Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow is a nine-time Grammy-winning blues and pop-rock singer, guitarist, bassist and songwriter. She got her start singing commercial jingles in the 1980s and later emerged as one of the bestselling female artists of the '90s and '00s.

Former boyfriend, cyclist Lance Armstrong, reveals for the first time why he decided to break off the engagement to Crow. In the book, titled Lance: The Making of the World's Greatest Champion, Armstrong states, "She wanted marriage, she wanted children; and not that I didn't want that, but I didn't want that at that time because I had just gotten out of a marriage, I'd just had kids."E!Online: [1] Lance Armstrong: Sheryl Crow's...] (May 8, 2009)

Crow toured as a backup singer for Michael Jackson on tour from 1987-1989. She soon started recording her solo material and came out with Tuesday Night Music Club in 1994. Behind hit singles like "All I Wanna Do" and "Strong Enough," the album was a success, selling over seven million copies and earning Crow her first Grammy's. This launched a successful solo career for Crow who continued to find success with subsequent releases and collaborated with other well-known artists such as The Rolling Stones. In February, 2008, Crow released Detours, her sixth studio album.

In 2003 Crow began dating champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, and the pair were briefly engaged before splitting in 2006. Around this time, Crow was diagnosed with breast cancer, from which she was expected to have a full recovery.

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  • "I’m sad that people feel like music should be free, that the work that we do is not valued."

• Readers Digest: Crow's Nest: Interview With Sheryl Crow (March 2008)
• E! Online: "On the Road with Sheryl Crow" (April 10, 2007)
• People.com: "Inside Sheryl Crow's 'Stop Global Warming' Tour" (April 10, 2007)
• ABC News: Sheryl Crow "Lobbies to Break Breast Cancer Bill Logjam" (March 28, 2007)
• CNN.com: Sheryl Crow: Cancer Will Change My Music (2006)
• Blender: Dear Superstar: Sheryl Crow (2004)
• Blender: 33 Things You Should Know About Sheryl Crow (2002)

• February 11, 1962: Born in Kennett, Missouri

• 1984: Teaches elementary school near St. Louis

• September 12, 1987: Backup vocalist on Michael Jackson's Bad World Tour

• August 3, 1993: Releases debut album, Tuesday Night Music Club

• April 16, 2002: Releases fourth album, C'mon, C'mon

• September 5, 2005: Announces engagement to cyclist Lance Armstrong

• February, 2006: Ends relationship with Armstrong and is diagnosed with breast cancer