DORIA ROBERTS BIO
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Internationally touring, Atlanta based singer/songwriter Doria Roberts was born and raised in inner city Trenton, NJ but schooled in the neighboring yet decidedly more affluent Princeton, NJ. Her first introduction to music was her sisters vinyl record collection including the Brothers Johnson, Marvin Gaye, the Sugar Hill Gang and Ricki Lee Jones. A dancer from the age of 3, she was exposed to classical offerings during ballet class, ragtime during tap training and pop music in her modern jazz dance lessons. By age 10, she was starring in musicals in local childrens theater and choral productions once performing a lead role in Gilbert & Sullivans classic HMS Pinafore. At age 17, she produced her first event directing, staging, acting in, and even promoting the topically controversial play Laundry and Bourbon as part of her senior project.
By the time she was off to college, she had incorporated the likes of Public Enemy, De La Soul, and the uber literate hip hop of KRS One into her listening repertoire. While toiling away as a scholarship student at the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in East Asian Studies (with side bars in linguistics, business and art history) and aspiring to be an executive art dealer in Tokyo, she discovered the power folk of the Indigo Girls, Bob Dylans and Joni Mitchells storytelling, the tortured brilliance of John Coltrane and Jimi Hendrix, along with the quirky punk, tongue in cheek rebellion of Public Image Limited and black rock ska outfit Fishbone. And, like many women of her generation, she stumbled upon the rising star and fierce, feminist zeitgeist Ani DiFranco during an unplanned trip to a New York City dive.
However, Roberts was still only an observer and lover of music throughout college and didnt become a musician herself until senior year when a series of life changing events redirected her priorities. She picked up a roommates beer stained guitar for comfort and the lessons of the Tao Te Ching won over the Dow Jones. Eevntually, she embarked on her deeply personal though socially concious and committed musical path.
In 1999 (i.e. 6 years and 100 coffeehouses later), she won a slot to appear at Lilith Fair and was poised to sign a major label deal along with Atlanta based peers John Mayer and India Arie. However, a dubious piece of legislation changing copyright law in favor of the labels prompted the activist in Roberts to step away from potentially lucrative offers and release her own record. Though originally intending to simply wait out the storm, Roberts eventually found herself at the helm of her own label instead.
Since then she has released and self produced five independent and nationally distributed records on her imprint Hurricane Doria Records, has appeared at the internationally recognized Montreux Jazz Festival and has headlined Gay Pride events in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Stockholm, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. She has also opened for or shared the stage with legendary folk singer Odetta, Janis Ian, the Indigo Girls, John Mayer, blues legends the Holmes Brothers, Chris Smither avant-garde R&B priestess Meshell Ndegeocello, world music darling Angelique Kidjo, the late poet laureate Gwendolyn Brooks, Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker and many others.
In 2004, she was awarded both the Anderson Leadership Prize from the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force and the Orfeo Musica Humanitarian Award from the Tupilak Arts Consortium-Nordic in Stockholm, Sweden. Both awards were given in recognition of her willingness to fuse her music with her activist work and for creating major performance opportunities and outlets for other independent artists and youth at risk. She was also nominated for the 2005 Collin Higgins Courage Award.
Currently, she is the sole producer of the 11 year old Queerstock Festival & Tour, the Black Eyed Susans Tribute Series and various other fundraising and awareness events.
Roberts has finally finished recording her sixth release and the CD entitles "Woman Dangerous" is out. It was recorded at the venerable Treesound Studios (Elton John, Outkast, Indigo Girls, Collective Soul, Usher) in Atlanta, GA and co-produced by Zack Odom. On this major indie effort, Roberts once again effortlessly and seamlessly melds her diverse musical heritage into a solid set of provocative musings on life and love and everything that happens in between.
Internationally touring, Atlanta based singer/song… Read Full Bio ↴DORIA ROBERTS BIO
Internationally touring, Atlanta based singer/songwriter Doria Roberts was born and raised in inner city Trenton, NJ but schooled in the neighboring yet decidedly more affluent Princeton, NJ. Her first introduction to music was her sisters vinyl record collection including the Brothers Johnson, Marvin Gaye, the Sugar Hill Gang and Ricki Lee Jones. A dancer from the age of 3, she was exposed to classical offerings during ballet class, ragtime during tap training and pop music in her modern jazz dance lessons. By age 10, she was starring in musicals in local childrens theater and choral productions once performing a lead role in Gilbert & Sullivans classic HMS Pinafore. At age 17, she produced her first event directing, staging, acting in, and even promoting the topically controversial play Laundry and Bourbon as part of her senior project.
