1. Laurie Berkner was born on March 15,1969 and is a French-American musician and singer best known for her work as a children's musical artist and as a teacher.
15 Facts About Laurie Berkner
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Laurie Berkner plays guitar and sings lead vocals in The Laurie Berkner Band, along with pianist Susie Lampert, bassist Winston Roye, and drummer Bob Golden.
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Laurie Berkner is a popular artist in the kindie rock genre.
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Laurie Berkner had been encouraged to record by the parents of the children she worked with.
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In 1998, Laurie Berkner formed her own independent record company, Two Tomatoes Records, to release her second album, Buzz Buzz, which includes such Laurie Berkner standards as "Pig on Her Head" and "Monster Boogie".
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Laurie Berkner's audience increased dramatically when she appeared on The Today Show in 2001.
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Laurie Berkner played a free concert in Central Park to celebrate Earth Day, which was attended by fifteen thousand people.
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Mueller, who is married to Laurie Berkner, left the band in 2006 "to keep the couple's personal and professional lives separate", and was replaced by Adam Bernstein.
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Laurie Berkner was a judge for the 10th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.
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Laurie Berkner has written two children's books: Victor Vito and Freddie Vasco, based on her song Victor Vito, and Story of My Feelings.
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The Laurie Berkner Band has sold more than 400,000 copies since its 2006 release.
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Laurie Berkner has authored two e-books, Party Day and Candy Cane Jane.
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Laurie Berkner wrote both music and lyrics for the musical, produced by Making Books Sing and based on the children's book by Eileen Spinelli.
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The daily 30-minute event consists of Laurie Berkner performing a variety of her songs, reading books and encouraging children and families to wash their hands and social distance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The event moved to three times a week in May 2020 and the final "Laurie Berkner Break" was on June 5,2020.