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Michelle Shocked at Strictly Bluegrass, 2007.
Michelle Shocked at Strictly Bluegrass, 2007. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, previously Strictly Bluegrass, or HSB for short is an annual free music festival held the first weekend of October in San Francisco's

Michelle Shocked (born Karen Michelle Johnston, 24 February 1962, in Dallas, Texas) is a U.S. singer-songwriter whose music and performances are influenced by her Texas roots, her political activism, and a self-assured style that her first major-label producer likened to troubadours such as Joni Mitchell, Spider John Koerner, and Dave Van Ronk. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A troubadour ( IPA:, originally) was a composer and performer of Occitan Lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100&ndash1350 Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7 1943) is a Canadian Musician, Songwriter, and "Spider" John Koerner (born August 31, 1938 in Rochester New York) is an American Guitarist Dave Van Ronk ( June 30 1936 – February 10 2002) was a Folk singer born in

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History

Shocked is the daughter of a carpenter. A carpenter (builder is a skilled craftsman who performs carpentry - a wide range of Woodworking that includes constructing buildings, She graduated from high school in Gilmer, Texas, and received her bachelor's degree in the Oral Interpretation of Literature from the University of Texas in Austin. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution Gilmer is also the name of a county in West Virginia. Gilmer is a city in and the County seat of Upshur County A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and She was raised in a strict Mormon household and worked her way through college. TalkMormon#Latter Day Saint vs Latter-day Saint --> Mormon

The singer's name dates back to the one she gave when arrested in 1984 at a protest called "The War Chest Tour" during the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, California. Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations sometimes in favor though more often opposed The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The demonstration challenged the practice of U. S. corporations giving campaign contributions to both Democratic and Republican parties, thus benefiting from political favors regardless of which party is elected. "Michelle Shocked" was a play on words intended to resemble the phrase "shell shocked. Word play is a Literary technique in which the nature of the words that are used become the main subject of the work " The front cover of one of her best-known albums, Short Sharp Shocked, shows her restrained by the chokehold of a San Francisco policeman in a front-page photograph published by the San Francisco Examiner the following day. Short Sharp Shocked is an Album by Michelle Shocked. It is her second album released in 1988 (see 1988 in music) The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The San Francisco Examiner is a US daily Newspaper. It has been published continuously in San Francisco, California, since

Shocked received her first international exposure in Europe, particularly Britain, with her debut album The Texas Campfire Tapes. The album was originally recorded as a field recording directly onto a Sony Walkman at the Kerrville Folk Festival by Pete Lawrence, who represented himself as a journalist for the UK publication Folk Roots and was released on his label, Cooking Vinyl, in 1986. Field recording is the technique for capturing the audible illustration of an environment produced outside of a Recording studio. The Kerrville Folk Festival is a music festival held for 18 consecutive days in the late spring/early summer at Quiet Valley Ranch near Kerrville Texas. fRoots (pronounced "eff-Roots" originally Folk Roots) is a specialist Music Magazine published monthly in the UK. Cooking Vinyl is a UK -based Independent record company, founded in 1986.

Her break into U. S. national renown came with the release of her 1988 album Short Sharp Shocked on college radio rotations around the country, which was met with strong acclaim from listeners. On the crest of this independent momentum, her 1989 album Captain Swing on Mercury Records was accompanied by a strong promotional push, including an MTV-aired video of the single "On the Greener Side. Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. " However, the label did not invest in further promotion, stating that she had "cut too good a deal" for herself. After litigation following her release of 1992's Arkansas Traveler, she extricated herself from the deal, citing a violation of her 13th Amendment constitutional right prohibiting slavery.

Starting in 2002 with the release of Deep Natural, Michelle established her own label, Mighty Sound. She reissued expanded versions of her entire catalog, a plan made possible by her having retained ultimate ownership of her work when she signed with Mercury in 1987. The label got her work for a 10-year period. After litigation dating back to Mercury's refusal to release a gospel record she wanted to work on, ownership of the material reverted to her. In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to

An acoustic version of her song "How You Play the Game" was featured as the opening and credits soundtrack in the DVD of the 2004 documentary film Bush's Brain.

Shocked continues to make music as an independent artist. In September 2007 she released album ToHeavenURide.

Personal life

In 1992, Shocked married journalist Bart Bull. Bart Bull is an American writer reporter columnist and critic They divorced in 2004. [1]

Discography

Albums

Selected recordings:

Mighty Sound re-released two-CD versions of her Mercury releases - Texas Campfire Takes (April 22, 2003), Short Sharp Shocked (September 23, 2003), Captain Swing (March 16, 2004) and Arkansas Traveler (September 14, 2004). ToHeavenURide is an Album by Michelle Shocked. This album was recorded live at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and features original songs Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Kind Hearted Woman is currently out of print and will be re-issued on Mighty Sound in 2007.

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
US Hot 100 US Modern Rock US Mainstream Rock UK
1988 "Anchorage" #66 #16 - - Short Sharp Shocked
"If Love Was a Train" - #20 #33 -
1989 "On the Greener Side" - #19 - - Captain Swing

References

  1. ^ Rogers, Jude (July 31, 2005), “Keep the campfire burning, Michelle”, The Observer, <http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,1539548,00.html>. Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (originally called Mainstream Rock Tracks) is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on Mainstream rock The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Observer is a British Newspaper published on Sundays In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Retrieved on 27 January 2008 

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