Profile
Sheila E.
Singer
Female
Born
Dec 12, 1957
Age
55
Genres
Funk + Latin Jazz...
Instruments
Percussion + Drum...
Performed With
George Duke + Sy ...
Record Label
Paisley Park Records
Sheila Escovedo, known by her stage name Sheila E. , is an American drummer and percussionist, perhaps best known for her work with Prince, George Duke and Ringo Starr.
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Did 'Music's Biggest Night' Live Up To Its Name?Huffington Post - Feb 10, 2013
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Celebs And Segways Come Out To Unveil.. A Pair Of HeadphonesHuffington Post - Jan 07, 2013
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Eva Longoria To Emcee President Obama’s Fundraiser TonightFox News - Oct 11, 2012
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Playboy Festival Features Global JazzVoice of America - Jun 17, 2012
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CHILDHOOD
1957
Birth
Born on December 12, 1957.
TEENAGE
1976
18 Years Old
She made her recording debut with jazz bassist Alphonso Johnson on "Yesterday's Dream" in 1976.
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TWENTIES
1978
20 Years Old
Prince met Sheila E. at a concert in 1978, when she was performing with her father.
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She provided vocals on the B-side to "Let's Go Crazy", "Erotic City" in 1984.
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In 1985, she released Romance 1600, scored another hit with the track "A Love Bizarre" (#11), and the non-album track "Holly Rock" made its way to live shows and into the film Krush Groove.
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THIRTIES
1989
31 Years Old
After leaving the Prince organization in 1989, Sheila E. recorded a few more albums, Sex Cymbal, Writes of Passage, and Heaven.
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1996
38 Years Old
In 1996 she played in Japanese pop singer Namie Amuro's live backup band.
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FORTIES
In 2004, Sheila E. toured New Zealand as drummer and percussionist for the Abe Laboriel Band.
2005
47 Years Old
In 2005, Sheila E. was a surprise guest orchestrating a band, in Amerie's "1 Thing" performances for The Lady Of Soul & World Music Awards.
In February 2006, Sheila E. performed with Prince (and Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman) once again at the BRIT Awards.
In March 2007, she went on a small tour through Europe with her new band project called C.O.E.D. (Chronicles of Every Diva). C.O.E.D. consists of Sheila E., Kat Dyson, Rhonda Smith and Cassandra O'Neal.
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FIFTIES
Sheila E. recently met with Prince on 29 March 2008, who sat in on (and played keyboard) on Sheila E.'s performance with her family at Harvelle Redondo Beach.
In February 2009, she was made an honorary member of Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Sorority by the Eta Delta Chapter located at Howard University in recognition of her humanitarian efforts through and in music.
Sheila E. performed at Yoshi's in San Francisco on 15 August 2010 and she released an EP From E 2 U.
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On May 25, 2011, Sheila performed alongside Marc Anthony in the American Idol Season 10 finale.
On February 26, 2012, Sheila performed at the 2012 Academy Awards alongside Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer, playing the into and out of commercial segments.
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