1. Dara Starr Tucker is an American singer, songwriter, social commentator and satirist.
26 Facts About Dara Tucker
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Dara Tucker was named Jazz Vocalist of the Year at the 2016 and 2017 Nashville Industry Music Awards.
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Dara Tucker appeared on the Tavis Smiley Show in 2015 and was the opening act for Gregory Porter in 2016.
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Dara Tucker won the silver medal in the American Traditions Vocal Competition in 2017.
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Dara Tucker has shared the stage with Lonnie Smith, 7-string guitarist Charlie Hunter, and pianist Johnny O'Neal at The Blue Note in New York City, The San Jose Jazz Festival, Smoke Jazz and Supper Club in New York City, Sculler's in Boston, the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, and Snug Harbor in New Orleans.
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Dara Tucker has recorded with guitarist Peter Bernstein, guitarist Charlie Hunter, pianist Helen Sung, trombonist Alan Ferber, saxophonist John Ellis and drummer Donald Edwards.
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Dara Tucker is a touring member of the Charlie Hunter Trio, with whom she has performed throughout the Midwest and east coast.
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Dara Starr Tucker was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the third of seven children to music minister and gospel recording artist Doyle Tucker and singer Lynda Tucker.
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Dara Tucker started out singing harmony at the age of 4 with her brothers and sisters, and began playing the piano at age 8.
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Dara Tucker traveled the country singing with her family for most of her childhood.
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Dara Tucker received her degree in international business and German studies.
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Dara Tucker then moved to Interlaken, Switzerland to study German while aupairing.
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Dara Tucker began songwriting while living in Switzerland in 2003, and in 2004, moved to Nashville to pursue a career as a singer-songwriter.
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Dara Tucker recorded the first of her albums, "All Right Now" in 2009.
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On June 29,2015, Dara Tucker was interviewed by Tavis Smiley for his PBS television show.
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Dara Tucker opened for Gregory Porter in Nashville, TN on June 4,2016, at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.
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Dara Tucker is a frequent performer at the Nashville Jazz Workshop, and Rudy's Jazz Club and performed her New York CD release show at "Smoke Jazz and Supper Club" on New York City's upper west side in August 2014.
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Dara Tucker was a finalist in the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival's vocal competition in 2016.
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Dara Tucker won the silver medal at the "American Traditions" vocal competition in Savannah, GA in February 2017.
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Dara Tucker won the "Ben Tucker Jazz Award" for her performance of The Nearness of You, which was presented to her by jazz bassist Ben Tucker's widow.
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Dara Tucker released a full-length project on April 30,2017 called "Oklahoma Rain", which chronicles her journey of love, loss and healing in the wake of losing both her parents in 2014.
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In 2018, Dara Tucker embarked on a set of appearances as a touring member of the Charlie Hunter Trio.
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Dara Tucker has performed with the group throughout the Midwest.
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Dara Tucker will perform several duo shows with Charlie Hunter in 2018 opening for the California Honeydrops on the East Coast.
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Dara Tucker produces a docu-series on Nashville musicians called, "Music City Select" through her production company, "GoldenTime Films".
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Dara Tucker is a contributor to the Huffington Post where she writes essays on her personal experiences as a minority and a woman in the entertainment business.