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The Roches are a female vocal group of three songwriting Irish-American sisters from Park Ridge, New Jersey
, known for their "unusual" and "rich" harmonies, quirky lyrics, and casually comedic stage performances.
The Roches have been active as performers and recording artists since the mid-1970s, at various times performing as a trio and in pairs.
brought them in as backup singers on his 1973 #2 album There Goes Rhymin' Simon
. They got his assistance (along with an appearance by The Oak Ridge Boys
) on their only album as a duo, Seductive Reasoning (1975). Shortly after that, youngest sister Suzzy
(rhymes with "fuzzy") joined the group to form The Roches trio.
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). 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. Robert Fripp
produced the album. 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
. After Snow and Linda Ronstadt
performed the song in a duet on Saturday Night Live
, the Roches were invited themselves to perform a few months later
in 1979 at the behest of Paul Simon. They did two songs, both unreleased at the time, "Bobby's Song" and "The Hallelujah Chorus".
Throughout the 1980s, The Roches continued to release their music to small audiences, little or no air play, and only modest record sales. Their widest exposure in the '80s was an appearance on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" in November 1985, where they performed their song "Mr. Sellack". 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 various young backup singers, including Suzzy's daughter Lucy Wainwright Roche
.
After a tour interrupted by the death of their father, The Roches released 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 in 2006-7, and in March 2007, after a 12-year hiatus, The Roches released a new studio album, Moonswept. Following the tour for "Moonswept", the Roches announced that they would no longer be touring, although they have made isolated appearances individually and as a group, mostly in and around New York City.
voice--"almost a contralto." 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 guitar
s and keyboards
, frequently without additional musicians.
Brother David is also a singer-songwriter
with his own solo album, and has often backed up the trio on their recordings.
Maggie's son, Felix McTeigue, has recorded two albums (one with his group Filo).
Suzzy's daughter, Lucy, has also contributed vocals on the Roches' and McTeigue's albums,
and in 2007 she produced an EP of her own, 8 Songs, followed by 8 More in 2008 and tours opening for acts such as Amos Lee
and the Indigo Girls
.
The majority of Roches songs are written by the three sisters, whether individually, in every combination, or collaborating with other songwriters. They have also recorded their own arrangements of songs by a variety of New York folk artists, as well as a few covers of famous songs. Their three-part arrangement of the four-part "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel
's Messiah
, featured on Keep on Doing
(1982), is well regarded in a cappella
circles.
Park Ridge, New Jersey
Park Ridge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Park Ridge had a population of 8,645 as of the 2010 United States Census....
, known for their "unusual" and "rich" harmonies, quirky lyrics, and casually comedic stage performances.
The Roches have been active as performers and recording artists since the mid-1970s, at various times performing as a trio and in pairs.
Career
In the late 1960s, eldest sister Margaret and middle sister Terre quit school to tour as a duo. Maggie wrote most of the songs, with Terre contributing to a few. The sisters got a break when Paul SimonPaul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Simon is best known for his success, beginning in 1965, as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles...
brought them in as backup singers on his 1973 #2 album There Goes Rhymin' Simon
There Goes Rhymin' Simon
There Goes Rhymin' Simon is the third solo studio album by American musician Paul Simon rush-released on May 5, 1973. It contains songs covering several styles and genres, such as gospel and dixieland . It received two nominations at the Grammy Awards of 1974, including Best Male Pop Vocal...
. They got his assistance (along with an appearance by The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s...
) on their only album as a duo, Seductive Reasoning (1975). Shortly after that, youngest sister Suzzy
Suzzy Roche
Suzzy Roche , originally from Park Ridge, New Jersey, is best known for her work with the female vocal group The Roches, alongside sisters Maggie and Terre...
(rhymes with "fuzzy") joined the group to form The Roches trio.
Around this time, they parlayed bartending jobs at famous Greenwich Village folk venue Gerde's Folk City
Gerde's Folk City
Gerdes Folk City was a music venue in the West Village in New York City. Initially opened as a restaurant called Gerdes, by owner Mike Porco, it eventually began to present occasional incidental music. It was located at 11 West 4th Street , having moved in 1970 to 130 West 3rd Street before finally...
into stage appearances, an experience they commemorated in their song, "Face Down at Folk City" (from Another World, 1985). 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
The Roches (album)
The Roches is the 1979 eponymous debut album by The Roches.The album was well received. Jay Cocks in Time wrote that their music "is startling, lacerating and amusing" while Robert Christgau praised Robert Fripp's production of "this witty, pretty music". It was voted #11 for the year in The...
