Susan Greenbaum has committed the
first sin of musicians: She quit her day job. After working as a corporate
executive in Fortune
500 companies, Susan traded her power suits for performing. She has been
singing as long as she’s been speaking, growing up in Kansas City,
in college at Harvard, and in Boston and Richmond, VA. And now her tax
return, under "Occupation," reads, "Singer-songwriter."
The Susan Greenbaum Band recently won a national
competition to be the opening act for international superstar
Jewel. Winners were selected
by industry professionals and over 100,000 internet voters who chose
Susan’s band. As Jewel played solo, Susan also performed solo and
enjoyed overwhelming success for the duration of the ten-show tour across
the Northeast, selling almost 1,000 CDs and welcoming thousands of new
fans.
Susan released her third independent CD, "Hey, Hey, Hey!" in
September ‘02 to rave reviews. The disc is a 13-song collection
of intelligent lyrics, beautiful melodies, catchy hooks and always Susan's
mellifluous and versatile voice. Within every song and performance are
the artist's sincerity and boundless energy. The success of her third
CD adds to Susan’s CD sales totals, which exceed 11,000.
Billboard
Magazine has reviewed two songs from “Hey, Hey, Hey!” in
the “Singles” column. “Spin Like a Top” has “hooks
that drill into your brain; smart, organic production; and lyrical substance
to make the music an interactive experience.” "Everything
but You" received a glowing review in Billboard when released as
a single in 2000, and it was also added to commercial radio station WMXB-103.7
FM at 46 spins/week. The Richmond Times-Dispatch called “Hey, Hey,
Hey!” the best local release of 2002.
Prior to "Hey, Hey, Hey!" Susan released "Wake Up!" in
1999, receiving Finalist awards in both the John Lennon Songwriting Contest
and the U.S.A. Songwriting Contest. "Wake Up!" was the logical
follow-up to her mostly acoustic 1997 debut recording, "Actual Size." That
Boston recording introduced listeners to Susan's unique voice and distinctive
writing style.
During MP3.com’s heyday, Susan Greenbaum was
one of the site's most popular artists, famous or unknown. She held
impressive positions
on several charts and garnered over 180,000 downloads of her songs, which
were frequently #1 or in the Top Ten of the Acoustic Rock and Pop charts.
Susan draws big, enthusiastic audiences who delight
in her lively, diverse and powerful performances. Thanks to the internet,
she has fans on every
continent. She performs solo and with her band and has appeared at such
venues as The Bottom Line in NYC, The Birchmere, and Rams Head Tavern.
In addition to touring with Jewel, Susan’s credits include performing
an acoustic set with Dave Matthews Band violinist Boyd Tinsley; sharing
bills with Jill Sobule; and opening for Kenny Loggins, Patty Griffin,
Dar Williams, Janis Ian, Todd Snider, Tuck and Patti, Iris DeMent, Lucy
Kaplansky, Lloyd Cole and Catie Curtis. Susan also endorses W.L Gore’s
Elixir Strings. The most frequently heard comment at her gigs is, "Great
songs--and how does all that big, beautiful sound come out of someone
under five feet tall?" Find out at www.susangreenbaum.com.
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