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Garrison Starr

Garrison Starr, American singer-songwriter and producer

Born
April 29, 1975
Age in 2026
51
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1975

About Garrison Starr

Garrison Starr is a Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter/producer. Her major label debut, "18 Over Me" was released in 1997 (Geffen). Starr's shows have been described as "marrying pop smarts and Americana grit with a voice of remarkable power and clarity". Since that initial record, Starr has released over a dozen EPs and LPs while landing numerous placements on shows and movies like Grey's Anatomy, Pretty Little Liars, Nashville, Hart of Dixie, Switched at Birth, Rookie Blue, Army Wives, and Brothers & Sisters, as well as commercial placements that include Pandora, Virgin Mobile, McDonald's, and Fisher Price. In 2016, Starr produced and co-wrote Margaret Cho's record "American Myth" which garnered a Grammy nomination. Starr's first album, Pinwheels, was recorded in 1993, shortly after her high school graduation from Evangelical Christian School in Memphis, TN. Starr was signed to Geffen Records, which released her first major-label album, featuring Bob Rupe of Cracker and The Silos, Eighteen Over Me, in 1997. On the success of Eighteen Over Me, Starr was invited to play on the highly successful all-female festival tour Lilith Fair, created by Sarah McLachlan.

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Garrison Starr timeline

  1. Starr's first album, Pinwheels, was recorded in 1993, shortly after her high school graduation from Evangelical Christian School in Memphis, TN.
  2. Starr was signed to Geffen Records, which released her first major-label album, featuring Bob Rupe of Cracker and The Silos, Eighteen Over Me, in 1997.
  3. Her major label debut, "18 Over Me" was released in 1997 (Geffen).
  4. In 2016, Starr produced and co-wrote Margaret Cho's record "American Myth" which garnered a Grammy nomination.

The world when Garrison Starr was born

Garrison Starr was born in 1975. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1975

  • #1 song"Love Will Keep Us Together" – Captain & Tennille
  • Top movieJaws
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookShogun – James Clavell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMuhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier III "Thrilla in Manila"
  • Top headlineFall of Saigon ends the Vietnam War
  • Technology milestoneAltair 8800 — first personal computer kit
  • Defining fadPet Rocks — 1.5 million sold
  • Notable inventionPet Rock
  • World population4.09 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGerald Ford
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • Also wonGolden State Warriors (NBA)
  • U.S. population215.9M

1975 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Garrison Starr's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19752026
Gas$0.57$3.45/gal
Average home$28,900$435,000
Average income$14,700$67,500
Minimum wage$2.10$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.05$11.95
Postage stamp$0.10$0.73
Population215.9M341 million

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