“I am honored, humbled, and blessed to receive this prestigious award.” Sheila E. will become the first female solo percussionist on the Hollywood Walk of Fame when her star is unveiled Wednesday, with Ringo Starr among the scheduled speakers.
At 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sheila E. will perform a concert at The Bourbon Room in Hollywood titled “Sheila E and Friends,” celebrating the unveiling of the star.
Her early musical influences included her uncle Coke Escovedo, a percussionist with the rock band Santana and Latin rock band Azteca; another uncle, Mario Escovedo, was the front man for the rock band The Dragons, the rock bands Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead, the R&B/pop group the Pointer Sisters and the funk band Sly & the Family Stone.
Following a Bay Area gig in the late 1970s, Sheila E. met Prince backstage, which led to their “Purple Rain” recording sessions, including her vocals on the 1984 classic “Erotic City.” Sheila E. received all four of her Grammy nominations in 1985, including for best new artist, losing to Cyndi Lauper. Her other nominations were for best pop vocal performance, female, and best rhythm & blues song, both for “The Glamorous Life” single, and best R&B instrumental performance for “Shortberry Strawcake,” the second track on “The Glamorous Life” album.
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