By the time she was off to college, she had incorporated the likes of Public Enemy, De La Soul, and the uber literate hip hop of KRS One into her listening repertoire. While toiling away as a scholarship student at the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in East Asian Studies (with side bars in linguistics, business and art history) and aspiring to be an executive art dealer in Tokyo, she discovered the power folk of the Indigo Girls, Bob Dylans and Joni Mitchells storytelling, the tortured brilliance of John Coltrane and Jimi Hendrix, along with the quirky punk, tongue in cheek rebellion of Public Image Limited and black rock ska outfit Fishbone. And, like many women of her generation, she stumbled upon the rising star and fierce, feminist zeitgeist Ani DiFranco during an unplanned trip to a New York City dive.
However, Roberts was still only an observer and lover of music throughout college and didnt become a musician herself until senior year when a series of life changing events redirected her priorities. She picked up a roommates beer stained guitar for comfort and the lessons of the Tao Te Ching won over the Dow Jones. Eevntually, she embarked on her deeply personal though socially concious and committed musical path.
In 1999 (i.e. 6 years and 100 coffeehouses later), she won a slot to appear at Lilith Fair and was poised to sign a major label deal along with Atlanta based peers John Mayer and India Arie. However, a dubious piece of legislation changing copyright law in favor of the labels prompted the activist in Roberts to step away from potentially lucrative offers and release her own record. Though originally intending to simply wait out the storm, Roberts eventually found herself at the helm of her own label instead.
Since then she has released and self produced five independent and nationally distributed records on her imprint Hurricane Doria Records, has appeared at the internationally recognized Montreux Jazz Festival and has headlined Gay Pride events in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Stockholm, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. She has also opened for or shared the stage with legendary folk singer Odetta, Janis Ian, the Indigo Girls, John Mayer, blues legends the Holmes Brothers, Chris Smither avant-garde R&B priestess Meshell Ndegeocello, world music darling Angelique Kidjo, the late poet laureate Gwendolyn Brooks, Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker and many others.
In 2004, she was awarded both the Anderson Leadership Prize from the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force and the Orfeo Musica Humanitarian Award from the Tupilak Arts Consortium-Nordic in Stockholm, Sweden. Both awards were given in recognition of her willingness to fuse her music with her activist work and for creating major performance opportunities and outlets for other independent artists and youth at risk. She was also nominated for the 2005 Collin Higgins Courage Award.
Currently, she is the sole producer of the 11 year old Queerstock Festival & Tour, the Black Eyed Susans Tribute Series and various other fundraising and awareness events.
Roberts has finally finished recording her sixth release and the CD entitles "Woman Dangerous" is out. It was recorded at the venerable Treesound Studios (Elton John, Outkast, Indigo Girls, Collective Soul, Usher) in Atlanta, GA and co-produced by Zack Odom. On this major indie effort, Roberts once again effortlessly and seamlessly melds her diverse musical heritage into a solid set of provocative musings on life and love and everything that happens in between.
Portrait
Doria Roberts Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Portrait' by these artists:
A Wedding Anniversary The guard of the feelings that watches over flames the pains…
A.M. Breakups Take...a position you feel is for you c condition so old…
Aiden Two men entered and I thought I was dreaming. I heard…
alt-J Tell me how you wanna be portrayed, now You can have…
Alt-J (∆) / Daljit Dhaliwal Tell me how you wanna be portrayed, now You can have…
Ammonia Wash Got lost can't remember She dreams of sinking ships while th…
Bad Religion Nothing more, nothing less, An icon on the wall, decoration …
Celtus The time has come to face each other Sister, brother, mother…
Chalice Do I only have conviction When my opinion lives in isolatio…
Cheri Dennis Feat. Yung Joc And Gorilla Zoe [Speak] Cheri Dennis J-O-C I Love you Cheri [Yung Joc]…
Coven His portrait hanging, face betraying, Wicked gleamin eyes o…
D-Bridge You're not who they say you are They made you the…
Dear Ephesus She's a princess in her name alone And how her beauty…
Die Monster Die The house is very quiet now... Their voices have all been…
