Shawn Colvin

After learning to play guitar at the age of ten, Shawn Colvin was determined to make a life in music--a decision that would send a small-town girl out on the open road for good. In 1997, two decades after she started, she got her big break. Like the troubled would-be arsonist and survivor of her smash hit "Sunny Came Home, " Colvin knows a thing or two about heartache--and setting fires. Diamond in the Rough recounts this passionate musician's coming-of-age,...

Shawn Colvin and Steve Earl's debut self-titled album features six co-written original songs plus covers of songs made popular by such greats as the Rolling Stones and Emmylou Harris.