(1979), Suzzy also began writing. Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
produced the album. 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 Laub
Phoebe Snow was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for her chart-topping 1975 hit "Poetry Man"....
. After Snow and Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...
performed the song in a duet on Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (Season 4)
Saturday Night Live aired its fourth season during the 1978–1979 television season on NBC. The fourth season started on October 7, 1978 and ended on May 26, 1979. The season four DVD was released on December 2, 2008....
, the Roches were invited themselves to perform a few months later
Saturday Night Live (Season 5)
Saturday Night Live aired its fifth season during the 1979–1980 television season on NBC. The fifth season started on October 13, 1979 and ended on May 24, 1980...
in 1979 at the behest of Paul Simon. They did two songs, both unreleased at the time, "Bobby's Song" and "The Hallelujah Chorus".
Throughout the 1980s, The Roches continued to release their music to small audiences, little or no air play, and only modest record sales. Their widest exposure in the '80s was an appearance on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" in November 1985, where they performed their song "Mr. Sellack". In 1990, they returned to their Christmas-caroling roots with the release of the 24-track We Three Kings, which included the a cappella
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
"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 various young backup singers, including Suzzy's daughter Lucy Wainwright Roche
Lucy Wainwright Roche
Lucy Wainwright Roche is an American singer-songwriter, and the daughter of musicians, Loudon Wainwright III and Suzzy Roche. Preceded by two EPs, 8 Songs and 8 More, Roche released her debut album, Lucy in October 2010....
.
After a tour interrupted by the death of their father, The Roches released 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 in 2006-7, and in March 2007, after a 12-year hiatus, The Roches released a new studio album, Moonswept. Following the tour for "Moonswept", the Roches announced that they would no longer be touring, although they have made isolated appearances individually and as a group, mostly in and around New York City.
Family
Maggie has an "unusual" contraltoContralto
Contralto is the deepest female classical singing voice, with the lowest tessitura, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. It typically ranges between the F below middle C to the second G above middle C , although at the extremes some voices can reach the E below middle C or the second B above...
voice--"almost a contralto." Terre provides a soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
that brackets the upper range of the sisters, while Suzzy fills in the middle range. While touring, the sisters accompany themselves with guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s and keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, frequently without additional musicians.
Brother David is also a singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
with his own solo album, and has often backed up the trio on their recordings.
Maggie's son, Felix McTeigue, has recorded two albums (one with his group Filo).
Suzzy's daughter, Lucy, has also contributed vocals on the Roches' and McTeigue's albums,
and in 2007 she produced an EP of her own, 8 Songs, followed by 8 More in 2008 and tours opening for acts such as Amos Lee
Amos Lee
Amos Lee is an American singer-songwriter whose musical style encompasses folk, rock and soul. Lee has four albums on Blue Note Records and has toured as an opening act for Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Norah Jones, Paul Simon, Merle Haggard, Van Morrison, John Prine, Dave Matthews Band and Adele. In...
and the Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
The Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. They met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
.
The majority of Roches songs are written by the three sisters, whether individually, in every combination, or collaborating with other songwriters. They have also recorded their own arrangements of songs by a variety of New York folk artists, as well as a few covers of famous songs. Their three-part arrangement of the four-part "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Handel was born in 1685, in a family indifferent to music...
's Messiah
Messiah (Handel)
Messiah is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742, and received its London premiere nearly a year later...
, featured on Keep on Doing
Keep on Doing
-Track listing:All tracks composed and arranged by Suzzy and Terre Roche except where indicated.# "The Hallelujah Chorus" # "Losing True" # "Steady with the Maestro"...
(1982), is well regarded in a cappella
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
circles.
Maggie & Terre Roche
- Seductive Reasoning (Columbia, 1975)
- I Gave My Love a Kerry (Earth Rock Wreckerds, 2004)
The Roches
- The RochesThe Roches (album)The Roches is the 1979 eponymous debut album by The Roches.The album was well received. Jay Cocks in Time wrote that their music "is startling, lacerating and amusing" while Robert Christgau praised Robert Fripp's production of "this witty, pretty music". It was voted #11 for the year in The...
(Warner, 1979) - NurdsNurdsNurds is a 1980 album by The Roches, the follow-up to their debut. It was positively reviewed although not quite as highly as their first album. The Rolling Stone review noted that they were "not just entertaining but downright terrifying"...
(Warner, 1980) - Keep On DoingKeep on Doing-Track listing:All tracks composed and arranged by Suzzy and Terre Roche except where indicated.# "The Hallelujah Chorus" # "Losing True" # "Steady with the Maestro"...
