Catherine Popper

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Catherine Popper (born December 28, 1973) is an American musician best known as the former bass guitarist and backing vocalist for Ryan Adams & the Cardinals and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.

Popper, from Charlotte, NC, attended the North Carolina School of the Arts for high school and subsequently the Manhattan School of Music.

From 2004 to 2006, Popper played bass, double bass, and sang back up vocals for Ryan Adams with the group The Cardinals. She shared songwriting credits for many songs on the band's albums from those years.

Starting in 2009, Popper joined Grace Potter and the Nocturnals on tour and for the band's self-titled fifth album, released on June 8, 2010, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. The album was produced by Mark Batson and debuted at #19 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums for the week ending June 13, 2010.

On November 14, 2011, Popper announced her departure from Grace Potter and the Nocturnals for the "foreseeable future" on her Facebook page. In January 2012, Popper appeared on Late Show with David Letterman, performing "Travel As Equals" with Joseph Arthur. In May 2012 she replaced Bryn Davies in Jack White's female touring band "The Peacocks".

In 2013, Popper appeared on four tracks on Joseph Arthur's tenth studio album, The Ballad of Boogie Christ.

In April 2013 Popper appeared on Mike Doughty's crowd funded album Circles Super Bon Bon....[1][2] She then toured with Mike Doughty and drummer Pete Wilhoit in support of the album between October 16, 2013 and November 23, 2013.[3]

Discography

with Hem

with Ryan Adams & the Cardinals

with Willie Nelson

with Rachael Yamagata

  • Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart (2008)

with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

with Joseph Arthur

References

  1. "Circles Super Bon Bon…". Mike Doughty Official Website. Retrieved 23 October 2013. 
  2. "Flavorwire Interview with Mike Doughty". Flavorwire. Retrieved 23 October 2013. 
  3. "Doughty tour: all Soul Coughing songs". Mike Doughty Official Website. Retrieved 23 October 2013. 
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