Sheila E.

Sheila E. is an American drummer and percussionist, perhaps best known for her work with Prince, George Duke and Ringo Starr. She made her recording debut with jazz bassist Alphonso Johnson on "Yesterday's Dream" in 1976. By her early twenties she had already played with George Duke, Lionel Richie, Marvin Gaye, Herbie Hancock, and Diana Ross.

Prince met Sheila E. at a concert in 1978, when she was performing with her father. The two would eventually join forces during the Purple Rain recording sessions. She provided vocals on the B-side to "Let's Go Crazy", "Erotic City" in 1984. Though taken under Prince's wing, she proved to be a successful artist in her own right.

In 1984, she scored hits with "The Glamorous Life" and "The Belle of St. Mark". In 1985, she released Romance 1600, scored another hit with the track "A Love Bizarre" and the non-album track "Holly Rock" made its way to live shows and into the film Krush Groove. She was also nominated for an American Music Award and a Grammy for "The Glamorous Life". Sheila E. recorded three albums during the '80s, The Glamorous Life, Romance 1600, and Sheila E.. She appeared in four films, Krush Groove with Run-D.M.C., LL Cool J and Blair Underwood in 1985, Prince's concert film, Sign 'O' the Times in 1987, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane and Chasing Papi in 2003.

After leaving the Prince organization in 1989, Sheila E. recorded a few more albums, Sex Cymbal, Writes of Passage, and Heaven. In 1998 ,she played percussion on the Phil Collins cover of "True Colors" and, in 2002, Sheila E. appeared on the Beyoncé Knowles song "Work It Out".

Sheila E. has collaborated many times with other artists, notably with Gloria Estefan on Estefan's first Spanish language studio album Mi Tierra in 1993, and in 2007 with Estefan's smash hit "No Llores". Sheila E. is one fourth of the band C.O.E.D. (Chronicles of Every Diva.

In 2009, Sheila E. won the CMT reality show, Gone Country. This gave her an opportunity to make country music aided by the country producer, writer, and singer John Rich. Sheila E.'s first song in the country market was "Glorious Train". A video for the song debuted on CMT, following the airing of the episode of Gone Country in which Sheila E. was announced the winner.

Music Videos

 * A Love Bizarre
 * Droppin’ Like Flies
 * Holly Rock
 * Sex Cymbal
 * Sister Fate
 * The Glamorous Life