About

Singer-songwriter, former journalist for The Advocate and Performing Songwriter Magazine (articles from the letter quoted in periodicals worldwide and part of the suits against Groster and Napster). Author of one autobiography, when children's book, one collection of short stories based on my own work by established authors, and the number of short stories in magazines and books. I wanted to be a writer since I can remember, I'm an omnivorous reader, concerned about AI and its effect on all the industries I work in.

Featured Work

Society's Child: My Autobiography

2008, reissue 2025
Autobiography

I wrote it about myself but tried not to sound like a self-serving ego maniacal jerk.

Other Works

Awards and Recognition

  • Grammy Awards (2)
  • Grammy nominations (10)
  • International folk alliance lifetime achievement award
  • Lifetime achievement award from Ireland's Minister of culture
  • Two songs in the Grammy Hall of Fame (Society's Child and At Seventeen)
  • Recognized as first performer to headline AIDS benefits in New York and Nashville, first performer to headline pediatric AIDs benefit in the United States. Honored by the Human Rights Campaign l, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Berea College, Warren Wilson College.
  • Along with her wife, ran the Pearl Foundation and endowed more than $1,250,000 in college scholarships for returning students at four different institutions of higher learning.