A big question to answer, and a moving target for me! 60's and 70's music, All Broadway Musicals, The Beatles, Irving Berlin, The Gershwins, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Heart, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, John Denver, U2, Paul Simon, Seal, Elton John, Maroon 5, KT Tungstall, B-52s, Billy Joel, Jacques Brel, Elton John, Keith Richards, The White Stripes, Sting, John Melloncamp, Johnny Cash, Sam Phillips, Jesse Harris, Richard Julian, Norah Jones, Sasha Dobson, Bonnie Raitt, Luther Vandross, Peter Gabriel...updated 4/18/08
SusanJoy Grieco is Singer-Songwriter who writes from the heart. Her audience is attracted to the clarity of her songs and the intention of the creative process.
****"TurnAround" is her debut CD, released in May 2005. The 9 songs on the CD were recorded, substantially, at the multi-Grammy winning studio Bennett Studios in Englewood, NJ. These original songs penned by SusanJoy have been well-received, world-wide.
****To purchase the CD or purchase tracks:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/susanjoygrieco
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=72983821 for Apple itunes
http://www.emusic.com/album/10923/10923145.html?fref=700329 for Emusic
www.SusanJoyMusic.com
****People often ask SusanJoy, how do you write a song? Like, where does that come from!? "Simply living life," she shrugs. "For example, the pop-rock crowd pleaser 'The Air' was inspired while appreciating my fantastic family and friends. Fans say this song feels like being at an outdoor U2 or Sheryl Crow concert. And the sassy sing-a-long song 'Loverboy' wrote itself after I saw the flirtations of some country stars in a Nashville coffeehouse. Listeners have called it a tongue-in-cheek Dixie Chicks style. Inspiration also comes from misbehaving pets. A noisy bird kicked-off the pleasing 'Fricasse Shuffle', reminiscent of the Paul Simon/Jimmy Buffet genre, complete with it's own dance steps. Or, eavesdropping on a lovers quarrel became the moody, jazzy composition, “He Said, She Said.” My discerning friends pick-up on the Dave’s True Story or Joni Mitchell vibe to this tune."
****The acclaimed session musicians featured on the CD "TurnAround" include: bassist Kasim Sultan (Meatloaf), background vocalist Eric Troyer (John Lennon, The Orchestra/ELO), drummer Adrian D’Souza (Roseanna Vitro) mandolinist/guitarist Andy Goessling (Railroad Earth) engineer Dave Kowlaski (Grammy Winner -The Spanish Harlem Orchestra featuring Ruben Blades ) Local New Jersey Performer/Teacher John Harritty
****SusanJoy plays a Taylor Guitar 514ce Grand Auditorium cutaway and a Martin Goya. She writes on both piano and guitar.
****She's currently working on a series of cool projects.
update 5/1/08
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SusanJoy, thanks so much for the compliments and good wishes! I really appreciate it! Yeah, it took long but I think it was worth it and it was a fun journey! Anyway, glad to see you're alive and well and doing your thing! Talk to you soon!
I just listened to your first song all the way through, and then had to listen again, those lyrics are beautiful, and uplifting for me, you're a sweet person and wonderful songwriter
