Meredith brooks singer children
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Meredith Ann Brooks (born June 12, 1958 in Oregon City, Oregon, USA) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. She's best known for her acclaimed 1997 release 'Blurring the Edges', her debut major label album receiving widespread commercial success and being RIAA certified as double-platinum. Growing up in Corvallis, she left high school at age fifteen in 1974 before working in the Pacific Northwest indie music scene, performing and making independent records. In the early 80s, she moved to Los Angeles, California to further her career in music.
At that time, she recorded a number of songs that appeared years and years later on the album 'See It Through My Eyes'. Before too long, Brooks joined the rock group The Graces. Though only an underground success, the band recorded and released the well-received album 'A Perfect View' in 1989.
In the wake of the enormous popularity of solo rocker Alanis Morissette in 1995, Brooks landed a major label contract with Capitol Records. She was nearly 39 years old before having her first hit sin
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‘Bitch’: The Story Behind Meredith Brooks’ Feminist Anthem
The 90s proved that alternative music was no longer a man’s game. Women were just as integral to the genre’s mainstreaming, with artists like Alanis Morrisette, No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani, Sheryl Crow, Garbage’s Shirley Manson, and The Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan leading the charge. Among this crop came Meredith Brooks, who solidified her position in alternative rock with a single tune: 1997’s “Bitch.”
Brooks began her career in 1976 as a teen member of the all-female band Sapphire, performing throughout Seattle and her native Oregon. Following the band’s split in 1980, Brooks joined the short-lived rock band Lips as well as all-female trio the Graces alongside Gia Ciambotti and former Go-Go Charlotte Caffey. She later moved to Los Angeles to kick off her solo career and released her self-titled debut album in 1986.
Brooks’ breakthrough occurred in 1995 after signing with Capitol Records. Two years later, her career-defining album Blurring the Edges was released. “Bitch,” the album’s lead single, cut
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Meredith Brooks
Born
Meredith Ann Brooks
June 12, 1958 (age 65)
Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.
Genres
Pop, rock, alternative rock
Occupation
Singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer
Years active
1976–2008 (as artist)
Albums
(Released: July 23, 1986)
Blurring the Edges
(Released: May 6, 1997)
See It Through My Eyes
(Released: November 11, 1997)
Deconstruction
(Released: September 28, 1999)
Bad Bad One
(Released: May 21, 2002)
If I Could Be…
(Released: September 25, 2007)
Meredith Ann Brooks (born June 12, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. She is best known for her 1997 hit song "Bitch", for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Work with Katy Perry[]
She worked with Katy Perry on the following song(s):
Songs from (A) Katy Perry (2005):
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