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Tanya Donelly
Donelly performing in 2007
Background information
Born
(1966-07-14) July 14, 1966 (age 57)
Origin
Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Genres
Indie rock, alternative rock
Occupation(s)
Singer, songwriter, guitarist
Years active
1981–present
Musical artist
Tanya Donelly (born July 14, 1966) [1][2] is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist based in New England. She came to prominence as a co-founder of the band Throwing Muses with her step-sister Kristin Hersh.[3] Donelly went on to co-form the alternative rock band The Breeders alongside Kim Deal in 1989, before leaving to front her own band Belly in 1991. By the late 1990s, she settled into a solo recording career, working largely with musicians connected to the Boston music scene.
Donelly is best known for her Grammy-nominated work in the mid-1990s as lead vocalist and songwriter for Belly, when she scored a national radio and music television hit with her composition "Feed the Tree". Belly recorded on Sire/Reprise Records and 4AD Records; Donelly's solo works have been released on Warner Bros. Records and 4AD.
Over the years, she has listed several musical influences. In one interview, she named her guitar playing influences as Marc Ribot, the Beatles, and former bandmate Hersh. More recently, she mentioned Leonard Cohen as a songwriting hero, citing her then-current listening favorites as Lucinda Williams and Joan Wasser, and listing Boston-based groups like the Dambuilders, Pixies, and Count Zero as past favorites. Although Donelly mainly performs her own original songs, she has in recent years added covers of songs by Robyn Hitchcock, Nina Simone, the Beatles, and Pixies to her repertoire.
TanyaDonelly (born July 14, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist based in New England. She came to prominence as a co-founder of the...
(drums). The earliest incarnation of the band was formed by Kim Deal and TanyaDonelly in 1989 as a side-project alongside their full-time bands Pixies and...
after the album's release in 1991, TanyaDonelly left the Muses to form Belly, taking Abong with her. With Donelly not being replaced, Throwing Muses...
Following Doolittle and the Pixies' hiatus, she formed the Breeders with TanyaDonelly of Throwing Muses, Josephine Wiggs of The Perfect Disaster, and Britt...
several other acts, including The Martinis, Cracker, Nitzer Ebb and TanyaDonelly. He also pursued a magic career as the Scientific Phenomenalist, performing...
11, and her mother married the father of her best friend TanyaDonelly. Hersh talked Donelly into starting a band, then called The Muses, when they were...
All songs by TanyaDonelly, except where noted "Life Is but a Dream" – 2:47 "The Storm" – 4:03 "The Night You Saved My Life" (Donelly, Dean Fisher) –...
chart and number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. According to lead singer TanyaDonelly, the song is a metaphor about commitment and respect, with the tree...
Lovesongs for Underdogs is the solo debut album by American singer TanyaDonelly, who had formerly recorded with Throwing Muses, The Breeders, and Belly...
August 2004. All songs by TanyaDonelly, except where noted. "New England" – 4:01 "World on Fire" – 3:39 "Kundalini Slide" (Donelly, Dean Fisher) – 4:18 "This...
Tango Ghosts is the third solo album by TanyaDonelly, released in 2004. The album marks a departure from Donelly's previous pop work in favor of a country...
written and performed her own music with Shirley Simms, Michael Hearst, TanyaDonelly and Rick Moody. She has also played drums in Providence, Rhode Island-based...
written by Kristin Hersh except "The River" and "Giant" written by TanyaDonelly "Colder" – 3:19 "Mexican Women" – 2:46 "The River" – 3:57 "Juno" – 2:03...
as a defence contractor at an Air Force base. In 1989, Kim Deal and TanyaDonelly (the lead guitarist of Throwing Muses) formed the Breeders. Kim invited...
studio album in eight years, B7. 14 – TanyaDonelly released her first studio album in fourteen years, TanyaDonelly and the Parkingtion Sisters. 21 – Bright...
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