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May 16, 2003

Joan Osborne Wakes the Dead

Gigs with the Dead, Dixie Chicks upcoming this summer
January 8, 2001

Joan Osborne, Others to Join "Vagina Monologues" Celebration

V-Day celebration to bring Ensler play around the world
September 13, 2000

The Righteous Return of Joan Osborne

Joan Osborne took five years (and two labels) to craft her "comeback" second album
September 11, 2000

The Righteous Return of Joan Osborne

Joan Osborne took five years (and two labels) to craft her "comeback" second album

Recordings and Reviews

How Sweet It Is

As a guest on a late-night television show the evening of September 11, 2002, Joan Osborne was the soul salvation at the end of a most somber day. Her big, warm voice sent soothing vibes over the airwaves. Osborne's latest release, How Sweet It Is, was intended to do just that: take a batch of songs...

2002 RS: Not Rated

Righteous Love

2000

Relish

1995

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Biography

Joan Osborne is best known for asking the poignant question "What if God was one of us?" over a glistening guitar riff. But truth be told, the pop sensibility Osborne displayed on "One of Us" was out of char-acter. For most of her career, she's striven to be a Janis Joplin?style blues-rock mama, with ho-hum results.

In the early '90s, Osborne put out a couple of records on her own, now largely...

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