Sixpence None the Richer
Background information
Origin	New Braunfels, Texas, USA
Genre(s)	Pop/Rock, Contemporary Christian
Years active	1992 - 2004
Label(s)	Warner Music R.E.X. Music Squint Entertainment Reprise Records
Website	http://sixpence-ntr.com
Members
Leigh Bingham Nash Matt Slocum Sean Kelly Justin Carry Jerry Dale McFadden Dale Baker Rob Mitchell
Former members
Tess Wiley J.J. Plasencio TJ Behling

Sixpence None the Richer was a Grammy-nominated pop/rock band with roots in New Braunfels, Texas, eventually settling in Nashville, Tennessee. The name of the band is inspired by a passage in writer C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity. [1] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 500 × 500 pixelsFull resolution (500 × 500 pixel, file size: 44 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The cover to the compilation album, The Best Of Sixpence None The Richer. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Motto: friendship Coordinates: County Comal County Founded 1845 Government  - Mayor Bruce Boyer Area  - City 76. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term Inspirational music) is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Warner Music Group is one of the Big Four record labels. ... R.E.X. Records was in independent record label that operated from the late 1980s until running into financial difficulty in 1995. ... Squint Entertainment was a record label owned by Word Records. ... Reprise Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, operated through Warner Bros. ... Leigh Bingham Nash Leigh Bingham Nash (born June 27, 1976) is a singer, and composer, best known as the lead vocalist for the rock band Sixpence None The Richer. ... Matt Slocum (born December 27, 1972) is a guitarist, and composer, best known for his work with the rock band Sixpence None The Richer. ... Tess Wiley (Born November 9, 1974) is an American musician currently living in Germany. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Motto: friendship Coordinates: County Comal County Founded 1845 Government  - Mayor Bruce Boyer Area  - City 76. ... Nickname: Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Government  - Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area  - City  526. ... Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Biography

Guitarist/songwriter Matt Slocum met vocalist Leigh Bingham Nash at a church retreat in the early 1990s. They recorded a demo with bassist TJ Behling (which now circulates as "The Original Demos") at Verge Music Works recording studio in Dallas, and eventually an album, "The Fatherless and the Widow," for the Contemporary Christian record label R.E.X. Music in 1993. The record featured Chris Dodds (of Slocum's band Love Coma) on drums. Shortly after the release of the album, Slocum left Love Coma to pursue Sixpence full time. The band added Tess Wiley (guitar) J. J. Plasencio (bass) and Dale Baker (drums) for 1995's "This Beautiful Mess." Both albums were produced by Armand John Petri. Shortly after the release of "This Beautiful Mess," Wiley left the band. Matt Slocum (born December 27, 1972) is a guitarist, and composer, best known for his work with the rock band Sixpence None The Richer. ... Leigh Bingham Nash Leigh Bingham Nash (born June 27, 1976) is a singer, and composer, best known as the lead vocalist for the rock band Sixpence None The Richer. ... Love Song Contemporary Christian music (CCM), or Christian pop music, is a sub-genre of Christian music. ...

In 1997, the group signed to Steve Taylor's label Squint Entertainment and released a self-titled album, which slowly began garnering attention from a wider audience, both Christian and secular. Although Placencio played bass on most of the album, he left the band before it was released and was replaced by Justin Carry, who joined the band around the same time as second guitarist Sean Kelley. In 1999, "Kiss Me" was released as a single, propelling Sixpence into the national pop spotlight. That year the song was also featured in the film "She's All That" as the newly made-over protagonist, Laney Boggs, is revealed, and again at the end, during the film's credits. In 2001 the film "Not Another Teen Movie" would use the song again in a parody of that scene. For other people with a similar name, see Steven Taylor. ... Squint Entertainment was a record label owned by Word Records. ... Kiss Me is a song recorded by Sixpence None the Richer. ... Shes All That is a 1999 romantic comedy film, directed by Robert Iscove, and is a modern remake of George Bernard Shaws Pygmalion (which was also the basis for the musical comedy My Fair Lady starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison). ... Not Another Teen Movie is a film released in 2001 by Sony Pictures. ... In contemporary usage, a parody is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ...

In 1999, the band recorded a cover of The La's' "There She Goes", which became their second hit single. This recording was added to the re-release of Sixpence's self-titled album as a 13th track. The Las were an English rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s from Liverpool consisting of frontman Lee Mavers (vocals) and John Power (bass, backing vocals), plus a rotating cast of guitarists and drummers. ... There She Goes is a pop song written by Liverpool singer/guitarist Lee Mavers and recorded first by Mavers band, The Las. ...

In 2000, Sixpence contributed the song "Us" to Today Presents: the Best of Summer Concert Series CD, which raised money for the National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance. Later that year, the band recorded a Japanese version of "Kiss Me" which was released exclusively in Japan as a bonus track. Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. ...

