Sara Hickman

Sara Hickman

Sara Hickman at Waterloo Records in Austin, Texas (2006)
Background information
Born (1963-03-01) March 1, 1963
Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States
Genres rock/folk/pop/children's
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Guitar

Sara Hickman (born March 1, 1963) is an American rock/folk/pop/children's music singer, songwriter, and artist.[1][2][3]

Biography

Hickman was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina. She grew up in Houston, Texas, where she attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts as a vocal major. In 1986, she graduated from North Texas State University (now University of North Texas) with a BA in painting.[4] She moved to Dallas, Texas in 1987, where she became a recording artist and musical entertainer. In 1995, she moved to Austin, Texas, where she now lives with her husband, Lance Schriner and two daughters, Lili and Iolana.

She is an avid supporter of numerous charities and organizations benefiting children, women, and health. She helps these organizations by creating awareness, donating her time and, often, contributing portions of the proceeds from her record sales. She has been awarded the Humana "Women Helping Women" award for her generous work with such organizations as Safe Place, Habitat for Humanity, House the Homeless, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Race for the Cure, and many other animal and human rights organizations. She was also made an honorary member of the National Association of Music Therapy because of her work in that area.

In the early 2000s, she was the National Ambassador for Half Price Books, helping to promote literacy throughout the United States by visiting hospitals and schools where she performed for and read to children. Other positions she has held include membership on the Board of Directors of NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, i.e., the Grammies), an advisory board member for ARTS, and the Honorary Chair for Humana's Women Helping Women Awards Ceremony and Convention. She was also Honorary Chair of the Umlauf Sculpture Garden, and was invited to be Honorary Chair for the Austin Race for the Cure.

The Texas State Commission on the Arts appointed Hickman the Official Texas State Musician for 2010.[5]

Music

Hickman has released more than 15 albums, including a half dozen on major record labels, and a few independent albums. She has been a guest performer on at least 25 albums by other musicians. She had a #3 adult contemporary hit "I Couldn't Help Myself", has twice been a guest of NBC's The Tonight Show, hosted her own VH-1 special, produced an independent video, Joy, that won first place in the USA Film Festival, and co-produced a PBS documentary titled Take It Like A Man.

Hickman also performed a Martika song for the soundtrack to the film, Arachnophobia. She has both appeared in and sung for national ad campaigns for Wal-Mart, Daisy Sour Cream, Southwest Airlines, Fannie Mae and others. She was a part of the Country girl group, Domestic Science Club with Robin Lynn Macy and Patty Lege from 1992 until 1998.

Hickman's songs were covered by other Texas musicians, including Willie Nelson, on the 2011 CD The Best of Times, which was a benefit for the organization then known as Theatre Action Project.[6]

Awards

Discography

Videography

See also

References

  1. ↑ Morris, Chris (May 7, 1994). "Declarations of Independents". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Top local shows: Aug. 4-10". Quick DFW. August 3, 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Sara Smile Still, The confessions of Sara Hickman, By Margaret Moser, May 7, 2010, The Austin Chronicle
  4. ↑ Sara Hickman, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  5. ↑ Official Texas State Musicians - Texas State Library and Archives Commission
  6. ↑ Caligiuri, Jim (2011-10-28), "Texas Artists Performing the Music of Sara Hickman", Austin Chronicle, retrieved 2013-05-30
  7. ↑ "I Am Going On A Journey". Sara Hickman. 2003-09-14. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
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