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33-461: The organization was started after musician and singer Victoria Williams was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1993 and had no way to pay for her medical expenses. Money was raised through benefit concerts and the release of a CD, Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams , featuring artists like Lou Reed and Pearl Jam . A second CD titled Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation

66-552: A Lady on Stage also featured Jane Siberry , Cherie Camp , Laura Hubert , Molly Johnson , Sarah McLachlan , Maggie Moore, and David Ramsden. Cole sang George and Ira Gershwin 's " The Man I Love " with altered lyrics. Cole, Aaron Davis and David Piltch were featured in a one-hour music special entitled Holly Cole Trio – My Foolish Heart. It was directed by Michael McNamara and produced by Bruce Glawson and Arnie Zipursky of Cambium Productions. The special premiered on Global Television Network on January 5, 1993 and featured

99-550: A Music or Performing Arts Program . On August 31, 1993, Cole was featured in Intimate and Interactive With Holly Cole on MuchMusic . The Holly Cole Trio won Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program/Series at the 9th Annual Gemini Industry Awards in March 1995. Cole, along with Mary Margaret O'Hara , Ed Robertson , Serena Ryder , and Hawksley Workman performed in Christmas at

132-794: A concert taped at Brampton ’s Heritage Theatre. The special won the Silver Hugo award at the Chicago International Film Festival , and the Gold Special Jury Award in TV & Cable Production in Performance Arts at the Worldfest-Houston International Film & Festival in 1993. The following year, it won two Gemini awards – Best Music Program or Series and Cole was honoured for Best Performance in

165-600: A fund-raising tribute album to songwriter Mark Heard , who had died in 1992. That December she participated in a Christmas concert with Jane Siberry , Holly Cole , Mary Margaret O'Hara and Rebecca Jenkins , broadcast over CBC Radio in Canada and National Public Radio in the United States and subsequently released on CD as Count Your Blessings . In 1995, Williams released her first live album, This Moment in Toronto with

198-467: A guest vocalist on Modern Folk and Blues Wednesday, the first solo album by Bob Forrest of Thelonious Monster . Williams also plays in a band called The Thriftstore Allstars, a group of accomplished touring musicians who regularly play in Joshua Tree, California . The Thriftstore Allstars play what their MySpace page calls "loose drunken square dance country gone electric fantasmo". In 2006, Williams

231-463: A musical career. In 1986, she founded a trio with bassist David Piltch and pianist Aaron Davis. Offered a record deal in 1989, the Holly Cole Trio released an EP, Christmas Blues , that year, which featured a version of The Pretenders ' "2,000 Miles," which has proven to be very popular. This was followed by their first full album, Girl Talk , in 1990. A succession of releases followed through

264-516: A new studio album titled Holly . Cole received an honorary degree from Queen's University in Kingston , Ontario in June 2014. Cole was a featured artist in the one-hour special Standards produced by Jeremy Podeswa and Ingrid Veninger and directed by Podeswa. It premiered on Sunday Arts Entertainment on CBC Television in 1992. The special, which was inspired by David Ramsden’s Quiet Please! There’s

297-538: A song on the Jayhawks' 1995 album Tomorrow the Green Grass , was written for her by Olson and bandmate Gary Louris . Olson and Williams divorced in 2006 which also led to the dissolution of their musical partnership. In 2006, she performed on fellow Creekdipper David Wolfenberger 's album Portrait of Narcissus and even painted the portrait of Wolfenberger featured on the cover. In that same year, she also appeared as

330-538: Is shown below: Victoria Williams Victoria Williams (born December 23, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter and musician, originally from Shreveport, Louisiana , United States, although she has resided in Southern California throughout her musical career. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the early 1990s, Williams was the catalyst for the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund . Williams

363-524: The Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart, and won a Juno Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album, in 1994." During this time she also had an acting role in Laurie Lynd 's Genie Award-winning short film The Fairy Who Didn't Want to Be a Fairy Anymore . On November 10, 1994, the Holly Cole Trio performed in a first-season episode of Due South ("Chicago Holiday, Part 1") with Cole singing

