Kiki Dee

. Lauren St John, Hardcore Toubadour: The Life and Near Death of Steve Earle, Fourth Estate, 2002 ISBN 1-84115-6116. She has had 39 singles, 3 EPs, 9 LPs and 2 CDs to date. He is also the subject of a biography:. Her most famous song was a duet with Elton John entitled Don't go breaking my heart, released in 1976. Steve is the subject of a documentary film entitled Just An American Boy (http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/e/earlesteve-justanamericandvd.shtml), directed by Amos Poe. Born Pauline Matthews on March 6th 1947, in Keighley near Bradford, Yorkshire, England, Kiki Dee is a highly successful singer/songwriter, with a career that has lasted over 30 years. In February 2005 he recieved a Grammy Award for best contemporary folk album for the album The Revolution Starts Now.

1998 Tickety-boo CD Where Rivers Meet. In 2004 he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award for songwriting by the UK's BBC Radio 2. 1995 Tickety-boo CD Almost Naked. The controversy did however manage to raise Earle's profile in the media and didn't seem to damage his record sales in the slightest. 1994 Rocket Records CD The Very Best Of Kiki Dee. Some critics had trouble comprehending that a songwriter is not necessarily the character they're describing and branded Earle a traitor and a Taliban supporter. 1991 Rocket Records CD Spotlight On Kiki Dee Greatest Hits. In 2002, Earle managed to land himself in trouble by writing a song about John Walker Lindh ("John Walker's Blues" on Jerusalem) written from Lindh's perspective (lyrics (http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/earle-steve/john-walkers-blues-2206.html)).

CD Angel Eyes. He is also a supporter of and regular participant in the Concerts for a Landmine Free World, benefitting the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation. 1987 E.M.I. From 1990, Earle also worked to educate the public about, and abolish, the death penalty. 1987 Columbia LP Angel Eyes. Steve was named Country Artist of the year for 1986 by Rolling Stone magazine. 1986 Arista CD Perfect Timing. It was a critical success and sold over 300,000 copies.

1986 Music For Pleasure LP Perfect Timing. He had to wait until 1986 before his first album Guitar Town was released. 1982 Ariola LP Perfect Timing (reissue). However, despite his early success in gaining a job as a songwriter it was not until 1981 that he achieved a top ten cut with "When You Fall in Love" recorded by Johnny Lee. 1981 Ariola Records LP Perfect Timing. Steve was one of the backing vocals on Guy's, "Desperados Waiting For A Train" together with Emmylou Harris on Guy's first album Old No 1. 1980 Warwick Records LP Kiki Dee's Greatest Hits. Guy was instrumental in Steve being employed as a songwriter by the Sunburry Dunbar publishing division of RCA.

1979 Rocket Records LP Stay With Me. In 1975 he moved to Nashville where he met and worked with fellow Texans Guy Clark and his wife Susanna Clark. 1977 Rocket Records LP Kiki Dee. There he met Townes van Zandt (who became a mentor) and other artists like Jerry Jeff Walker, Lucinda Williams and Nanci Griffith. 1976 Rocket Records LP Loving & Free (reissue). He dropped out of school in 8th grade to move to Austin, Texas and learn more about the music business. 1976 Rocket Records LP I've Got The Music In Me (reissue). He was born in Ft. Monroe, Virginia and was the eldest son of an air traffic controller.

1974 Music For Pleasure/Sound Superb LP Kiki Dee. Steve Earle (born January 17, 1955) is a country musician who grew up in Schertz, Texas. 1974 Phillips International Records LP Patterns. Revolution Starts Now - 2004. 1974 Rocket Records LP I've Got The Music In Me. Just An American Boy (live) - 2004. 1973 Rocket Records LP Loving & Free. Jerusalem - 2002.

1970 Tamla Motown LP Great Expectations. Side Tracks - 2002. 1968 Fontana LP(stereo) Kiki Dee. Transcendental Blues - 2000. 1968 Fontana LP(mono) Kiki Dee. The Mountain - 1999. El Corazon - 1997.

I Feel Alright - 1996. Train A-Comin' - 1995. Shut Up And Die Like An Aviator - 1991. The Hard Way - 1990.

Copperhead Road - 1988. Exit 0 - 1987. Early Tracks - 1987. Guitar Town - 1986.