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The Roches
Origin New Jersey,
Genre(s) Rock
Folk
Years active 1973 — Present
Label(s) Columbia Records
Warner Bros.
MCA
429 Records
Website http://www.roches.com
Members
Maggie Roche
Terre Roche
Suzzy Roche

The Roches (Maggie, Terre and Suzzy Roche) are a female vocal group of three songwriting sisters from Park Ridge, New Jersey,[1] known for their unusual and rich harmonies, quirky lyrics, and casually comedic stage performances. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jagger 's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust putting an abrupt end The present is the Time that is perceived directly not as a recollection or a speculation In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc The Roches ( Maggie, Terre and Suzzy Roche) are a female Vocal group of three songwriting Irish-American sisters from The Roches ( Maggie, Terre and Suzzy Roche) are a female Vocal group of three songwriting Irish-American sisters from Suzzy Roche (Suzzy pronounced to rhyme with "fuzzy" originally from Park Ridge New Jersey, is best known for her work with the female vocal group The Roches Abba Brisbane Birralee Voices Cliff Adams Singers Crosby Stills & Nash Danny A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Park Ridge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. In Western music, harmony is the use of different pitches simultaneously and chords actual or implied in Music. Lyrics (in singular form Lyric) are a set of words that accompany music either by speaking or singing A performance, in Performing arts, generally comprises an event in which one group of people (the performer or performers behave in a particular way for another group of people In recent years the sisters have performed alone or in pairs, but current appearances (as of January 2007) are featuring the trio. [2]

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Career

In the late 1960s, eldest sister Margaret and middle sister Terre (pronounced "Terry") quit school to tour as a duo. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Maggie wrote most of the songs, with Terre contributing to a few. The sisters got a break when Paul Simon brought them in as backup singers on his album There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973). Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941 is an American Songwriter, Musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They returned the favor, so to speak, by getting his assistance (along with an appearance by The Oak Ridge Boys) on their only album as a duo, Seductive Reasoning (1975). The Oak Ridge Boys are a country and gospel group that is based in the United States. Shortly after that, youngest sister Suzzy (rhymes with "fuzzy") joined the group to form The Roches trio. Suzzy Roche (Suzzy pronounced to rhyme with "fuzzy" originally from Park Ridge New Jersey, is best known for her work with the female vocal group The Roches

Around this time, they parlayed bartending jobs at famous Greenwich Village folk venue Gerde's Folk City into stage appearances, an experience they commemorated in their song, "Face Down at Folk City" (from Another World, 1985). Gerde's Folk City was a legendary venue in the West Village. Opened by owner Mike Porco as a coffeehouse in 1952 it was located at 11 West 4th Street (the building It was here that they met many of their future singing and songwriting collaborators. Terre was now writing songs as well, and by the time of their first album as a trio, The Roches (1979), Suzzy also began writing. The Roches is a 1979 Album by The Roches. Track listing "We" – 235 (Suzzy Roche Terre Roche Maggie Roche Robert Fripp produced the musically sparse album that allowed the sisters' harmonies to shine through. Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a Guitarist, Composer and a Record Maggie's "The Married Men" from this album was eventually to become the biggest hit of the songwriting trio — not for them, but for Phoebe Snow. Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub on July 17, 1952) is a Singer, Songwriter, and Guitarist, best known for her 1975 hit

Throughout the 1980s, The Roches continued to release their music to small but appreciative audiences, little or no air play, and only modest record sales. In 1990, they returned to their Christmas-caroling roots with the release of the 24-track We Three Kings, which included the a cappella "Star of Wonder", written by Terre. After another pop album (A Dove, 1992), they recorded an entire album of children's songs entitled Will You Be My Friend?, featuring a song by brother David and a gaggle of young backup singers, including Suzzy's daughter Lucy.

After a tour interrupted by the death of their father, The Roches crafted a more somber and thoughtful album, Can We Go Home Now (1995), the last original recording they released as a trio until 2007.