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396-825: The Red Cross disaster relief fund. The album featured Canadian artists such as John McDermott , David Clayton-Thomas and George Koller . Cole's first live DVD + CD titled Steal The Night: Live at the Glenn Gould Studio was released in Canada in February 2012. It was recorded live at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto on August 11, 2011. The performance marks the reformation of the original Holly Cole Trio lineup with Aaron Davis on piano and bassist David Piltch, in addition to John Johnson (horns), Rob Piltch (guitars) and Davide DiRenzo (drums). Cole's first studio album in five years, Night

429-658: The Aaron Davis composition "Neon Blue" in a dinner club for several minutes during the opening credits. The song was later released on the Due South: The Original Television Soundtrack (1996) CD, and later by Holly Cole only on the Japanese compilation album Yesterday & Today (1994). The Holly Cole Trio followed this appearance with another in the following Due South episode (of November 17) where she sings "Smile" from Blame It On My Youth during

462-518: The Blues , Van Sant also made the video for "Tarbelly and Featherfoot". In early 1992, as Williams' career was beginning to take off, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis . Because she did not have health insurance , an array of artists, including Pearl Jam , Lou Reed , Maria McKee , Dave Pirner , and Lucinda Williams , recorded some of Williams' songs on CD for a benefit project called Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams . This led to

495-460: The Christmas jazz roots of her first CD with Baby It's Cold Outside , which included "Christmas Time is Here" (from A Charlie Brown Christmas ), "Santa Baby", and the title track. Swapping cold for hot, she moved to a summer theme in 2003's Shade , this time reinterpreting Cole Porter ("Too Darn Hot"), Irving Berlin ("Heatwave"), and The Beach Boys ' Brian Wilson ("God Only Knows"). The album

528-522: The Loose Band . Williams ended the 1990s with an appearance on Jim White 's Wrong Eyed Jesus (1997), a duet with Robert Deeble ("Rock a Bye") on Days Like These (1997), and 1998's Musings of a Creek Dipper . She followed with Water to Drink , in 2000, coproduced with JC Hopkins . She also appeared in the film Victoria Williams – Happy Come Home , by D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus . Williams recorded " Since I've Laid My Burden Down " for

561-518: The associated costs, which her medical insurance again would not cover. Holly Cole Holly Cole (born November 25, 1963) is a Canadian jazz singer and actress. For many years she performed with her group The Holly Cole Trio. Cole was born in Halifax , Nova Scotia . Her father, Leon Cole , was a noted radio broadcaster for the CBC Stereo network. In 1983, Cole travelled to Toronto to seek

594-408: The ball scene at the end of the episode. Following Don't Smoke In Bed , the trio released a CD entirely of songs by Tom Waits, called Temptation . This 1995 release also dropped the "Trio" from the label. Cole followed with two albums, Dark Dear Heart (1997) and Romantically Helpless (2000), which veered further from jazz by introducing pop elements to Cole's sound. In 2001, she returned to

627-474: The compilation album Avalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt in 2001. That same year her song "You Are Loved" was included on The Oxford American Southern Music CD #5 . In 2002, she issued an album of standards recorded during the sessions for her earlier records. Sings Some Ol' Songs includes classics such as " Somewhere Over the Rainbow ", " My Funny Valentine " and " Moon River ". That year, Williams

660-526: The creation of the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund , a charity that aids professional musicians in need of health care. That year, Williams also released a new album, titled Loose . A second album, covering the songs of Vic Chesnutt , was recorded for the Sweet Relief Fund in 1996 under the title Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation , and Williams performed a duet with Chesnutt on the album. Also that year, Williams appeared on Strong Hand of Love ,

693-519: The early 1990s. For example, 1991's Blame It On My Youth , covered songs by Tom Waits ("Purple Avenue," aka "Empty Pockets") and Lyle Lovett ("God Will"), includes show tunes such as "If I Were a Bell" (from Guys and Dolls ) and " On the Street Where You Live " (from My Fair Lady ), and remakes "Trust In Me," from Disney 's The Jungle Book , into a strikingly sultry and sinister song of seduction and death. Also recorded in this period

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726-493: The fall of 2010, she toured Spain and Switzerland with Simone White and in late 2011 Williams returned to the studio to record another vocal for Robert Deeble for the album Heart Like Feathers which was released in February 2012. In December 2015, Williams had a seizure , injuring her back and shoulder. Although she was expected to recover fully, the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund was seeking donations to help cover

