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  Sara Hickman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sara Hickman A rock/folk/pop/children's music singer, songwriter, artist and considered an angel by her ardent fans.
Sara Hickman is an avid supporter of numerous charities and organizations benefitting children, women, and health by creating awareness, donating her time and, often, giving portions of her record sales.
Sara Hickman fans generally regard her as an inspiration to artists, humanitarians, and mothers everywhere.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sara_Hickman   (491 words)

  
 Hickman's 'Misfits' defies stereotyping   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Singer-songwriter Sara Hickman can't be pigeonholed and that's perfectly fine with her and her many fans.
Sara Hickman's new album, Misfits, collects musical mementos, previously unreleased songs, demo recordings and other stuff that just didn't seem to fit on any of her other albums.
Hickman says the label would like to sign her to a permanent contract, but she's still gun-shy after her experience with Elektra.
www.chron.com /content/chronicle/features/97/05/01/hickman.0-1.html   (856 words)

  
 westword.com | News | Accidental Angel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hinky as it sounds, Hickman seems to be fueled by love, which is reflected not only in her new album, Faithful Heart, but also in what she gives to her community and to the world.
Broke and label-less, Hickman took charge of the situation, organizing a fundraiser she dubbed "Necessary Angels." Donors who gave $100 got a copy of the CD, a mention in the liner notes and a numbered bracelet.
Meanwhile, Hickman's life was beginning to resemble a garage sale as she unloaded her house, car and antique salt-and-pepper-shaker collection in an effort to finance the recording.
www.westword.com /issues/2002-04-11/music.html   (543 words)

  
 CD Baby: SARA HICKMAN: Toddler - from indiejournal
Sara Hickman wants parents and kids to know that being creative is a family life long adventure.
At 7, Sara started playing music and won first place in her school's talent show with an original song.
Sara thanks you for taking the time to read this short bio.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/sarahickman01/from/indiejournal   (387 words)

  
 The Austin Chronicle Music: Sara Smile
Hickman's parents were both artists, her father a painter and professor and her mother a weaver and sculptor.
Sara disagreed and completed the album without the song, but not without fallout: "It was the first time I got that 'uppity artist' vibe." It wouldn't be the last.
Hickman was elated, although she faced one small obstacle: she had no money, least of all $100,000.
www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2001-05-11/music_feature.html   (2593 words)

  
 Sara Hickman New CD Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Sara's voice is at its most beautiful as she sings these lovely and loving songs -- they have the effect of being enchanted.
Hickman encourages parents to share the joyful experience of singing with their children.
Says Hickman, "There are no sweeter memories than to look back and recall the moments when our parents held us in their arms and sang".
www.youth-ranch.org /hickman/newborn.htm   (179 words)

  
 MP3tunes.com
Sara Hickman's third in a series of children's cds--this one is just right for 3-7 year olds...ska, pop, r&b, storytelling, rock, folk, country, bluegrass, klesmer...a world of musicall together on 27 cuts (including silly hidden tracks...) Comes with a
Sara Hickman has created a new children's cd, BIG KID, the third in her series of five.
Sara Hickman has been making music since she was 7 years old, when she won the school talent show with a song she wrote about the bald eagle.
www.mp3tunes.com /album_details.php?album_id=16169   (315 words)

  
 RajiWorld
Whether you've learned about Sara Hickman through her music, her family, her causes, or her films, you know that her originality, creativity, and enthusiasm bring a fresh meaning to the well-worn phrase "living life to the fullest."
We are patiently awaiting Mother's Day 2006 for Sara's next BIG baby, While we wait let's keep her busy, she likes it.
"...Hickman is a singing poet...while her songs are often peaceful and gentle, she comes equipped with sharp edges, an eagle eye and a unique ability to work a house with stories, quips and dedications...she sings and talks directly to audience members, much like the sharpest of comedians."
www.rajiworld.com /artists/sarahickman.php   (151 words)

  
  Off the Track   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
After releasing those two discs and recording a third, Hickman was dropped by her label, purchased her songs back from them with the help of her devoted following, and eventually landed a deal with another label which subsequently entered into a financial arrangement with the parent company of her old label.
Hickman has an extraordinarily high ratio of successes to failures in the experimental department, so I am happy to grant her the leeway for a few unappealing attempts at creating interesting music if they might yield something on the level of "The Train Song" from her debut.
Hickman's lyrical skills have continued to grow, and her subject matter has matured with them.
www.awa.com /w2/off_track/ot-1.11.html   (1611 words)

