Rosie Thomas (singer-songwriter)
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Sheila Saputo |
| Born | c. 1978 |
| Origin | Livonia, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative, indie folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Labels | Sub Pop, Sing-A-Long |
| Associated acts | Damien Jurado, Sufjan Stevens, Velour 100, Denison Witmer, Iron & Wine |
| Website | www |
Rosie Thomas is an American singer-songwriter and stand-up comedian, originally from Michigan.
Raised in Detroit, Thomas learned piano and guitar as a child. She attended Calvary Chapel Bible College in Murrieta, California for a year before studying Theatre at Cornish College in Seattle.
Through mutual friends she met Trey Many and began playing shows with Velour 100. They recorded one EP together and played a few short tours, where she met Damien Jurado and David Bazan.
Thomas' appearance on the song "Parking Lot", from Damien Jurado's album Ghost of David, brought her to the attention of Sub Pop Records, who signed her in 2000. Her first recording for the label was a duet with Jurado on "Wages of Sin" on Badlands: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska. Her debut album When We Were Small was released on January 22, 2001. The album featured Eric Fisher (who Thomas met at Cornish College) on guitar and keyboards and Andy Myers on drums. Fisher and Myers returned for 2003's follow-up Only with Laughter Can You Win.
Thomas released her third album, If Songs Could Be Held, in 2005. In March 2006, her song "Faith's Silver Elephant" appeared on the Paper Bag Records compilation See You on the Moon! .
In April 2006, Pitchfork erroneously reported that Thomas and American musician Sufjan Stevens were having a baby together, but later published a retraction.Denison Witmer and Thomas later admitted it was an April Fools' prank.
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