Ruth Gerson
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Ruth Gerson is an American singer and song writer.
A native of New York City, Ruth Gerson grew up on on the Upper West Side
, the daughter of Michael and Cheryl Gerson. She was a student at the High School of Performing Arts
and studied Jewish existentialism at Princeton University
, graduating Magna Cum Laude.
She began a career as a self-supporting musician, performing her own booking, hiring musicians and doing her own promotion. Her 1997 album Fools and Kings was produced by veteran producer Don Dixon. She has opened for Dave Matthews
, Hootie and the Blowfish, Suzanne Vega
and Roger McGuinn
, and performed at the Newport Folk Festival
in 1994 and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
. She also performed on Late Night With Conan O'Brien
, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
. In a reader's poll of Italy's largest music magazine Buscadero, she was named the second-best female vocalist of 1997, coming in behind Patti Smith
.
In the same year, Ruth Gerson collaborated with the Italian singer Massimo Bubola as the female vocalist in the song "Mio Capitano" by Bubola himself.
After teaching at Princeton, in 2009, following her divorce, she moved to San Francisco where she founded San Francisco Vocal Coaching. In 2010 she released her album, This Can't Be My Life, about her emotional experiences while living in New York. She is the inventor of the Singingbelt, which is an accessory designed to train singers how to use the diaphragm to perfect breath support.
A native of New York City, Ruth Gerson grew up on on the Upper West Side
Upper West Side
The Upper West Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River and between West 59th Street and West 125th Street...
, the daughter of Michael and Cheryl Gerson. She was a student at the High School of Performing Arts
High School of Performing Arts
The High School of Performing Arts, more formally known as The School of Performing Arts: A Division of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, informally known as "PA", was a public alternative high school in New York, New York, USA that existed from 1948 through...
and studied Jewish existentialism at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, graduating Magna Cum Laude.
She began a career as a self-supporting musician, performing her own booking, hiring musicians and doing her own promotion. Her 1997 album Fools and Kings was produced by veteran producer Don Dixon. She has opened for Dave Matthews
Dave Matthews
David John "Dave" Matthews is a South African–born American musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band...
, Hootie and the Blowfish, Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Nadine Vega is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.Two of Vega's songs reached the top 10 of various international chart listings: "Luka" and "Tom's Diner"...
and Roger McGuinn
Roger McGuinn
James Roger McGuinn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds' records...
, and performed at the Newport Folk Festival
Newport Folk Festival
The Newport Folk Festival is an American annual folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in 1959 as a counterpart to the previously established Newport Jazz Festival...
in 1994 and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, often known as Jazz Fest, is an annual celebration of the music and culture of New Orleans and Louisiana...
. She also performed on Late Night With Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is a Peabody Award-winning American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson. Ferguson, the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise, follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup...
. In a reader's poll of Italy's largest music magazine Buscadero, she was named the second-best female vocalist of 1997, coming in behind Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses....
.
In the same year, Ruth Gerson collaborated with the Italian singer Massimo Bubola as the female vocalist in the song "Mio Capitano" by Bubola himself.
After teaching at Princeton, in 2009, following her divorce, she moved to San Francisco where she founded San Francisco Vocal Coaching. In 2010 she released her album, This Can't Be My Life, about her emotional experiences while living in New York. She is the inventor of the Singingbelt, which is an accessory designed to train singers how to use the diaphragm to perfect breath support.
Discography
- "Very Live", 1995
- Fools and Kings, 1997
- "Not Around Town", 1998
- WISH, 1999
- Wake To Echo, 2003
- This Can't Be My Life, 2010
- "Deceived", May 17, 2011