The band had a follow-up album ready to release, but their label Squint Entertainment started to fall apart - leaving the band in limbo for several years. Finally, Squint Entertainment was folded into its parent company Word Records and that album, Divine Discontent, was released in October of 2002. Baker left the band before its release and was replaced by Rob Mitchell. It differed significantly from the first pre-release version of the album that had circulated: the songs "Us," "Deeper," "Don't Pass Me By," "Too Far Gone," and "Loser Like Me" were cut, and "Down and Out of Time," "A Million Parachutes," "Tonight," "Waiting on the Sun," and "Don't Dream It's Over" were added. All of the unreleased songs were eventually featured on singles or compilations, with the exception of "Deeper." Squint Entertainment was a record label owned by Word Records. ... Squint Entertainment was a record label owned by Word Records. ... Word Records is a giant in Christian Music. ...

Sixpence recorded a number of cover versions for compilations and soundtrack albums throughout their career, including: "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" (How the Grinch Stole Christmas), "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" (The Beach Boys, from the tribute album Making God Smile: A Tribute to Beach Boy Brian Wilson), "On the Run" (Electric Light Orchestra), "Bouquet" (Steve Taylor), "I Need Love" (Sam Phillips), "Carry You" (Sam Phillips), "Don't Dream It's Over" (Crowded House), "Christmastime Is Here" (Vince Guaraldi, Peanuts), "Love Letters in the Sand" (Patsy Cline, Pat Boone and others), "Goodnight Children Everywhere" (Vera Lynn), "Road to Zion" (Petra), "Dancing Queen" (ABBA), and "Love Is Blindness" (U2). In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is one of the best-known childrens books by Dr. Seuss. ... I Just Wasnt Made for These Times is the second released album by former Beach Boys mastermind, Brian Wilson. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... “ELO” redirects here. ... For other people with a similar name, see Steven Taylor. ... Leslie Ann Phillips, aka Sam Phillips, (born January 28, 1962) is an American singer and a songwriter. ... Leslie Ann Phillips, aka Sam Phillips, (born January 28, 1962) is an American singer and a songwriter. ... Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia, and led by New Zealand musician and singer-songwriter Neil Finn. ... Vince Guaraldi (July 17, 1928 - February 6, 1976) was an American jazz musician and pianist best known for composing music for animated adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip. ... Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000 (the day after Schulzs death). ... Patsy Cline (September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American country music singer, who enjoyed pop music cross-over success during the era of the Nashville Sound in the early 1960s. ... Charles Eugene Patrick Boone (known as Pat Boone, born June 1, 1934) is a singer whose smooth style made him a popular performer of the 1950s. ... Dame Vera Lynn DBE (born 20 March 1917) is a retired British singer whose career flourished during World War II, when she was nicknamed The Forces Sweetheart. She is best known for the popular songs Well Meet Again and The White Cliffs of Dover. Lynn is one of the... Petra, which means rock, massive in Greek, is a Christian Rock band formed in the 1970s. ... Dancing Queen is the biggest hit single recorded by Swedish group ABBA, and as such is considered to be their signature song. ... ABBA was a Swedish pop music group active from 1972 until 1982. ... Love is Blindness is a song from the U2 album Achtung Baby. ... U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. ...

On February 26, 2004, Matt Slocum announced via a letter to CCM Magazine that the group had disbanded. is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CCM Magazine is a monthly magazine published by Salem Publishing, a division of Salem Communications. ...

On July 22, 2004, CCMBuzz reported that Matt Slocum had started a new band, the Astronaut Pushers, with Lindsay Jamieson (of the band Departure Lounge) and Sam Ashworth (son of influential Contemporary Christian musician Charlie Peacock). John Davis (formerly of the band Superdrag) joined the band in 2005. The Astronaut Pushers released a self-titled, four-song EP on their own label, Runway Network, in 2005. Sam Ashworth reported via MySpace that he and Slocum had acquired and were operating a recording studio in Nashville in early 2006. is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Leigh Nash began work on a solo album titled Blue on Blue with producer Pierre Marchand in the fall of 2005. On July 14, 2006, Nash's single "My Idea of Heaven (Radio Edit)" was released. The album was released by Nettwerk Records under Nash's own imprint, One Son Records. The album's official release date was August 15, 2006. Pierre Marchand (born 1958 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian musician and record producer. ... July 14 is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

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Discography

Albums

• Notes:

1. Sixpence None the Richer were no longer eligible to appear on the US Heatseekers chart after the Sixpence None the Richer album appeared in the top 100 of the US Album Chart.

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Other Releases

• 1993 - The Original Demos
• 1996 - Tickets for a Prayer Wheel (EP)

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Singles

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External links

• www.sixpence-ntr.com (Official Site)
• The Vine (Sixpence Discussion Group)
• Methnen's Mess (Sixpence News and Media)
• The Vine (extensive discography)
• Leigh Nash on MySpace
• Sixpence None the Richer Radio (Pandora Internet Radio)
• Sixpence None the Richer Radio & info (Last.Fm radio)