从侍者到歌坛巨星
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piano">piano</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="flowing">flowing</span> <span word="brown">brown</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="frames">frames</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="face">face</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sing">sing</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="unexpectedly">unexpectedly</span> <span word="mature">mature</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="captivated">captivated</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Norah">Norah</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span>, <span word="award">award</span>-<span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="songwriter">songwriter</span>.</p><p><span word="Norah">Norah</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 30, 1979, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="Ravi">Ravi</span> <span word="Shankar">Shankar</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="guitar">guitar</span> <span word="player">player</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Norah">Norah</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="Sue">Sue</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> 18. <span word="At">At</span> 4 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dallas">Dallas</span> <span word="suburb">suburb</span>, <span word="Texas">Texas</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="LP">LP</span> <span word="collection">collection</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="choirs">choirs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="five">five</span>, <span word="commenced">commenced</span> <span word="piano">piano</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="briefly">briefly</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="alto">alto</span> <span word="saxophone">saxophone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="high">high</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span></p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="majoring">majoring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="piano">piano</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Engrossed">Engrossed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>, <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="gravitated">gravitated</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="musicians">musicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="songwriters">songwriters</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="sing">sing</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span>-<span word="start">start</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="career">career</span>. <span word="Between">Between</span> <span word="waitressing">waitressing</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="band">band</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sung">sung</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="vocals">vocals</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="played">played</span> <span word="piano">piano</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="October">October</span> 2000, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="band">band</span> <span word="ambitiously">ambitiously</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="demo">demo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="EMI">EMI</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Note">Note</span> <span word="Records">Records</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="roster">roster</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blues">blues</span>, <span word="jazz">jazz</span>, <span word="folk">folk</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="musicians">musicians</span>.</p>
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