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Sara Hickman

Sara Hickman at Waterloo Records in Austin, TX (2006).
Background information
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Guitar

Sara Hickman (born March 1, 1963) is a rock/folk/pop/children's music singer, songwriter, and artist.[1][2]


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Biography [link]

Hickman was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina. She grew up in Houston, Texas, where she attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts as a vocal major. In 1986, she graduated from East Texas State University in Advertising. She moved to Dallas, Texas in 1987, where she became a recording artist and musical entertainer. In 1995, she moved to Austin, Texas, where she now lives with her husband, Lance Schriner and two daughters, Lily and Iolana.

She is an avid supporter of numerous charities and organizations benefiting children, women, and health. She helps these organizations by creating awareness, donating her time and, often, contributing portions of the proceeds from her record sales. She has been awarded the Humana "Women Helping Women" award for her generous work with such organizations as Safe Place, Habitat for Humanity, House the Homeless, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Race for the Cure, and many other animal and human rights organizations. She was also made an honorary member of the National Association of Music Therapy because of her work in that area.

In the early 2000s, she was the National Ambassador for Half Price Books, helping to promote literacy throughout the United States by visiting hospitals and schools where she performed for and read to children. Other positions she has held include membership on the Board of Directors of NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, i.e., the Grammies), an advisory board member for ARTS, and the Honorary Chair for Humana's Women Helping Women Awards Ceremony and Convention. She was also Honorary Chair of the Umlauf Sculpture Garden, and was invited to be Honorary Chair for the Austin Race for the Cure.

The Texas State Commission on the Arts has appointed Hickman as the 2010 Texas State Musician.

Music [link]

Sara Hickman has released more than 15 albums, including a half dozen on major record labels, and a few independent albums. She has been a guest performer on at least 25 albums by other musicians. She had a #3 adult contemporary hit "I Couldn't Help Myself", has twice been a guest of NBC's Tonight Show, hosted her own VH-1 special, produced an independent video, Joy, that won first place in the USA Film Festival, and co-produced a PBS documentary titled Take It Like A Man.

Hickman also performed a Martika song for the soundtrack to the film, Arachnophobia. She has both appeared in and sung for national ad campaigns for Wal-Mart, Daisy Sour Cream, Southwest Airlines, Fannie Mae and others. She was a part of the Country girl group, Domestic Science Club with Robin Lynn Macy and Patty Lege from 1992 until 1998.

Awards [link]

  • The National Association of Music Therapists
  • Austin Under Forty (2002-Entertainment )
  • The Kerrville Folk Festival (community service)
  • The Speaking of Women's Health Initiative (community service)
  • Austin Music Awards (1999-2000-one of the top three songwriters, one of the top five female vocalists, top five singer-songwriters, in top three folk artists, top ten musicians)
  • The Dallas Observer Awards (Best Musician, Best Producer, Best Indie Release, Best Major Label Release, Best Female Vocalist)
  • Parents' Choice (Gold-Toddler/2001, Recommended-Big Kid/2004)
  • NAPPA Gold (Newborn-2001, Big Kid and Toddler-2004)
  • Dr. Toy's Top 10 Audio Tapes of 2001 (Toddler)
  • Dr. Toy's 100 Best Toys of 2001 (Toddler)
  • Best Classic Recording 2003 Children's Web Media (Newborn & Toddler)
  • 2003 New Beginning Center Award
  • Dr. Toy's Best Vacation Product 2004 (Big Kid)
  • Creative Child’s Top Creative Toy Award 2005 (Toddler – Preferred Choice, Newborn – Seal of Excellence)
  • Austin American-Statesman XL Fortunate 500 List: 2007 Edition
  • Texas State Musician: 2010

Discography [link]

Videography [link]

  • Joy (Video inspired by homeless woman. Winner of a USA Film Festival award)
  • Take It Like a Man (PBS documentary) co-produced
  • I Am Going On a Journey (DVD)

See also [link]

Portal icon Biography portal

References [link]

  1. ^ Morris, Chris (May 7, 1994). "Declarations of Independents". Billboard. https://books.google.com/books?id=SAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA89&dq=%22Sara+Hickman%22&hl=en&ei=0wNHTu3KKIrRiALK-qyDAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22Sara%20Hickman%22&f=false. Retrieved 13 August 2011. 
  2. ^ "Top local shows: Aug. 4-10". Quick DFW. August 3, 2011. https://www.quickdfw.com/sharedcontent/dws/quick3/columnists/hhauk/stories/DN-music_picks_0804ick.State.Edition1.1324204.html. Retrieved 13 August 2011. 

External links [link]


https://wn.com/Sara_Hickman

Podcasts:

Sara Hickman

ALBUMS

Shine

Released 2013

Absence of Blame

Released 2010

Motherlode

Released 2006

Spiritual Appliances

Released 2000

Two Kinds of Laughter

Released 1998

Misfits

Released 1997

Necessary Angels

Released 1994

Shortstop

Released 1990

Toddler

Equal Scary People

Newborn

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PLAYLIST TIME:

I Wish I Could Run

by: Sara Hickman

Outside the lines of baltimore
There's a cemetary sleeping
I stopped to watch you yelling at your dog
The effect was rather creepy
In front of strangers long since gone
I watched you hammer home your hate
Someday you'll look back at what you've become
A ghost behind a gate
Chorus
Oh ohh oh
I wish I could run to save you
I wish I could run
I wish I could run to save you
I can't be the one
You could blame it on the way he would hit you
The taste of blood mingled with shame
And there's a feeling that lies deep within you
But you cannot give it a name
No one can understand me you say
No one knows your pain
You shake your fists and raise your voice
Here comes the madness again
Chorus
Oh ohh oh
I wish I could run to save you
I wish I could run
I wish I could run to save you
I can't be the one
No I can't be the one
You wish you were more like me but I'm not
Who you make me out to be
You wish you were more like me but
I'm not who you make me out to be
No one can understand me you say
No one knows your pain
You shake your fists and raise your voice
Here comes the madness again
Chorus
Oh ohh oh
I wish I could run to save you
I wish I could run
I wish I could run to save you
I can't be that
I wish I could run to save you
Ohh I wish I could run
I wish I could run to save you
I can't be the one
No I can't be the one




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