Joan Osborne

Joan Elizabeth Osborne (born July 8, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter and interpreter of popular music whose work spans rock, pop, soul, R&B, blues and country. She rose to international fame with “One of Us,” written by Eric Bazilian and featured on her 1995 debut album Relish. Both the single and the album became global hits and earned a combined seven Grammy nominations. Osborne has also been closely connected to the legacy of Motown. She toured with the Funk Brothers, the legendary session musicians behind countless Motown classics, and appeared prominently in the 2002 documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown. Originally from Anchorage, Kentucky, a suburb of Louisville, Joan Osborne moved to New York City in the late 1980s to study filmmaking at New York University. There she took classes with influential documentary filmmaker George Stoney, among others. Osborne supported herself through school, often taking breaks to earn enough money for another semester. During one of those breaks, she happened to sing at an open‑mic night at the Abilene Café. The musicians there encouraged her to return, and soon she was performing weekly — first at Abilene, then at other blues open mics around the East Village.
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“Shake Your Hips” Peak Performance

What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted

What If God Was One Of Us

Midnight Train to Georgia

St. Teresa

Son Of A Preacher Man

Right Hand Man

Heatwave (Live)

& The Holmes Brothers Live at KPLU

Sara Smile

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