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Press
“Lisa is a phenomenal artist...and Iím taking her under my wing.” - Lucinda Williams, Grammy winning singer-songwriter
- Quote from Lucinda Williams
“[Sanders] boasts a charming poetic flair and smoky soulful voice that you will want to listen to for hours...If you test only one brand new artist this week, make it Sanders.” - Billboard Magazine
Dixie Chicks, Cibbo Mato, Beth Orton, Sheryl Crow, Lisa Sanders Lilith Fair, Coors Amphitheatre, July 16 - Best Pop Concerts of 1999 - George Varga -San Diego UnionTribune
“The singer-songwriter’s sonorous voice flows straight from the heart, coloring and shaping her melodies with such soulful graceful music before the lyrics even register.” - Taylor Guitars
“When Lisa Sanders takes the stage everything drops away, leaving a rare and unexpected intimacy and vitality. There’s a reason Lisa is everybody’s favorite singer. Her startling honesty cuts through the practiced artifice of so much pop music today, reminding us all what real music is supposed to sound like.” - Peter Bolland, Professor of Philosophy, Southwestern College
“Lisa Sanders is a musical diva – she’s got the voice, the talent and the songwriting chops to qualify.... Channeling the vocal strength of Chaka Khan and the dusty edge of Bonnie Raitt, Lisa belts out songs filled with world-weary experience and hope. She entices her audiences by weaving her artfelt lyrics and catchy melodies, then adds a stylistic purity that is so rarely found in pop music today.” - Siren Magazine
"Sanders has a rich, queenly voice that's pristine enough to turn heads and save souls." - GoGirlsMusic.com January 2001
Discography
:: Last Night in Roseburg (2007) -
*Mastered by Gavin Lurssen, two time Grammy winner ("Album of the Year 2001" category for the soundtrack "O Brother Where Art Thou" and 2003 for work on the acclaimed PBS series "Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues"). Lurssen mastered three of five songs nominated for 2004 Academy Awards (two songs from "Cold Mountain" performed by Alison Krauss and Sting and one from "A Mighty Wind". Gavin's other works include mastering the soundtrack for "Walk the Line."
* Lisa co-wrote "Texas" with Susan Gibson, Grammy Award winning songwriter of the hit song "Wide Open Spaces", which catapulted the Dixie Chicks into fame.
*Lisa Sanders collaborated with multi-hit writer Jenny Yates on the song "Last Night in Roseburg". Ms. Yates has also written hits with Garth Brookes, Janis Ian, Andrew Gold, Keb Mo and others.
*"Firefly" was co-written by Maia Sharp, award winning songwriter of Dixie Chick's hit "Home" and Steve Poltz, who wrote Jewel's smash hit "You Were Meant for Me."
*The CD is produced by a Jeff Berkely, winner of the Kerrville New Folk Award.
*On bass is Ken Dow, currently performing with the Broadway production of "Jersey Boys" in New York City.
*On guitar is Doug Pettibone, multi-instrumentalist for three time Grammy winner Lucinda Williams. Doug has also played with Jewel and Tracy Chapman, to name just a few.
:: Hold On Tightly (2003) - This ground breaking CD saw Lisa push her creative abilities far beyond her usual musical boundaries, drawing inspiration from such artists as Joni Mitchell, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Neil Young, the Band and Crosby, Stills & Nash.
:: Lisa Sanders Live (2002) - Recorded "live" with renowned bass guitarist Albie Dunbar.
:: Life Takes You Flying (1999) - Lisa worked with Jimmy Crespo (guitarist for Rod Stewart and Aerosmith), three-time Grammy winner Barry Rudolph and pedal steel player Kevin Ryan (pedal steel player for LeAnn Rimes) on this CD.
:: Isn't Life Fine (1997) - Lisa teamed with legendary songwriter Bernie Taupin, three-time Grammy winner Barry Rudolph and Steve Poltz (songwriter for Jewel) on this MCA release. Also appearing are world renowned violinist Jerry Goodman (of the Mahavishnu Orchestra), percussionist Alex Acuna (played with Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney, Santana, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Diana Ross), keyboardist Scott Gorham (played with Cher), guitarist Dave Stark (played with Rick James and Tina Marie), bassist Josquin des Pres (co-writes songs with Bernie Taupin and producer/
engineer for the Gypsy Kings).
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Bio
Born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and raised in a small Southern California town, Lisa Sanders has learned to push her musical boundaries to places that are almost never explored by Afro-American women. And she does it with such confidence, with an inherent ability to make even unwilling listeners to stop dead in their tracks and ask, "Who is that woman singing? And where does she get her voice?"
Lisa Sanders sings with such conviction as to make the hair stand up on the listener's arms. With a voice so penetrating it brings tears to grown men's eyes. An amazing presence and sultry charm, Lisa Sanders delivers.
Third place winner of the 2008 Telluride Troubador competition, two time award winner for San Diego Acoustic Artist of the Year and the Reader Magazine's Best Acoustic Artist, Lisa has opened for such artists as Lucinda Williams, BB King, Bob Dylan, Al Green, Stevie Nicks, James Taylor, David Wilcox, Louden Wainwright III, Babyface and Sophie B. Hawkins. Sanders also performed at the Lillith Fair with Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow and the Dixie Chicks to name a few.
With five CDs to her name including her latest, Last Night in Roseburg, a deeper exploration into Lisa's self described style of "black cowgirl country/pop," a roots/rock, blues oriented, pop CD that pushes mainstream pop to new heights. Lisa Sanders looks forward to a long career in music with touring and writing at the forefront.
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