Syd Straw is an American rock singer and songwriter. She began her career singing backup for Pat Benatar, then joined the Golden Palominos (also including Michael Stipe, Matthew Sweet, and Anton Fier). She released her first album, Surprise, in 1989; it featured contributions by Stipe, Fier, Richard Thompson, Peter Blegvad, and a number of other well-known musicians. A second album, War and Peace, appeared in 1996. Recorded with a relatively obscure Midwest rock group called the Skeletons, it chronicled a brief and unhappy romance. As of late 2005 she is reportedly working on another album, to be entitled Pink Velour. A frequent backup singer and contributor to duets with other musicians, Straw has also maintained an intermittent acting career, appearing on the television shows The Adventures of Pete & Pete and Tales of the City. // Rock may refer to: Geology Rock (geology), a substance composed of minerals. ... Pat Benatar on the cover of her 1997 album Innamorata Pat Benatar (born January 10, 1953) is a popular American rock singer who had numerous hits during the 1980s such as Hit Me With Your Best Shot and Love is a Battlefield. Pats music video for the song You... Michael Stipe Michael Stipe (birth name John Michael Stipe, born January 4, 1960 in Decatur, Georgia) is the lead singer and frontman of rock band R.E.M. Stipe has become well-known (and occasionally parodied) for the mumbling style of his early career and for his complex, surreal lyrics... Matthew Sweet (born c. ... Anton Fier, born: June 20, 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, is a drummer, composer and bandleader. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Peter Blegvad (born 14 August 1951) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and cartoonist. ... Midwest States (United States of America, ND to OH) The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... Backup singer, backing singer, background singer, and background vocalist are all terms meaning the same: a vocalist who sings in support (in back-up) of a lead vocalist or singer, often accompanied by other backup singers. ... A duet is a musical composition for two performers, most often used for a vocal or piano duet. ... The Adventures of Pete & Pete was an American television series about two brothers named Pete which aired on the Nickelodeon cable channel. ... Tales of the City is a series of six books, originally serialized in the San Francisco Chronicle, written by San Francisco novelist Armistead Maupin. ...

Discography

• Surprise (1989)
• War and Peace (1996)
• Live at the Triple Crown (2001) (with The Adventures Of...)

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External Links

• Official web site