Duke Special Paint my picture if you must Please remember to be kind But…
EnteTainment Auf dass ich es bald vom Boden Hoch zum Thron geschafft…
Etro Anime Blue portrait with green lips a look of serenity The sorrow…
Face the Fact What you see is just myself Every shiny memory is…
Farewell To Freeway Descending down to a place I never thought I′d see again Sel…
Five Or Six 悲しみを抜けて また生まれる夢で 見たい景色を浮かべたら また終りない 旅に出よう 同じ時間を 同じように笑いあうだけ…
Forest Sun Color is my sanctuary I take refuge in brilliant hues And th…
Gaze when will you say hello when will you say hello to…
Gazelle & the Bear weekend been here taking care of everything although it isn'…
Golden Vessel Try to believe Try to be brave Try to sleep it suffocates…
gospelmusicasforever.blogspot.com - P.O.D. You're not who they say you are They made you the…
gospelmusicasforever.blogspot.com - P.O.D.; You're not who they say you are They made you the…
Hocus Pocus Elodie Rama Il vient au monde quand tu clique sur "Play" Sa pompe…
House of Krazees Portrait Of A Killer The 1st suspect The mind of Jeffrey D…
Human Impact SURROUNDED BY THIEVES HOW TO TRUST, WHAT TO BELIEVE LEAVE NO…
IHF I’ll give you all my love, give you all my…
J-CAST we have come. and we are here for you. the…
Jeremy Larson Silent halls and empty room A mirrored image I presume It'…
Jonnine Eehhhh ehhhh yeeahhh Eehhhh ehhhh Eehhhh ehhhh yeeahhh I'l…
Josephine We are, are society We are, what we saw on tv When…
Juliet's Wishing Well Took some time but there are So many things I finally…
Kansas He had a thousand ideas You might have heard his name He…
Kansas (2) He had a thousand ideas, you might have heard his…
King Diamond "My Mother Was Obsessed By Evil Jealousy She Didn't Want Nob…
LAMP IN TERREN 例えば 目を覚ましたその朝に 僕が僕じゃなくても不思議じゃないだろう 君を見るときと同じように 僕の目じゃ僕は見えないか…
LIONSHEART It's not him I must 've made a mistake He's hardly…
M.H.V 悲しみを抜けて また生まれる夢で 見たい景色を浮かべたら また終りない 旅に出よう 同じ時間を 同じように笑いあうだけ…
Magnus Rising A portrait of Jesus Hangs on my filthy wall As the nails…
Mariah Carey Where do I go from here? How do I disappear? Here beyond…
Marqus Anthony Uh-Huh You already know what time it is Yo Marqus, you ready…
Matchbook Romance Love, bring me the head of jealousy This curse is the…
Mauves Jouer le nouveau jeu Appeler les adieux Qu’en pensez-vous? L…
Muruhuay in amber, like insect trapped trapped we forgot we forgot a …
Oliver Well, there’s a portrait of my grandfather The part of me…
P.O.D. You're not who they say you are They made you the…
Paindivision Been painting with despair A canvas thats been teared Resemb…
Rim'K J'ai un petit problème avec la fume Boozillé le shit fait…
Robyn Sherwell Here is our picture, in white and black Keep all your…
Rufus Cesspool I want to destroy my body Sick of the restraint Sling-shot o…
Still Life Projector It's who's ever gone away and listened to the silent words …
Stoods Portrait Stoods - www.stoods.com Chorus IÂll paint a portr…
Symphony in Peril we serve god in the image that we have painted. honor…
Take That Life slow down You've gone too fast And words begin to mean…
The Anmer I am looking around myself In destructive world You feel dis…
The Appleseed Cast we have come. and we are here for you. the…
The Autumn Offering She's draped across the bathtub Or lying on the floor So c…
The Coven His portrait hanging, face betraying, Wicked gleamin eyes of…
THE GOA EXPRESS You paint my portrait in the foyer of fancy bars And…
The North Atlantic Orchestra and Cast we have come. and we are here for you. the…
The Upper Room We hate everyone we meet Cause they think that they are…
Uncaught in Promise Laid to rest I haven't walked in so many years I don't…
Unprocessed I've been crowned king from when I was born I'm in…
V-OR 悲しみを抜けて また生まれる夢で 見たい景色を浮かべたら また終りない 旅に出よう 同じ時間を 同じように笑いあうだけ…
Varıous Artısts Hold your breath quiet now dont say a word You could…
Winterpills The photographer's impatient as the train pulls out of the…
Witherfall There's a portrait on the wall and it seems she's…
[V.M.C.G] Yea, c'mon c'mon, yea, c'mon Let's take a trip but not…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Doria Roberts:
Black Pearl Got a little problem she said Shift of her hips she…
Caught In The Rain VERSE 1 We are talking It's the middle of the night You…
Crazy Like Me "what's the difference anyway?" I heard this old man say H…
Hollow Years Who was loving her then Way back when Those were the days…
Lillian I used to walk in the rain I used to play…
Perfect Perfect Let's take a picture now I do not want to forget The…
Restoration I took a look at myself from far away I didn't…
Supposed Soul Saver *What do you have on my that I do not…
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