(Warner, 1982) - Another WorldAnother World (The Roches album)-Track listing:# "Love Radiates Around"# "Another World"# "Come Softly to Me"# "Missing"# "Face Down at Folk City"# "The Angry Angry Man"# "Weeded Out"# "Older Girls"# "Love to See You"# "Gimme a Slice"-Credits:* Tinker Barfield: bass guitar...
(Warner, 1985) - No TrespassingNo TrespassingNo Trespassing is a 1986 album by The Roches.-Credits:* Produced by Joe Ferry, Andy Bloch and the Roches* Engineered by Andy Bloch* Recorded at Acme Studios, Mamaroneck, N.Y.* Digital remastering: Bill Inglot and Ken Perry / A&M Mastering...
(Real Live Records, 1986) - SpeakSpeak (The Roches album)-Track listing:# "Speak"# "Big Nuthin'"# "Cloud Dancing"# "Everyone Is Good"# "In the World"# "I Love My Mom"# "Losing Our Job"# "Person With a Past"# "The Anti-Sex Backlash of the 80'S"# "Easy"# "Nocturne"# "Merciful God"# "Broken Places"...
(MCA, 1989) - We Three KingsWe Three Kings (The Roches album)-Track listing:# "Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light"# "For Unto Us A Child Is Born"# "Angels We Have Heard on High"# "Deck the Halls"# "Christmas Passing Through"# "Sleigh Ride"# "Away in a Manger"# "Here We Come A-Caroling"# "The Little Drummer Boy"...
(MCA, 1990) - A DoveA Dove-Track listing:# "Ing"# "Troubled Love"# "A Dove"# "Somebody's Gonna Have to Be Me"# "Expecting Your Love"# "Answered Prayers"# "Too Tough Hide"# "Beautiful Love of God"# "You're the One"# "You're the Two"# "Maid of the Seas"...
(MCA, 1992) - Will You Be My Friend?Will You Be My Friend?-Track listing:# "Do the Boodanee"# "Disappointed"# "Will You Be My Friend?"# "Rover"# "Uncle Dave"# "The Laundry"# "Postcard"# "When Kids Are Mean"# "My New Bicycle"# "Here We Go"# "Little Bitty Betty"# "Lovey"# "Goodnight"...
(Baby Boom, 1994) - Can We Go Home NowCan We Go Home Now-Track listing:# "The Great Gaels"# "Move"# "You "# "Christlike"# "Home Away From Home"# "Can We Go Home Now"# "When You're Ready"# "I'M Someone Who Loves You"# "So"# "Holidays"# "My Winter Coat"...
(Rykodisc, 1995). - The Collected Works of the RochesThe Collected Works of the RochesThe Collected Works of the Roches is a 2003 album by The Roches.-Track listing:# "Hammond Song"# "Mister Sellack"# "The Troubles"# "The Train"# "The Married Men "# "One Season"# "Nurds"# "The Hallelujah Chorus"# "Losing True"...
(Rhino/Warner, 2003) - MoonsweptMoonswept-Track listing:# "Us Little Kids"# "Only You Know How"# "No Shoes"# "Moonswept"# "Family of Bones"# "That Naughty Lady of Shady Lane"# "Long Before"# "Piggy Mask"# "Huh"# "Stop Performing"# "Gung Ho"# "Instead I Choose"...
(429 Records429 Records429 Records is an American record label. It is a subsidiary label of Savoy Label Group/Nippon Columbia focusing on indie rock and adult album alternative performers. In addition to releasing new material from musicians such as Dr...
, 2007) - Rhino HiFive: The Roches (Rhino/Warner, 2007)
Suzzy Roche
- Holy SmokesHoly Smokes-Track listing:# "My My Broken Heart"# "Crash"# "Eggshell"# "Holy Smokes"# "Rules"# "The Second Coming of Eli"# "Losing"# "Lightning Storm"# "Abcs"# "Pink Ballet Slippers"# "Breathing"# "Two Bumps on a Log"...
(Red House, 1997) - Songs from an Unmarried Housewife and Mother, Greenwich Village, USASongs from an Unmarried Housewife and Mother, Greenwich Village, USASongs from an Ummarried Housewife and Mother, Greenwich Village, USA is a 2000 album by Suzzy Roche.-Track listing:# "Yankee Doodle"# "Looking for God"# "G Chord Song"# "Out of the Blue"# "No Such Thing as Love"# "Cold Hard Wind"...
