I have been influenced by so many bands and artists like The Beatles, Janis Joplin, Led Zepplin, The Rolling Stones, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Steppenwolf, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Stevie Wonder, Crosby Stills and Nash, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Nazareth (I LOVE this band.. remember "Love Hurts" major influence!), Fleetwood Mac - Stevie Nicks, The Monkeys (he he) The Doobie Brothers (uh huh), Lynard Skynard (definetely), Electric light Orchesctra, Queen (oh yeah!), Three Dog Night, Gary Wright and Peter Frampton (these two were my first concert.. I got lost and went on stage!!! ), Yes, KISS!!(had all their records and loved to dress like Ace), Styx, Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, Bob Segar, Steve Miller, The Pretenders, The Motels, Joan Jett, Blondie, Sammy Hagar, Tanya Tucker, Anne Wilson (Heart), Linda Ronstadt, Eddie Money, Steve Perry, (Journey), Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Pat Benetar, The Cars, David Lee Roth (Van Halen), Vixen, Cinerella, Dokken, John Courgar Mellencamp (I fell in love with his stuff when I saw him sing "This time I think I'm really in love") Scorpions, The Go Gos(of course!) The Bangles, Donna Summer, Whitney Houston, Whitesnake, Bon Jovi, ZZ Top, Taylor Dane, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Ethridge, Shania Twain, Reba McIntyre, Mariah (Now she has been my major challange... I've tried hitting those high notes forever!) Bonnie Raitt, Celine, Faith, and all those Diva's!! AND! Athena Marie (Byrne) has influenced me (inspired me) in my songwriting and in so many other ways! Thanks Athena!
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I've been told I sound like a cross between Anne Willson, Natalie Cole, Donna Summer and David Lee Roth... But that's pretty unique woudn't you say!
Born and raised to the age of 10 in Chicago, Ill., she had her first taste of show biz at age 7 when Dana was chosen out of a crowd of hundreds to compete on Bozos circus. She threw the ball into 4 out of 6 buckets, had plenty of TV exposure, and won so many wonderful prizes. The entertainment bug also bit her after being stopped by schoolmates who recognized her in the hallways the next day; she wanted to continue this sensation! When she and her family made the long journey to California, with hardly a penny in their pocket, Dana longed to become a singer, an actress, a model and a dancer or all of the above. She hoped for a better life for the whole family.
Knight, who (2004) was chosen as one of the top 14 semi-finalists in LA for the role of Shirley Partridge in the reality show IN SEARCH OF THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY practices her singing (her passion) as much as possible. She began showcasing her talents in such musicals as Oklahoma, Tom Sawyer, and also starred in The Wizard of Oz as Dorothy at the age of 13. She continued with many other musicals and had a full schedule of fine arts during her senior year at Tracy High School, in Tracy California. After High School, she joined the all-female rock band MISCHIEF and toured the San Francisco Bay Area for 5 years attracting independent record labels and many, many fans. Soon, she was performing as a background artist in movies such as Honeymoon in Vegas, Copycat and Beverly Hills Cop III. She also appeared on TV in such shows as Nash Bridges and a TV movie of the week Baby Snatchers. She then landed a top agent (Boom) in SF and worked in print ads for Dell Computer and while pregnant with her first child, she was a model for Babycenter.com all the while performing in musicals such as A Chorus Line and Hair at City Lights Theater in San Jose. She then went back to college to obtain her AA degree in Massage Therapy while studying music (music theory, piano, singing) as a minor.
In addition, Dana has accomplished some outstanding session singing. She sang two uplifting songs on the movie soundtrack Emily's Song and is a featured singer on songwriter John Foleys web-site songclips.com. She performed Pop, Rock, Country and Jazz tunes in the duo Nick and Knight, and has taught herself to play a little guitar and write her own songs. Mostly, she sings lullaby's to her children, and enjoys experimenting with recording on the computer. She spends a lot of time with her two young children, and spends as much time with her husband of 19 years. She also REALLY enjoys sleeping (which is a rarity in her household!)
Today I would like to let you know about two print magazines in Germany I'm writing for.
"Living Line Dance", reporting about line dance and country music, and "Folk Magazine", reporting about folk and country music. The magazines are high respected in Europe. They offer you a good chance to publicize yourself in Europe and Germany.
For more information, please contact me at MySpace or send email to Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de with the headline "Advertise at Living Line Dance and Folk Magazine".
Hey stranger! This is going to sound random but I actually live in Australia now and here I am watching T.V.... Judge Judy to be exact.... and there you are!! Still watching right now actually... so I have no idea if you win your case or not.. but it's looking good! :) Wow! Small world! hope all is well and that you are still singing!
Happy Friday!!! Thanks for being such a great friend!!! YOU ROCK!!! Have a great week!!!!!
The big show at Tumbleweed Texas is tonight Friday August 28th with the Spiffingtons in Houston Texas I really hope to see you there!!! Love ~Susan www.susanhickman.com
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