1. Carolyn Wonderland was born on Carolyn Bradford, November 9,1972 and is an American blues singer-songwriter and musician.
15 Facts About Carolyn Wonderland
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Carolyn Wonderland is married to comedian and writer A Whitney Brown.
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Carolyn Wonderland was born Carolyn Bradford in 1972 in Houston, Texas, United States.
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In 1999, Carolyn Wonderland moved to Austin, Texas; in 2001, she lost her apartment lease after her landlord became ill, and decided to live out of her van since she was spending more than 300 days a year on the road performing.
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In February 2008, Carolyn Wonderland released the CD Miss Understood on the Bismeaux Productions label, and the title song has been on the Top 50 of the 'Roots Music Report' chart since the album's release.
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Fans of Carolyn Wonderland's music include Bob Dylan and Ray Benson, founder of Asleep at the Wheel.
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One notable influence is Austin singer-songwriter Terri Hendrix, as Carolyn Wonderland covered two Hendrix songs on Miss Understood.
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Carolyn Wonderland has been involved in a number of recordings, including several that were self-produced on independent labels.
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Carolyn Wonderland was the lead singer fronting the band Imperial Monkeys.
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Carolyn Wonderland released Bloodless Revolution in 2008, and is the primary singer on the Jerry Lightfoot's Band of Wonder Texistentialism CD with Lightfoot and Vince Welnick.
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Carolyn Wonderland was a founding member of the Loose Affiliation of Saints and Sinners, with several of her songs being featured on their Sessions from the Hotel San Jose Rm.
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Carolyn Wonderland was the lead guitarist in the all-girl, southern rock band Sis DeVille, and a founding member of the Austin Volunteer Orchestra.
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Carolyn Wonderland appeared on Austin City Limits in 2008, and has had her music used on NBC's Homicide and Fox's Time of Your Life.
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Carolyn Wonderland was a headlining artist at the annual Rochester International Jazz Festival summer 2009 at the Eastman Theatre and New York.
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In 2003, Carolyn Wonderland opened the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, after performing there for the previous ten years, singing the national anthem with The Imperial Monkeys.