Dana Fuchs

Since the age of twelve, Dana was involved in the production of music; after moving to the small rural town of Wildwood, Florida US in 1988, she sang in public with the First Baptist Gospel Choir in her early teens and lead a local band in her new hometown. The talented Fuchs then migrated to New York after high school and joined forces with the credibly acclaimed guitarist Jon Diamond who had toured with artists such as the chart-topping Joan Osborne beforehand. Together Fuchs and Diamond combined to form a duo titled the Dana Fuchs Band.

The band gained a loyal following whilst performing numerous gigs in the bars and clubs of New York City US, selling out shows at the Stephen Talkhouse, BB King’s and the Mercury Lounge alongside widely recognized artists like Marianne Faithfull and Etta James. They released their debut CD ‘Lonely For a Lifetime’ in 2003, which consisted of tracks that Dana Fuchs claimed “dealt with subjects that I have a deep personal experience with”.

Fuchs issued the album ‘Live in NYC’ on Antler Kind Records on April 1, 2008, and toured with Ray Davies and Dickey Betts, before the Dana Fuchs band released its second studio album ‘Love to Beg’ on April 13, 2011. It achieved international recognition and warranted the UK’s Classic Rock awarding it ‘Blues Album of the Month’. Dana Fuchs, with the backing of her fellow band member Jon Diamond, released ‘Bliss Avenue’ on Ruf Records on July 9, 2013 to a positive reception.

Influenced by the record collection of her parents - Ray Charles and Hank Williams - Dana is often touted as the new Janis Joplin, and has entertained crowds at prestigious settings such as Stage 48 NYC and Highline Ballroom NYC. Fuchs has also her adapted her musical talents to film; she took the role of Sadie in the movie Across the Universe, performing numerous covers of the Beatles songs.