  
 November_8_2003
Sara Hickman distinguishes herself by her gorgeous, incandescent songs and fiercely independent spirit.
Sara is involved in many charities and humanitarian issues including the Hill Country Youth Ranch, Mothers' Milk Bank/Austin, NARAS, and the advisory Board of Arts for People/Dallas.
Sara is releasing a new CD of children's music and will present a special "Children's Concert' on Sunday, November 9 i the afternoon at 3 pm.
www.alexandershideaway.org /Previous_Shows/nov_8_2003.htm   (375 words)

  
 CSIndy: Simply Sara (May 4 - May 10, 2000)
But Hickman is also very much her own individual, doing it her way, distincly and uniquely.
A performer with great social awareness, Hickman is certainly not the first artist with a conscience and a cause, but her dedication is unending and unwavering.
Hickman often refers to her style of music as mutt music -- a mixture of "everything," but particularly rock, folk, pop and jazz.
www.csindy.com /csindy/2000-05-04/bangstrum2.html   (567 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Misfits: Music: Sara Hickman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Sara Hickman is IMO the most talented person recording music today.
This is another fantastic Hickman CD that shows her versatility in styles and moods.
Hickman is one of those amazingly talented musicians who should be much better known.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000000DUF?v=glance   (710 words)

  
 News 8 Austin | 24 Hour Local News | HEADLINES
Sara Hickman has packed six hours of career-spanning footage into a new DVD, six hours that have her plenty nostalgic about 14 years of music and a lot of regrettable hair.
Sara Hickman's new DVD is a journey through her musical career.
Hickman herself is as visible as ever these days.
www.news8austin.com /content/headlines?ArID=99059&SecID=2   (418 words)

  
 Sara Hickman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Sara Hickman's newest recorded effort, Two Kinds of Laughter, is a rough and tumble affair that effortlessly switches extreme moods and emotions.
The new album, Hickman's fifth solo release, is her most diverse yet and in a way is the most lifelike.
Hickman borrowed the idea of the bracelets from the silver bracelet that she used to wear that was inscribed with Thomas Sutherland's name and the date he was taken hostage on it.
annette.net /ints/hickman.html   (771 words)

  
 TrouserPress.com :: Sara Hickman
An endless stream of competent singer/songwriters have emerged in the acoustic-guitar backwash of Suzanne Vega and Tracy Chapman, but very few have the versatile artistry of Sara Hickman.
With winning songs that are emotionally resonant and a little loopy, Equal Scary People (initially issued by a Texas indie) is an album that easily stands out in a soundalike crowd.
Cool enough to make peace with James Brown in a solemn, bluesy upended version of "This Is a Man's World" and unselfconscious enough to write a soppy "Song for My Father," Hickman takes some chances on her first LP and comes through with the warm intimacy of an old friend.
www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=sara_hickman   (165 words)

  
 Sara Hickman - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
Due to overwhelming positive response to the record, Hickman was signed to Elektra in 1989, and they reissued the album.
In 1990 Hickman released her follow-up disc on Elektra, Shortstop, which yielded the adult contemporary hit "I Couldn't Help Myself." In 1994, after touring with Dan Fogelberg and Nanci Griffith, a third disc was delivered to Elektra called Necessary Angels.
Another important aspect of Hickman's work is her concerts dedicated to numerous charities, addressing issues such as (but not limited to) abused and neglected children, breast cancer research, AIDS, women's issues, illiteracy, and the homeless.
store.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,443847,00.html   (439 words)

  
 The Skinny: Why MP3 Music File Sharing Is Good For New Music CD Sales
Sara Hickman gets zero radio airplay around here, and they don't even have a bin for her at the local record store.
To the RIAA, the Sara Hickman files that my friend shared on the Internet represented sales lost to MP3 file sharing, but the exact opposite was really true.
My friend loved Sara Hickman and he wanted to turn as many people on to her as he could (in other words, get as many people as possible to buy her CDs and go to her concerts).
www.astonisher.com /skinny/skinny_riaa.html   (1118 words)

  
 Sara Hickman Concert Review
Before Sara took the stage for her sound-check, I was asked to take a place in the line outside.
Lonnie Lewis was a dedicated fan of Sara's, and one of the "Necessary Angels" who had donated $100 to help produce Sara's third album, and from which the release took it's title.
More than anything else, I noticed that Sara was totally enjoying herself, filling the room with her wonderful music, projecting tremendous energy and love, and responding in kind to the adulation and cheers with smiles and laughter.
members.cox.net /ecto/sara.html   (1329 words)

  
 Sara Hickman - Austin's Singing Angel
Kind hearted Sara, Sara Hickman, the very talented singer/songwriter and guitarist, is a blessing to the human race.
Sara's caring and love for her fellow human being goes back to childhood.
[Sara laughs out loud in the telling.] My grandmother played the piano and my Great Aunt Mary would sing and then they would also play for silent movies and dance hall with sailors and all that.
www.geocities.com /newsstory6/SaraHickman/Sara.html   (4759 words)

