Michelle Shocked
Michelle Shocked (born Karen Michelle Johnston; February 24, 1962)[1] is an American singer-songwriter. Her music has entered the Billboard Hot 100, been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, and received an award for Folk Album of the Year at the CMJ New Music Awards.
"Karen Johnston" redirects here. For those of a similar name, see Karen Johnson (disambiguation).Early life[edit]
Shocked was born Karen Michelle Johnston on February 24, 1962, in Dallas, Texas, at the Baylor University Medical Center.[1][2] Her stepfather was in the US Army and the family moved from base to base, eventually settling in Gilmer, Texas.[3] She was raised in a Mormon family.[4] Johnston went through a punk rock phase, wearing a Mohawk hairdo and squatting in abandoned buildings in San Francisco, California.[4]
Awards[edit]
Shocked was honored as having the Folk Album of the Year at the CMJ New Music Awards ceremony in late October 1989, taped in New York City for later broadcast. The award recognized the popularity of Short Sharp Shocked with college radio listeners.[21]
