Carolyn Wonderland
| Carolyn Wonderland | |
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Carolyn Wonderland performing at Antone's in Austin, Texas (2006).
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carolyn Bradford |
| Born |
November 9, 1972 Houston, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Blues |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, guitarist |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Website | www |
Carolyn Wonderland (born November 9, 1972) is an American blues singer, songwriter and musician. She is married to A. Whitney Brown.
Carolyn Wonderland was born Carolyn Bradford in 1972 in Houston, Texas. Wonderland dropped out of Houston's Langham Creek High School to pursue her music ambitions.
In 1999, Wonderland moved to Austin, Texas; in 2001, she lost her apartment lease after her landlord became ill, and decided to live out of her van since she was spending more than 300 days a year on the road performing.
Wonderland's instrumental abilities include guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, trumpet and piano. Although primarily a blues artist, Wonderland likes to incorporate elements of country, swing, zydeco, surf, gospel, soul, and cumbia into her musical mix. She usually performs with Cole El-Saleh on keyboards and Kevin Lance on drums.
In February 2008, Wonderland released the CD "Miss Understood" on the Bismeaux Productions label, and the title song has been on the Top 50 of the 'Roots Music Report' chart since the album's release. Fans of Wonderland's music include Bob Dylan, and Ray Benson, founder of Asleep At The Wheel. Benson produced Miss Understood, and has been one of her songwriting collaborators. Wonderland credits several blues and Texas musicians as influences on her music. One notable influence is Austin singer/songwriter Terri Hendrix, as Wonderland covered two Hendrix songs, ("I Found the Lions" and "Throw My Love"), on Miss Understood.
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