11 Facts About Sunshine Becker

Sunshine Becker was born on Sunshine Flower Garcia on July 1,1972 and is an American singer who performed backing vocals for the band Furthur.

Sunshine Becker was born in Oakland, California, to Gabriel Garcia and Juddee Kawaiola.

Sunshine Becker's father, who is of Hispanic descent, is from New Mexico and is a musician, playing primarily tenor saxophone, but guitar, bass, piano, and drums.

Sunshine Becker has a brother, Sean Gabriel Garcia, who is 4 years older, and who selected the middle name, Flower, for her when she was born.

Sunshine Becker grew up in the East Bay area in Oakland, CA and attended James Logan High School in Union City, CA, where she graduated in 1990.

Sunshine Becker ultimately concentrated her efforts in 1995 with SoVoSo, a highly acclaimed improvisational a cappella group which evolved from Bobby McFerrin's vocal ensemble, Voicestra.

Sunshine Becker remains very active with SoVoSo and continues to perform on occasion with Passenger.

On November 21,2008, December 26,2009, and January 28,2011, Sunshine Becker sang the national anthem before the Oakland Golden State Warriors basketball games, and on April 6,2010, before the Oakland Athletics baseball game.

Sunshine Becker appeared on December 3,2011, at Run for the Roses: A One-of-a-Kind Musical Evening, a Rex Foundation benefit show, where she, along with John Kadlecik, Melvin Seals, Greg Anton and Robin Sylvester, performed a Jerry Garcia Band tribute set.

Sunshine Becker attended her first Grateful Dead show on May 25,1992, at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA.

Sunshine Becker first met her future husband, bass player-turned-executive salesman Bill Becker, that same year, and then reconnected with him in 1999.