(Red House, 2000)
Suzzy & Maggie Roche
- Zero Church (Red House, 2002)
- Why The Long Face (Red House Records, 2004)
Other appearances
- There Goes Rhymin' SimonThere Goes Rhymin' SimonThere Goes Rhymin' Simon is the third solo studio album by American musician Paul Simon rush-released on May 5, 1973. It contains songs covering several styles and genres, such as gospel and dixieland . It received two nominations at the Grammy Awards of 1974, including Best Male Pop Vocal...
(1973). Maggie and Terre are credited on "Was A Sunny Day" on Paul Simon's second solo album. - Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
(1979). The Roches were the musical guest on Nov. 17, 1979, singing Bobby's Song and their a cappella Hallelujah Chorus. - SoundstageSoundstage (TV program)Soundstage is an American live concert television series produced by WTTW Chicago and HD Ready. The original series aired for 13 seasons between 1974 and 1985; a new series of seasons began in 2003, with the latest running through summer 2009, each presented in high definition with surround...
(1983). The Roches were the featured group in one episode of this televised music series. - The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (November 20, 1985), The Roches performed "Mr. Sellack" and "Another World".
- Songs from Liquid DaysSongs from Liquid DaysSongs from Liquid Days is a collection of songs composed by composer Philip Glass with lyrics by Paul Simon, Suzanne Vega, David Byrne and Laurie Anderson...
(1986). The Roches are featured in two songs in this collection of music composed by Philip GlassPhilip GlassPhilip Glass is an American composer. He is considered to be one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century and is widely acknowledged as a composer who has brought art music to the public .His music is often described as minimalist, along with...
. - Crossing DelanceyCrossing DelanceyCrossing Delancey is a romantic comedy film starring Amy Irving and Peter Riegert released in 1988. It is directed by Joan Micklin Silver and based on a play by Susan Sandler, who also wrote the screenplay...
(1988), starring Amy IrvingAmy IrvingAmy Davis Irving is an American actress, known for her roles in the films Crossing Delancey, The Fury, Carrie, and Yentl as well as acclaimed roles on Broadway and Off-Broadway. She has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globes, and has won an Obie award...
. Suzzy played Marilyn, a friend of Isabelle (Irving). The Roches provided several songs for the soundtrack. One of the songs that was featured in the film Nocturne, is also featured on the group's 1989 album Speak. - Stay AwakeStay Awake (album)Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films is a 1988 tribute album recorded by various artists performing songs from Disney films...
(1988). The Roches contributed to this tribute albumTribute albumA tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
. - Tiny Toon AdventuresTiny Toon AdventuresSteven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures, usually referred to as Tiny Toon Adventures or simply Tiny Toons, is an American animated television series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. It began production as a result of Warner Bros....
, episode "New Character Day" (February 20, 1991). The Roches appropriately played a trio of singing roachesCockroachCockroaches are insects of the order Blattaria or Blattodea, of which about 30 species out of 4,500 total are associated with human habitations...
. - PrincessesPrincesses (TV series)Princesses was a short-lived American situation comedy that aired on CBS in 1991. The series was produced by Universal Television and only lasted five episodes because of low ratings, likely due to direct competition from ABC's Top 30 hit Family Matters and NBC's Top 40 show Matlock. The series...
(1991). The trio performs the short-lived TV series' theme song "Someday My Prince Will Come." - A Weekend in the Country (1994). The trio play themselves, performing "Pregnant Pause" at a concert.
- A Family Concert (K-TelK-telK-tel International is an "As-Seen-On-TV" company, which is most noted for its compilation music albums, such as "The Super Hits" series, "The Dynamic Hits" series and "The Number One Hits" series...
VHS, 1995). Includes performances by The Roches and The Music Workshop For Kids. - Anthem (Intersound, 1996), by the Desolation Angels, an über-group consisting of The Roches, Karla DeVitoKarla DeVitoKarla DeVito is an American singer, actress and voice artist.DeVito and her three brothers were raised by a very musical mother, Vivienne, who, when not working to support the family, was always singing at home...
, Kit Hain, Deborah Berg, the Blister Sisters, and Jane Kelly Williams. - Christmas Songs (One Voice/Satellites Records, 1996), by the Carolling Carollers, another über-group consisting of The Roches, Ilana Iguana, Margaret Dorn, Libby Mclaren, and Bonnie Mann.
- Tracey Takes On...Tracey Takes On...Tracey Takes On... is an HBO sketch comedy series created by British-American comedienne Tracey Ullman.In 1993, Ullman returned to television after her hit Fox comedy series, The Tracey Ullman Show, was canceled, with two comedy specials for HBO. Tracey Ullman Takes On New York, and Tracey Ullman:...
