Suzanne Marie Little is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was a member of
Lava Hay in the early 1990s, and subsequently released three albums as a solo artist.
After Lava Hay's breakup in 1993, Little relocated to
Salt Spring Island
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The island was initially inhabited by various Salishan peoples before being settled ...
, British Columbia. In late 1994 she went to San Francisco to work with record producer Norm Kerner, and collaborated with such musicians as
Chuck Prophet
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of
Green on Red
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,
David Immerglück
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of
Camper Van Beethoven
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and
Bruce Kaphan Bruce Kaphan is a musician and recording engineer who has worked on many studio projects, often as a pedal steel player, from 1970 to 2011. In particular he was a member of American Music Club. He is also credited with engineering, mixing, and/or ma ...
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American Music Club
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.
[Stoute, Lenny (February 15, 1996). "Little steps to solo career: From the ashes of Lava Hay, a new direction", '']Toronto Star
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...
'', p. H7. The result was her 1995 debut album, ''Be Here Now''. Her first solo tour was in January 1996.
[Harrison, Tom (December 15, 1995). "Baby put rush on new album: Motherhood sparked urgency: Interview with Suzanne Little", '']The Province
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'', p. B30.
She is married to fellow singer-songwriter
Tom Hooper
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.
Discography
* 1995: ''Be Here Now'' (
Nettwerk
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The Vancouver-based company was created by principals Terry McBride and Mark Jowett as a record label to distribute recordings by the band Moev, but the label expanded in Ca ...
)
References
Canadian women singer-songwriters
20th-century Canadian singer-songwriters
Canadian folk rock musicians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Singers from British Columbia
Little, Suzanne
21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters
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