Artist description Clea Rose (pronounced Clee-ah)is a singer/songwriter whose music is reminiscent of early Joni Mitchell and Emmy Lou Harris and yet as contemporary as Jewel and Shawn Colvin. Her unique talents have been produced and songs co-written by Chris McCarty, a longtime Steve Miller collaborator whose songs include "Swingtown" "Serenade" & "Wide River" from the LP's "Fly Like An Eagle" "Book Of Dreams" "Steve Miller Band Greatest Hits" and Wynonna Judd bandleader/guitarist Mark Thompson.

Music Style Pop/Acoustic/Rock

Musical Influences Joni Mitchell, Shawn Colvin, Ricki Lee Jones

Similar Artists Sheryl Crow, Shawn Colvin

Artist History At age 16, Clea Rose began making a name for herself in Sydney, Australia where her writing and singing earned her a following among coffeehouse-and club goers. She also paid extensive visits to her father, U.S. folk singer Arthur Hancock, learning from and performing with him in the States. Little did Clea Rose know what a night of playing and singing at Santa Monica, California's Third Street Promenade would lead to a few years later. Just weeks after arriving from Australia in late 1998, she was overheard on the open-air walkway by passerby Chris McCarty, an award-winning hit songwriter with numerous gold and platinum albums to his credit. Soon, she would be writing and recording with some of America's finest muscians.

Group Members Session players included Mark Thompson (guitar w/Wynonna),Kenny Lee Lewis (guitar w/Steve Miller Band),Gary Mallaber (drums w/Bruce Springsteen & Van Morrison),Tim Lauer (keyboards W/Amy Grant) Joseph Wooten (keyboards w/Steve Miller Band),Jim Hoke (woodwinds/accordion w/Emmylou Harris)

Instruments Guitars,Mandolin,Bass,Drums,Keyboards,Accordion,Percussion,Woodwinds

Albums Clea Rose

Location Nashville, Tennesee - USA

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