Bonnie Bishop

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Bonnie Elizabeth Bishop is a country rock singer-songwriter from Texas.

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Singer-songwriter Bonnie Bishop.

Education and early life

Bishop graduated with a sociology degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001. [1]

Career

In 2012, Bishop's idol Bonnie Raitt recorded the song "Not Cause I Wanted To." [2] which she wrote with NRBQ guitarist "Big Al" Anderson. The song was selected as a New York Times Best Song of 2012 [2] "Not Cause I Wanted To" and won a Grammy in 2013. Raitt later recorded Bishop's song "Undone." [3] Another song Bishop wrote entitled "The Best Songs Come From Broken Hearts" appeared on the 2013 TV show Nashville. [4] [5]

After a decade of touring Bishop took a break and attended graduate school at Sewanee: The University of the South for creative writing. She was contacted by David Cobb and he produced her album "Ain’t Who I Was" which was released in 2016 . [6]

In an interview with Nicole Huckabee in May 2024, Bishop announced that she is releasing a new album under the 30 Tigers label in 2024. She also announced that she had finished writing a book about her stepfather, NCAA football coach Jackie Sherrill. [7]

Albums

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References

  1. Guerra, Joey (November 10, 2005). "Living on the edge of country: Bonnie Bishop gets down, dirty on 'Soft to the Touch'", Houston Chronicle .
  2. 1 2 "Bonnie Bishop - Free - Interview and Music - Americana Music Show". Americana Music Show Podcast. 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  3. "Grammys 2013: Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  4. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic .
  5. Fallik, Dawn (24 October 2013). "Wall Street Journal - Speakeasy with Bonnie Bishop". Wall Street Journal.
  6. "Hear Bonnie Bishop's Soul-Drenched 'Ain't Who I Was'". Rolling Stone. 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  7. Huckabee, Nicole (May 8, 2024). ""Introducing Bonnie Bishop: A Musical Journey of Soulful Sounds: Conversations with Nicole."" . Retrieved May 11, 2024.

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