various television series and films, including 30 Rock, Cop Rock, GCB, Cougar Town, One Tree Hill, and NCIS: New Orleans, among others.

Crow returned with her sixth studio album Detours, which was released on February 5, 2008. Detours debuted at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart selling close to 92,000 copies in its first week and an additional 52,000 copies in its second week. In support of the new album, Crow launched a 25-date tour with James Blunt, and the lineup included reggae group Toots and the Maytals after being handpicked by Crow who said they are one of her favorite bands.

Crow began dating Kevin Gilbert and joined him in an ad hoc group of musicians known to themselves as the “Tuesday Music Club”. The group existed as a casual songwriting collective before its association with Crow but rapidly developed into a vehicle for her debut album after her arrival. Group members Gilbert, David Baerwald, and David Ricketts (both formerly of David & David), Bill Bottrell, Brian MacLeod, and Dan Schwartz share songwriting credits with Crow on her debut album, Tuesday Night Music Club, released in 1993.

Her relationship with Gilbert became acrimonious soon after the album was released, and disputes arose about songwriting credits. Tuesday Night Music Club featured many of the songs written by Crow’s friends, including the second single, “Leaving Las Vegas”. The album was slow to garner attention, until “All I Wanna Do” became an unexpected smash hit in October 1994. The singles “Strong Enough” and “Can’t Cry Anymore” were also released, with the first song (“Strong Enough”) charting at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and “Can’t Cry Anymore” hitting the Top 40. Tuesday Night Music Club went on to sell more than 7 million copies in the US and UK during the 1990s.

The album also won Crow three Grammys at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards in 1995: Record of the Year, Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Crow performed at the 1994 Woodstock Festival and appeared in the “New Faces” section of Rolling Stone in 1994. She also supplied background vocals to the song “The Garden of Allah” from Don Henley’s 1995 album Actual Miles: Henley’s Greatest Hits. In 1996, Crow released her self-titled second album. She produced the album herself and also played a variety of instruments, from various guitars, bass or pedal steel to various organs and piano.