Sean Hayes (musician)
Sean Hayes | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | August 27, 1969 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Origin | Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Genres | Folk, indie, soul |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Website | www.seanhayesmusic.com |
Sean Padrick Hayes (born August 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter.
Early life
Hayes was born in New York City, and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina. He began playing traditional American and Irish music with a band called the Boys of Bluehill. As a young musician he traveled the southeast, from the Black Mountain Music festival (LEAF Festival) in the Blue Ridge Mountains down to Charleston, South Carolina and eventually to San Francisco, where he lived for two decades before moving to Sonoma County.
Career
His song "Powerful Stuff" was featured on the NBC sitcom, Parenthood and again by Subaru of America as part of its campaign for the Subaru Forester in the "Reunion" commercial. Hayes' song "Rosebush Inside" was inspired by a man named Moreese Bickham, who survived 38 years inside the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, with fourteen years in solitary confinement. Hayes first heard Mr. Bickham's voice and spirit as expressed through the Sound Portraits story titled, "Tossing Away the Keys".[1] In January 2009, Sean Hayes and Moreese Bickham were able to meet in person when Mr. Bickham attended a live performance at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco. The story behind "Rosebush Inside" and their meeting is also featured on NPR's Snap Judgment with Glen Washington in show "Found."[2] Hayes made a cameo appearance as Jesus in the film Evolution: The Musical!,[3] which premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 2008.[4] Hayes' music was featured in the HBO film Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution, a documentary by James Redford that explores climate change and renewable energy.[5] The album Be Like Water was released on November 19, 2021, and marks his ninth release. Hayes currently lives in Petaluma, CA with his wife and two sons.
Discography
- A Thousand Tiny Pieces (1999)
- Lunar Lust (2002)
- Alabama Chicken (2003)
- Big Black Hole and the Little Baby Star (2006)
- Flowering Spade (2007)
- Run Wolves Run (2010)
- Before We Turn to Dust (2012)
- Low Light (2016)
- Be Like Water (2021)
References
- ↑ "Tossing Away the Keys [Transcript]: Radio Documentary by Sound Portraits". February 21, 2014. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Found – Snap #329 | Snap Judgment". Snapjudgment.org. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Evolution: The Musical!". IMDb.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ↑ SFIFF Evolution: The Musical! page Archived May 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "HAPPENING". The Redford Center. Retrieved June 13, 2016.