759-486: The music community through financial assistance in the following categories: Candidacy for assistance depends, among other factors, on the availability of funds and the number of eligible applicants, along with the following criteria: Exceptions may be made to any individual who does not meet these criteria but believes himself or herself to be eligible for assistance. Sweet Relief Musicians Fund has worked with many notable musicians. A list of supporters, past and present,

792-627: The recording of a new album of original material in Tucson with Isobel Campbell as record producer . In May 2009, Williams and Olson reunited with fellow Creekdipper Mike Russell for a one-off performance at an exhibition opening being staged at the True World Gallery in Joshua Tree, California. In July 2009, Williams embarked on a tour of Australia and New Zealand with Vic Chesnutt, but he died of an overdose of muscle relaxants on December 25, 2009. In

825-477: Was a reinterpretation of Elvis Costello 's " Alison ." In 1993, the trio released Don't Smoke in Bed , an album produced by David Was , which included a hit single cover version of " I Can See Clearly Now ". According to Jeff Bateman and James Hale, "The video for the song was put into heavy rotation on MuchMusic and earned a Juno Award nomination for Best Video. The album went platinum in Canada, reached No. 7 on

858-459: Was also a judge for the second annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers. Throughout her marriage to Jayhawk member Mark Olson , the pair regularly toured and recorded together as The Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers , The Creekdippers, and Mark Olson and the Creekdippers, releasing a total of seven albums and one "best of" compilation. "Miss Williams' Guitar",

891-596: Was born in Shreveport, Louisiana . In 1986, she worked with then-husband Peter Case on his debut album, following a year later with her own debut, Happy Come Home , produced by Anton Fier , with an accompanying 28 minute documentary by D. A. Pennebaker . In 1990, she released Swing the Statue . She also often appeared onstage and on record with the band Giant Sand . In 1993, she acted in Gus Van Sant 's Even Cowgirls Get

924-532: Was named Jazz Recording of the Year at the 2004 Juno Awards. In 2002 Cole was the featured vocalist on an album of compositions by the English Composer Gavin Bryars , titled I Have Heard It Said That a Spirit Enters, singing on the title piece, as well as on "Planet Earth" and "The Apple". Cole's album Holly Cole (originally entitled This House Is Haunted ) was released in Canada in March 2007. It

957-505: Was ranked No. 89 on Paste magazine's list of the Top 100 Living Songwriters. The description stated: "Louisiana-born Victoria Williams' music paints impressionistic, personal portraits of nature ("Century Plant"), of the spiritual ("Holy Spirit") and of common folk ("Crazy Mary"). Her songs—as distinctive as her high vibrato—dip heavily into the musical palettes of country, folk, rock, gospel and jazz. Although her debut album, Happy Come Home

990-428: Was released in 1987, Williams was largely overlooked until artists like Soul Asylum and Pearl Jam recorded her tunes for the 1993 Sweet Relief tribute/benefit CD, which helped pay medical bills in her battle against multiple sclerosis." In 2007, she played numerous shows with M. Ward and is featured on the track "Bottom Dollar" on Christopher Rees ' album Cautionary Tales (2007). In early 2009, Williams commenced

1023-504: Was released in 1996. All of the proceeds went toward Sweet Relief Musicians Fund to aid the organization. A variety of alternative rock artists volunteered their time to perform a variety of songs from Vic Chesnutt . Some well-known artists including Garbage , R.E.M. , Hootie and the Blowfish , The Smashing Pumpkins , Joe Henry and Madonna performed for the CD. Sweet Relief provides service to

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1056-537: Was released in late 2012 on Universal Music Canada . The album, produced by Cole and Greg Cohen, covers songs from Tom Waits ("Walk Away"), Gordon Lightfoot ("If You Could Read My Mind"), Mort Shuman ("Viva Las Vegas"), Captain Beefheart ("Love Lies"), a James Bond Theme by John Barry ("You Only Live Twice"), and a Cole original ("You've Got a Secret"). Cole toured in support of Night in 2012–13 to Canada, America, Germany and Japan. In February 2018, she released

1089-562: Was released in the US in January 2008 and was followed by a US tour. Cole tours frequently, particularly around the holiday season, in Canada. She was also a part of the 1998 Lilith Fair tour, and her song "Onion Girl" was included on that year's live compilation album. In 2010, Cole contributed a track for the World Jazz For Haiti charity album, recorded at Number 9 Audio Group in support of

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