  
 PBS - Austin City Limits
Hickman establishes an intimate, one-on-one relationship with her audience, seemingly transforming the stage into a back porch on a shady summer afternoon.
At the age of 26, Sara is on the rise to national stardom.
The Dallas Times Herald said her second album Shortstop "hits a homer," and the Austin American-Statesman said "success is in the stars for Hickman." Sara enjoys her popularity, she says, as long as success doens't limit her free spirit.
www.pbs.org /klru/austin/artists/program124.html   (499 words)

  
 hickman
A singer/songwriter of notable talent Sara Hickman was born to be expressive.
Recently Sara released her fifth album "Two Kinds of Laughter." Her music covers a wide expressive range from folk, pop, poetic and jazz influences.
Sara Hickman I think its that I'm such a curious creature.
austinmenscenter.com /hickman.htm   (1587 words)

  
 Sara Hickman's eNewsletters
As Sara sat on the stool (did I mention it was white?), she realized, with horror, what was happening.
Hickman sang a love song with all she could muster from her breaking, embarrassed heart.
Hickman began to meekly knock upon the door, as she heard the overall sound she had been waiting to hear: the gasp of 300 people in shock.
www.habu2.net /sara/sara2002.html   (12506 words)

  
 FAME Review: Misfits: Sara Hickman
Folk to Ska, Misfits is a Sara Hickman box of musical chocolates, an assortment of melodic delicacies for the discerning ear, lovingly prepared by a master songstress.
Sara fans will be delighted with this release of unusual material, so reminiscent of a live Sara show--yet.
Sara's open heart continues to shine through in Romania, her diary of volunteer work with Romanian orphans.
www.acousticmusic.com /fame/p00557.htm   (642 words)

  
 Alternative Rock - Shortstop - Sara Hickman free mp3 full albums download   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hickman has a very original sound, and I wish more modern performers had the courage to have their own sound rather than parroting others.
Sara Hickman's second album for Elektra Records shows the grooming that her label obviously thought her worthy of at the time.
Sara is the only person to ever name check me on her album.
www.playtunes.net /album/15446.html   (536 words)

  
 Sara Hickman's eNewsletters
Sara's in St. Thomas an island of the Virgin Islands at a benefit for Kidscope - an organization that helps abused and neglected children of the Virgin Islands.
Sara is the MC at a private function that evening.
Sara and Family will be at the Umlauf Sculpture Gardens to watch the planter she designed get auctioned off with Lance Armstrong and Mack Brown's, among others...
www.habu2.net /sara/sara2004.html   (14266 words)

  
 CONNECT - Sara Hickman
Sara Hickman was born on March 1, 1963, in Jacksonville, NC, but was raised in Houston, TX.
Through the remainder of her teenage years, Hickman performed at bank openings, weddings, and even psychiatric units.
Following her graduation from the High School for Performing Arts in Houston, she went on to receive a bachelor of arts degree in pain...
musicstore.connect.com /artist/103/396/0/1033960.html   (93 words)

  
 WKSU Hour One: Sara Hickman - Frosty The Snowman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Sara's daughter is jealous because mom stole her toys!
Yes, Sara plays the accompaniment to "Frosty" entirely on her daughter's toy instruments.
She is very active with benefits for the poor in Romania, the homeless here, and a number of other causes.
www.wksu.org /ornaments/hickman.html   (146 words)

  
 Sara Hickman, MP3 Music Download at eMusic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hickman released her debut, Equal Scary People, in 1988, originally on the independent label Four Dots.
A dedicated group of Hickman fans raised the money so she could buy the tapes back from Elektra.
Hickman has also released numerous limited-edition discs and cassettes on her own Sleeveless label, including This Christmas Wish, Faithful Heart, an official bootleg (Ready to Pop), and her children's albums Newborn (1999) and the award-winning Toddler (2001).
www.emusic.com /artist/10564/10564244.html   (381 words)

  
 Kennedy Center: Millennium Stage Artist Details for Sara Hickman
Singer/songwriter Sara Hickman grew up in an artistic family and was enthralled with music from an early age.
As well, Hickman has co-produced a documentary, Take It Like A Man, a film exploring sexism and female role models that aired on PBS and the Playboy Channel, and directed a short film about a homeless woman she knew in Dallas, Joy, that won first place at the USA Film Festival.
Singer/songwriter Sara Hickman's childhood fascination with music has led to a career as a sought-after performer and recording artist.
www.kennedy-center.org /programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm?artist_id=HICKMANSAR   (342 words)

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