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Birth name | Bridget Ellen Kearney |
Born | Iowa City, Iowa | June 10, 1985
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Years active | 2005–present |
Labels | Signature Sounds, Nonesuch, self-released |
Member of | Lake Street Dive, Bridget Kearney and Benjamin Lazar Davis, The Bridget Kearney Band, BB Wisely |
Formerly of | Joy Kills Sorrow, Cuddle Magic |
Website | bridgetkearney |
Bridget Kearney (kə́ːnɪj, car'-nee) is an American musician and songwriter. She is a founding member of the band Lake Street Dive and winner of the 2005 John Lennon Songwriting Contest in the Jazz category.[1]
Kearney's solo recording work began with her debut solo album, Won't Let You Down, which recordings took place over three years, largely encouraged and supported by drummer/engineer/producer Robin MacMillan in his Brooklyn Studio,[2] and released by Signature Sounds Recordings in 2017.[3] A number of singles followed, some of which found their way onto Kearney's second solo album, Snakes of Paradise self-released in 2023. Similarly, singles from her third album,Comeback Kid were also released in advance of the April 12, 2024 release by Keeled Scales for that album on an expanding number of streaming platforms and social media sites such as Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube and Instagram as well as physical media outlet channels such as Bandcamp.