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Kate Jacobs

b. 1959

American musician

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Born 1959. Kate Jacobs is an American singer, singer-songwriter and composer.

Kate Jacobs (born January 11, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter.

Biography Jacobs wanted to become a ballet dancer. Her father was in the United States Foreign Service, and she moved to Austria when she was eleven.

Her family was a singing one, if not formally musical. Her father sang old Tin Pan Alley songs at home, and her mother sang Russian ballads and American standards. At church, she sang songs of the civil rights era and the folk revival, and some songs such as "Up, Up and Away". She was a fan of Fred Astaire, and her disparate musical tastes included standards written by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, and Johnny Mercer, as well as country music by artists like Loretta Lynn.

During the early 1980s, Jacobs moved to New York City. She continued to dance, but by 1987, she had started to write songs. In 1992, she recorded her first album, The Calm Comes After Bar/None Records. She followed in 1995, with What About Regret.

Discography The Calm Comes After (Bar/None, 1993) What About Regret (Bar/None, 1995) Hydrangea (Bar/None, 1998) You Call That Dark (Bar/None, 2004) Home Game (2011)

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Who is Kate Jacobs?

American musician

When was Kate Jacobs born?

Kate Jacobs was born on 11 January 1959 in Alexandria.

What is Kate Jacobs's occupation?

Kate Jacobs is a singer, singer-songwriter and composer.

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Kate Jacobs is American.

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· Wikipedia: Kate Jacobs

· Wikidata: Q6375559

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