Sally Fingerett
Encyclopedia
Sally Fingerett is an American folk
singer/songwriter. She was a founding member of Four Bitchin' Babes
and continues to record with the band.
Fingerett joined the Chicago folk scene while a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago
, inspired by such artists as Steve Goodman
and John Prine
. She later moved to Nashville, Tennessee
and became the lead singer for the bluegrass
band Buffalo Gals
. She also toured with artists such as John Hartford
and Bill Monroe
before beginning her solo career.
She met and married producer Dan Green, and they collaborated on producing commercial
music. Green produced four of Fingerett's solo CDs, as well as the Four Bitchin' Babes album Fax It, Charge It, Don't Ask Me What's For Dinner.
In 1994, Fingerett had to suspend recording and performing after contracting a virus
that paralyzed her vocal cords. She recovered use of her voice a year later. Soon after, Christine Lavin
passed a recording of Fingerett's song Home Is Where The Heart Is (about accepting people regardless of sexual orientation
) to Peter, Paul and Mary
, who covered
the song on their album Lifelines. Later, she divorced Green, and created a one-woman comedy
/music show, It's A Crazy World….But Where Else Would We Live...the Musical Musings of a Mental Yentl.
The group released its eighth album, Diva Nation, in October 2009, and continues to perform.
Fingerett currently lives in Columbus, Ohio
with her husband Michael Stan and their three college-age children, EJ, Max, and Aaron.
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer/songwriter. She was a founding member of Four Bitchin' Babes
Four Bitchin' Babes
The Four Bitchin' Babes is a group of female singer-songwriters with rotating membership, performing mainly humorous, satirical or light-hearted songs in the folk genre. The group was described as "slyly outre" writing songs about the "humorous satire of everyday life" with an "inherent charm"...
and continues to record with the band.
Fingerett joined the Chicago folk scene while a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago, or UIC, is a state-funded public research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, near the Chicago Loop...
, inspired by such artists as Steve Goodman
Steve Goodman
Steve Goodman was an American folk music singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. The writer of "City of New Orleans", made popular by Arlo Guthrie, Goodman won two Grammy Awards.-Personal life:...
and John Prine
John Prine
John Prine is an American country/folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a recording artist and live performer since the early 1970s.-Biography:...
. She later moved to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
and became the lead singer for the bluegrass
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
band Buffalo Gals
Buffalo Gals
"Buffalo Gals" is a traditional American song, written and published as "Lubly Fan" in 1844 by the blackface minstrel John Hodges, who performed as "Cool White." The song was widely popular throughout the United States...
. She also toured with artists such as John Hartford
John Hartford
John Cowan Hartford was an American folk, country and bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of Mississippi River lore...
and Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe
William Smith Monroe was an American musician who created the style of music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader...
before beginning her solo career.
She met and married producer Dan Green, and they collaborated on producing commercial
Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
music. Green produced four of Fingerett's solo CDs, as well as the Four Bitchin' Babes album Fax It, Charge It, Don't Ask Me What's For Dinner.
In 1994, Fingerett had to suspend recording and performing after contracting a virus
Virus
A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms. Viruses infect all types of organisms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea...
that paralyzed her vocal cords. She recovered use of her voice a year later. Soon after, Christine Lavin
Christine Lavin
Christine Lavin is a New York City-based singer-songwriter and promoter of contemporary folk music. She has recorded numerous solo albums, and has also recorded with other female folk artists under the name Four Bitchin' Babes...
passed a recording of Fingerett's song Home Is Where The Heart Is (about accepting people regardless of sexual orientation
Sexual orientation
Sexual orientation describes a pattern of emotional, romantic, or sexual attractions to the opposite sex, the same sex, both, or neither, and the genders that accompany them. By the convention of organized researchers, these attractions are subsumed under heterosexuality, homosexuality,...
) to Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary were an American folk-singing trio whose nearly 50-year career began with their rise to become a paradigm for 1960s folk music. The trio was composed of Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers...
, who covered
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
the song on their album Lifelines. Later, she divorced Green, and created a one-woman comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
/music show, It's A Crazy World….But Where Else Would We Live...the Musical Musings of a Mental Yentl.
The group released its eighth album, Diva Nation, in October 2009, and continues to perform.
Fingerett currently lives in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
with her husband Michael Stan and their three college-age children, EJ, Max, and Aaron.
Discography
- Enclosed
- Unraveled
- Ghost Town Girl
- My Good Company
- A Woman's Gotta Do Her Thing