Deidre McCalla is an American singer-songwriter from

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. McCalla was raised around the

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scene of

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in New York, where she began her career. In 1983, she moved to northern

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. She has released several albums on the

women's music Women's music is music by women, for women, and about women. The genre emerged as a musical expression of the second-wave feminist movement as well as the labor, civil rights, and peace movements. The movement (in the USA) was started by lesbian ...

label

Olivia Records Olivia Records is a women's music record label founded in 1973 by lesbian members of the Washington D.C. area. It was founded by Ginny Berson, Cris Williamson, Meg Christian, Judy Dlugacz, and six other women. Olivia Records sold more than one m ...

. She has worked with

Teresa Trull Teresa Trull is an American female singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer from Durham, North Carolina. She is recognized as a pioneer in Women's music, with her debut album ''The Ways a Woman Can Be'' released on Olivia Records in 19 ...

, Mike Marshall,

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, and other musicians. She has stated that she is a

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Discography

*''Fur Coats & Blue Jeans'' (

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, 1973) *''Don't Doubt It'' (

, 1985) *''With a Little Luck'' (Olivia, 1987) *''Everyday Heroes & Heroines'' (Olivia, 1992) *''Playing for Keeps'' (MaidenRock, 2003) *''Endless Grace'' (MaidenRock 2023)

References

;Footnotes ;Further reading *Laura Post,

Deidre McCalla Deidre McCalla is an American singer-songwriter from New York City. McCalla was raised around the folk music scene of Macdougal Street in New York, where she began her career. In 1983, she moved to northern California. She has released several alb ...

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External links

Official Website
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