In 1997, the sisters formally put their group on long-term hold. They continued to work on solo projects and often collaborated on albums and performances. Terre teaches guitar workshops and has released a solo album. Suzzy, who has acted on the stage and in several movies, released two of her own albums and two with Maggie, with whom she has toured. All three sisters can be found periodically participating in New York-area events. At the end of 2005, the three Roches (with brother Dave) reunited for a short but highly successful holiday tour. Several more appearances in the U. S. and Canada took place 2006-7, and in March 2007, after a 12-year hiatus, The Roches released a new studio album, Moonswept. [3]

A musical family

Maggie has a contralto voice that provides an unusual bass element for all-female harmonies. Terre provides a soprano that brackets the upper range of the sisters, while Suzzy fills in the middle range. While touring, the sisters accompany themselves with guitars and keyboards, frequently without additional musicians.

Musical talent runs further in the family. Brother David is also a singer-songwriter with his own solo album, and has often backed up the trio on their recordings. [4][5] [6] Maggie's son, Felix McTeigue, has recorded two albums (one with his group Filo). [7][8] Suzzy's daughter Lucy Roche has also contributed vocals on the Roches' and McTeigue's albums,[9][10] and in 2007 she produced a CD of her own. Lucy Wainwright Roche (born 1981) is a musican best known as the daughter of Suzzy Roche and Loudon Wainwright III.

The majority of Roches songs are written by the three sisters, alone, in every combination, and occasionally collaborating with other songwriters. They have also recorded their own arrangements of songs from a variety of New York folk artists, as well as a few covers of famous songs. (Their three-part arrangement of the normally four-part "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's "Messiah", featured on Keep on Doing [1982], is legendary in a cappella circles. )

Discography

Maggie & Terre Roche

The Roches

Suzzy Roche

Terre Roche

Suzzy & Maggie Roche

Other appearances

Other musical associations

Footnotes

  1. ^ Cocks, Jay. Laurie Anderson (born Laura Phillips Anderson, on June 5 1947 in Glen Ellyn Illinois) is an American experimental Performance artist and Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a Guitarist, Composer and a Record WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Philip Glass (born January 31 Jack Studebaker Hardy is a lyrical Singer-songwriter and Playwright based in Greenwich Village who has been influential in the North American Richard Barone is a rock musician born in Tampa, Florida. He also works as a songwriter arranger author director and producer and releases albums as a solo Indigo Girls are an American Folk rock duo consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. Edward Woodley "Edd" Kalehoff (born 1946 is a music composer who specializes in compositions for television Christine Lavin (born January 2, 1952) is a New York City -based singer songwriter and promoter of contemporary Folk music. David Massengill (born in 1951 in Bristol Tennessee) is an American folk Singer/songwriter, Guitar and Appalachian dulcimer player Kate and Anna McGarrigle are a Canadian Folk music duo from Quebec. Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941 is an American Songwriter, Musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American Songwriter, Folk singer, Humorist, and "Valentines from the Danger Zone", Time (magazine), May 7, 1979. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Retrieved on 2007-10-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western  "She and Terre performed them first in the family living room in Park Ridge, N. J. , then later on the back of a flat-bed truck in nearby shopping centers for the benefit of a local politician and the glory of the Democratic Party. " 
  2. ^ "Calendar of Appearances & Events". Roches' official website. Retrieved on 2007-01-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade.
  3. ^ "The Roches" (home page). Roches official website. Retrieved on 2007-01-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade.
  4. ^ "Dave Roche: Credits". All Music Guide. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a
  5. ^ "David Roche: Songs". All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a
  6. ^ "David Roche: Credits". All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a
  7. ^ "Filo: Hoi Polloi". All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a
  8. ^ Hartenbach, Brett. Review: Felix McTeigue. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a
  9. ^ "Lucy Roche: Songs". All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a
  10. ^ "Lucy Roche: Credits". All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a

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