Nicki Bluhm

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Nicki Bluhm
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Nicki Bluhm and Tim Bluhm in 2011
Background information
Born (1979-09-22) 22 September 1979 (age 44)
Origin San Francisco, California
GenresRock, soul, alt-country, folk
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2006–present
LabelsLittle Sur Records, Compass Records
Website Nicki Bluhm

Nicki Bluhm, before her marriage known as Nicki Chambly [1] (born September 22, 1979), is a singer-songwriter from Lafayette, California who formed Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers in 2008. Since leaving the band she has released one studio album, To Rise You Gotta Fall. Her other solo albums Toby's Song and Driftwood came before the Gramblers.

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Career

Bluhm is from Lafayette, California. She was discovered by her later husband Tim Bluhm, with whom she also cooperated and performed. The two were married between 2007 and 2015. Since 2008 Nicki Bluhm has released several albums including two with The Gramblers. They recorded David Bowie's song, Pressure, for the "Best Moment" segment of the Espys awards in 2012 [2] and their YouTube video of the Hall & Oates song "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" has been viewed more than a million times. [3] [4] [5] Bluhm has focused on a solo career but had stated in 2018 that she is not "closing any doors" with the Gramblers. [6]

In 2023 Nicki Bluhm toured with Phil Lesh and Friends, [7] [8] performed in 15 shows across the United States and Portugal, [9] and released 8 digital singles covering the songs of Cher. [10]

Discography

In the studio

Solo albums

  • Toby's Song (Little Knickers, 2008)
  • Driftwood (Little Knickers, 2011, re-released 2012 on Little Sur Records, 2012)
  • To Rise You Gotta Fall (Compass Records, 2018)
  • To Rise You Gotta Fall Side b/w Right Down The Line (single) (Need To Know, 2019)

With her husband, Tim

  • Duets (Little Sur Records, 2011)

With The Gramblers

  • Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers (Little Sur Records, 2013)
  • Love Wild Lost (Little Sur Records, 2015)

Live recordings

With Brokedown in Bakersfield

  • Brokedown in Bakersfield (Little Sur, 2014)

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