Sally Dworsky

Sally Dworsky is an American singer-songwriter and playback singer in animated films. In addition to her solo work and co-fronting the alt-rock band Uma, Dworsky served as the singing voice for lead characters in iconic animated films including The Lion King and The Prince of Egypt, both of which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song – as well as Shrek. She has also recorded or performed with R.E.M., Peter Gabriel, Bonnie Raitt, Neil Diamond and many others.

Sally Dworsky
GenresAlt-rock, folk rock, movie soundtracks
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, playback singer
Associated actsUma, Chris Hickey
Websitehttp://www.sallydworsky.com

Early life

Dworsky was born to Robert and Shirley Dworsky,[1] and grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota.[2] She has one sister, Rabbi Susan Dworsky,[1] and two brothers,[1] pianist Richard Dworsky[3] and former lawyer turned drummer and author Alan Dworsky.[4] Dworsky's family is of Jewish background.[5]

Career

In Minnesota, she was a member of the bands Moore by Four[3][2] and Players.[3] In Moore by Four, her voice was described as "sparkling", "marvelous separately - together [with band members], they're dynamite."[6] She also appeared in lead roles in musicals at the Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis.[3][7]

After moving to California,[3] where she appeared in a featured role in the Los Angeles production of Les Misérables,[3][8] she toured with Don Henley as a back-up singer,[3][9] and was noted by a reviewer for a "strong solo" in "Sunset Grill".[2] She also sang back-up vocals in the studio, and on stage, for artists including R.E.M., Peter Gabriel, Bonnie Raitt, Shelby Lynne, Teddy Thompson, Rodney Crowell, Midge Ure, Ringo Starr, and many others.

She began singing in films including leading roles in The Lion King, The Prince of Egypt,[10] and Shrek.[11] As the singing voice of Nala in The Lion King, she sang part of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight",[12] which won the 1995 Academy Award for Best Original Song. One of the songs she recorded for The Prince of Egypt (in the role of Miriam) was "When You Believe" (in a duet with Michelle Pfeiffer),[13] which won the 1999 Academy Award for Best Original Song.[14] One reviewer wrote about the song, which was also recorded and released by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, "the film version of the song will move you in a wholly good way ... singers Sally Dworsky and Michelle Pfeiffer convey the hope and amazement every living Hebrew must have felt at hearing Pharaoh's own emancipation proclamation."[13]

In the early 1990's, she gave her first solo performances, in the Twin Cities and in Los Angeles,[3] and in 1995 released a solo EP, Habit Trail.,[15] produced by Jay Joyce. Dworsky has also performed on A Prairie Home Companion.[16]

Dworsky joined the group Uma (Chris Hickey and Andy Kamman) and they signed a record deal with producer Don Gehman's label Refuge, an MCA affiliate. They released the album Fare Well in 1997 and toured throughout the U.S. and Canada with artists such as Jonatha Brooke and Chris Whitley. Dworsky released Start It All Over Again, an album of covers, with her brother Richard Dworsky in 2006 and followed up in 2008 with Boxes, an album of original songs. She has since released two singles, Same Room in 2018 and This Day in 2020, both produced by Marshall Vore.

Discography

Soundtracks

Solo
  • Habit Trail - Sally Dworsky (1996)
  • Start It All Over Again - Sally Dworsky and Richard Dworsky (2006)
  • Boxes - Sally Dworsky (2008)
  • Same Room - Sally Dworsky (2018)
  • This Day - Sally Dworsky (2020)

Uma

Filmography & TV Appearances

Awards & Recognition

References
  1. "Funeral notices: Dworsky, Shirley". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 31 August 2004. p. B6. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. Bream, John (23 July 1990). "Passion, musicianship are Henley's hallmarks". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 5B. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. Bream, Jon (3 May 1991). "Dworsky Steps Into Spotlight With First Solo Performances". Star Tribune. Retrieved 30 April 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Pfister, Darlene (19 February 1997). "A New Beat". The Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. E9. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  5. http://www.jewage.org/wiki/en/Article:Richard_Dworsky_-_Biography
  6. Habich, John (10 October 1986). "Four is audience's lucky number". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 3C. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  7. Bream, Jon (28 September 1984). "Singer Steele will make pop music debut via two jobs". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 2C. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  8. Sullivan, Dan (3 June 1988). "'Les Miz' Barrels Into Town". The Los Angeles Times. p. 14, pt VI. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  9. Gettelman, Parry (29 June 1990). "Henley faithful to trademark sound". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p. A2. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  10. Seymour, Gene (21 December 1998). "Animated films: Talk about a difficult job". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 5E. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  11. Hischak, Thomas S. (October 6, 2011). "Dworsky, Sally". Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. Jefferson, NC; London: McFarland. p. 66. ISBN 9780786486946. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  12. Commander Coconut (1 July 1994). "Play ball, shut up, make better movies". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p. 1, Calendar. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  13. Peyton, Jeffrey (24 March 2005). "Don't miss animated retelling of the Exodus". Columbian-Progress. Columbia, Mississippi. p. 4. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  14. Welkos, Robert W. (24 February 1999). "Oscar's Big Song Squabble". The Los Angeles Times. p. D1. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  15. "Raúl Melo". prairiehome.publicradio.org. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  16. "Prairie Home Companion at Town Hall – April 11, 2008". Rattle My Cage. Archived from the original on July 8, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
  17. "Music Reviews". News-Press. 26 December 1997. Retrieved 30 April 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. Hischak, Thomas S.; Robinson, Mark A. (2009). "Can you feel the love tonight?". The Disney Song Encyclopedia. Lanham, Maryland; Toronto; Plymouth, UK: Scarecrow Press. p. 29. ISBN 9780810869387. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  19. "Play Ball, Shut Up, Make Better Movies". The Orlando Sentinel. 1 July 1994. Retrieved 30 April 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. "Oscar in Brief". The News Leader. 21 March 1999. Retrieved 30 April 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. Roland, Tom (1 October 1996). "Epitome of country/rock crossover". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 4A. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  22. "ASCAP's award-winners". Billboard. 109 (40): 104. 4 October 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
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