Chenille Sisters

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The Chenille Sisters, an American contemporary folk band, includes singer Grace Morand, guitarist and songwriter Connie Huber, and singer-songwriter Cheryl Dawdy. They formed in 1985, when Dawdy joined Morand and Huber, who had been performing together at The Old Town in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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They originally signed with Red House Records in 1987, but eventually created their own label, Cantoo Records, in 1996. [1]

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References

  1. "Timeline – Cantoo Records: The Chenille Sisters". thechenillesisters.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.