, episode "Music" (April 30, 1997). - Time and Love: The Music of Laura Nyro (Astor Place Records, 1997), The trio sings "Wedding Bell Blues".
- Live at the World Café - Volume 9Live at the World Café - Volume 9Live at the World Café: Volume 9 is the ninth volume in an ongoing series of compilation albums showcasing artists that appear on the radio program "World Cafe". "World Cafe" is a two-hour long nationally syndicated music program that originates from WXPN, a non-commercial station on the campus of...
(1999) - "Hammond Song" - Moms That Cook (Baby Boom, 1999), by The Music Workshop For Kids. Suzzy produced as well as performed on this album by various artists.
- Rites of Passage, fourth album by the Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
duo Indigo GirlsIndigo GirlsThe Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. They met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
. Maggie, Terre, and Suzzy sing backing vocals on "Virginia Woolf" and "Airplane". - Nod to Bob: An Artists' Tribute to Bob Dylan on His 60th Birthday (Red House, 2001). Suzzy and Maggie perform 'Clothes Line Saga' from The Basement TapesThe Basement TapesThe Basement Tapes is a 1975 studio album by Bob Dylan and The Band. The songs featuring Dylan's vocals were recorded in 1967, eight years before the album's release, at houses in and around Woodstock, New York, where Dylan and the Band lived...
. - Some Assembly Required (Shanachie, 2002), by the Four Bitchin' BabesFour Bitchin' BabesThe 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"...
. Suzzy was one of the latter-day Babes in this rotating-membership pop-folk group founded by Christine LavinChristine LavinChristine 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...
. - Endless Highway - the music of The BandThe BandThe Band was an acclaimed and influential roots rock group. The original group consisted of Rick Danko , Garth Hudson , Richard Manuel , and Robbie Robertson , and Levon Helm...
(429 Records/SLG Music/EMI, 2007). The Roches perform the Band classic "Acadian Driftwood".
Other musical associations
- Laurie Anderson
- Larry FastLarry FastLawrence Roger 'Larry' Fast is a synthesizer expert and composer. He is best known for Synergy, his 1975–1987 series of synthesizer music albums, and for his contribution to a number of popular music acts, including Peter Gabriel, Foreigner, and Hall and Oates.- Biography :Fast grew up in...
- Robert FrippRobert FrippRobert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
- Philip GlassPhilip GlassPhilip Glass is an American composer. He is considered to be one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century and is widely acknowledged as a composer who has brought art music to the public .His music is often described as minimalist, along with...
- Jack HardyJack Hardy (singer-songwriter)John Studebaker "Jack" Hardy was an American lyrical singer-songwriter and playwright based in Greenwich Village, who was influential as a writer, performer, and mentor in the North American and European folk music scenes for decades...
- Richard BaroneRichard BaroneRichard Barone is a rock musician born in Tampa, Florida who gained attention as frontman for The Bongos. He works as a songwriter, arranger, author, director, and producer, releases albums as a solo artist, tours, and has created major concert events at Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl and New York's...
- Indigo GirlsIndigo GirlsThe Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. They met in elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
- Mark Johnson
- Edd KalehoffEdd KalehoffEdward Woodley "Edd" Kalehoff is a music composer who specializes in compositions for television.-Notable pieces:Composer of about 1,000 pieces, mainly for television, his credits include the majority of cues used on The Price is Right as well as the Nickelodeon game show Double Dare, a music...
- Christine LavinChristine LavinChristine 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...
- David MassengillDavid MassengillDavid Massengill is an American folk singer/songwriter, guitar and appalachian dulcimer player. His best-known songs include "On The Road to Fairfax County," recorded by The Roches and by Joan Baez, "The Great American Dream," and "My Name Joe," about an illegal immigrant restaurant worker...
- Kate and Anna McGarrigleKate and Anna McGarrigleKate and Anna McGarrigle, were a pair of Canadian singer-songwriters from Quebec, who performed as a duo until Kate McGarrigle's death on January 18, 2010.-Profile:...
- Felix McTeigue
- Paul SimonPaul SimonPaul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Simon is best known for his success, beginning in 1965, as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles...
- Lucy Wainwright RocheLucy Wainwright RocheLucy Wainwright Roche is an American singer-songwriter, and the daughter of musicians, Loudon Wainwright III and Suzzy Roche. Preceded by two EPs, 8 Songs and 8 More, Roche released her debut album, Lucy in October 2010....
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