Shawn Colvin

Shawn Colvin (born Shawna Lee Colvin, January 10, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Best known for her 1998 Grammy Award-winning song 'Sunny Came Home', Colvin has been a solo recording artist for decades. Born in Vermillion, South Dakota, Colvin spent her youth in Carbondale, Illinois, and London, Ontario, Canada. She learned to play guitar at the age of 10 and grew up listening to her father's collection of music. Colvin's first paid gig came just after she started college at Southern Illinois University, where she performed at local venues in Carbondale. She later formed Dixie Diesels, a country-swing group, and relocated to Austin, Texas, with the group.