Carolyn Wonderland

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Carolyn Wonderland

Carolyn Wonderland (born November 9, 1972 in Houston ; real life Carolyn Bradford ) is an American blues rock musician (vocals, guitar, mandolin, trumpet, piano) and songwriter .

Life

Wonderland's father was a singer in a band and her mother played the electric guitar. Carolyn Wonderland made her first appearance at the age of 15. She left Langham Creek High School in Houston early to become a musician. She was a long member of the Imperial Monkeys band. In 1999 she moved to Austin , from 2001 she lived in a camper van as she toured for more than 300 days a year. She plays blues with elements from country , swing , zydeco , gospel and soul , among others . She is usually accompanied by Cole El-Saleh (keyboard, bass, backing vocals) and Kevin Lance (drums, backing vocals).

In 2003 Wonderlands album Bloodless Revolution was released. In 2008 she released the album Miss Understood . It was produced by Ray Benson, the former lead singer of the Imperial Monkeys.

She was a member of various formations, including a founding member of the Loose Affiliation of Saints and Sinners and lead guitarist of the women's band Sis DeVille. She was also a co-founder of the Austin Volunteer Orchestra . In summer 2009 she was a guest at the Rochester International Jazz Festival . In 2016 she performed at the Burghausen International Jazz Week . Wonderland has been a member of John Mayall's band since 2018 . Her singing is compared to Janis Joplin 's, her guitar playing to Stevie Ray Vaughan's .

Wonderland has been married to comedian Alan Whitney Brown since 2011 .

Discography

With the Imperial Monkeys

  • 1993: Groove Milk (Pulse / Monrose)
  • 1994: Truckstop Favorites Vol. 2 (Pulse)
  • 1995: Play with Matches (Big Mo Records)
  • 1997: Blue Lights (Justice Records)
  • 1997: Bursting with Flavor (Justice Records)

Solo albums

  • 2001: Alcohol and Salvation (Mix-O-Rama Records)
  • 2003: Bloodless Revolution (self-published)
  • 2008: Miss Understood (Bismeaux Productions)
  • 2011: Peace Meal (Bismeaux Productions)
  • 2015: Live Texas Trio (Bismeaux Productions)
  • 2017: Moon Goes Missing (Mailboat Records)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b story at carolynwonderland.com (English), accessed on February 2, 2017
  2. ↑ a b portrait at carolynwonderland.com (English), accessed on February 2, 2017
  3. ↑ Portrait of the jazz week 2016 , accessed on February 2, 2017
  4. ^ John Welcomes Carolyn Wonderland to the Band. April 6, 2018, accessed March 9, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Press review at carolynwonderland.com (English), accessed on February 2, 2017
  6. ^ Report from the New York Times wedding of March 13, 2011 (English), accessed January 31, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Wonderland, Carolyn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bradford, Carolyn (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American blues musician
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Houston , Texas