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== Personal life == |
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Bonnie Bishop was born in [[Cincinnati]], Ohio, the daughter of two musicians. Her father was a blues piano player, and her mother a cellist. In 1991 she moved to Mississippi after her mother remarried.<ref>Travis, Nikki (March 15, 2002) "[http://www.reflector-online.com/news/2002/11/15/Entertainment/Bonnie.Bishop.Plays.At.Daves-2536570.shtml Bonnie Bishop plays at Dave's]" ''[[Reflector (newspaper)|The Reflector]]''. Retrieved on 2009-04-07.</ref><ref>[http://www.jbknowledge.com/Files/FlashWorkFiles/6/BonnieBishop.swf Bonnie Bishop]</ref> Bishop graduated with a sociology degree from the [[University of Texas at Austin]] in 2001.<ref name=Chronicle /> |
Bonnie Bishop was born in [[Cincinnati]], Ohio, the daughter of two musicians. Her father was a blues piano player, and her mother a cellist. In 1991 she moved to Mississippi after her mother remarried.<ref>Travis, Nikki (March 15, 2002) "[http://www.reflector-online.com/news/2002/11/15/Entertainment/Bonnie.Bishop.Plays.At.Daves-2536570.shtml Bonnie Bishop plays at Dave's]" ''[[Reflector (newspaper)|The Reflector]]''. Retrieved on 2009-04-07.</ref><ref>[http://www.jbknowledge.com/Files/FlashWorkFiles/6/BonnieBishop.swf Bonnie Bishop]</ref> Bishop credits much of her vocal style to the students at her high school in Mississippi, however she was sent back to Houston to finish high school after her parents decided the local schools were a bad influence on her.<ref>http://www.americanamusicshow.com/episode113 Americana Music Show Episode 113, published November 12, 2012</ref>. Bishop graduated with a sociology degree from the [[University of Texas at Austin]] in 2001.<ref name=Chronicle /> |
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Revision as of 00:07, 10 December 2012
Bonnie Bishop is a country rock singer-songwriter from Texas,[1] who grew up in Houston, and moved from Austin, Texas, to Nashville, in 2007.[2] In 2008, she performed at the Austin City Limits Music Festival.[3] Her single "Sweet on the Down Low" was on the Texas music charts for more than six months.[4]
Classically trained, Bishop had previously considered pursuing a career in opera.[5]
Appearances
- Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic 2006
- Armed Forces Entertainment 2007 - Australia and Japan[6]
- Austin City Limits Music Festival 2008
Songs
- Send Me a Cowboy
- Goin' Back To Texas
- Sweet on the Down Low
- Don't Say It's Over
- I Think I Will
- Lucky Ones
- Almost Like Home
- Everytime You Come Around
- I Envy the Man Who Put the Ring on Your Finger
Albums
- Bonnie Bishop (2002)
- Goin' Back to Texas - Music by Rob Albertson, Lyrics by Bonnie Bishop
- Men Are Like Buses - Bonnie Bishop
- Only Glory - Leann Atherton and Jay Patterson
- Send Me a Cowboy - Bonnie Bishop
- Long Way Home (2004)
- Send Me a Cowboy
- Goin Back to Texas
- In the Mirror
- Long Way Home
- One of a Kind (The Waltz)
- Men Are Like Buses
- If I Needed You - Townes Van Zandt
- Simple House
- Sweet on the Down Low
- Friend of Mine
- Woman Willing to Wait
- Wayfaring Stranger
- Soft to the Touch (2005)
- Love Never Knows
- Trains
- The House That Jack Built
- Soft To The Touch
- Something The Doctor Didn't Order
- Brent Rollins
- He Took Me To The River
- I Must Want It Bad
- Give It Up To Me
- Red Moon
- Stillhouse
- Fallen Angel
- Bonnie Bishop and Friends: Live at Magnolia Avenue (2006)
- Sweet On The Downlow
- Stillhouse
- Fallen Angel
- Friend
- Almost Like Home
- Soft To The Touch
- If I Needed You
- Fort Worth
- Trains
- Brent
- Brent Rollins
- You Don't Know Me
- Jesus
- Friend Of Mine
- Bruce
- The Things I Know
- House That Jack Built
- Red Moon
- Everly Lane
- Priest
- You Don't Laugh Anymore
- Mavericks
- Fire And Rain
- Send Me A Cowboy
- Something The Doctor Didn't Order
- Virginia (2009)
Personal life
Bonnie Bishop was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of two musicians. Her father was a blues piano player, and her mother a cellist. In 1991 she moved to Mississippi after her mother remarried.[7][8] Bishop credits much of her vocal style to the students at her high school in Mississippi, however she was sent back to Houston to finish high school after her parents decided the local schools were a bad influence on her.[9]. Bishop graduated with a sociology degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001.[4]
References
- ^ no byline (September 27, 2007). "Music This Week", The Post and Courier. Retrieved on 2009-04-07.
- ^ Singer, Kristi (April 2, 2009). "Soulful songwriter plays SXSE at Myrtle Beach Train Depot", The Sun News.
- ^ Guerra, Joey (September 25, 2008). "So many shows, so little time at Austin City Limits fest", Houston Chronicle.
- ^ a b Guerra, Joey (November 10, 2005). "Living on the edge of country: Bonnie Bishop gets down, dirty on 'Soft to the Touch'", Houston Chronicle.
- ^ Barr, Greg (March 25, 2005). "Bishop singing her way to the top", The Galveston County Daily News. Retrieved on 2009-04-07.
- ^ AFE News Release January 8, 2007 Texas singer tips her hat to the troops in concert series through the Pacific. Retrieved on 2009-04-10
- ^ Travis, Nikki (March 15, 2002) "Bonnie Bishop plays at Dave's" The Reflector. Retrieved on 2009-04-07.
- ^ Bonnie Bishop
- ^ http://www.americanamusicshow.com/episode113 Americana Music Show Episode 113, published November 12, 2012
External links
- Website
- Warren Hood, Bonnie Bishop
- IO Music Bonnie Bishop Soft to the Touch
- Looking back at country music in 2006
- Up Close with Bonnie Bishop September 24, 2004