Thar She Blows!
Phil Sutcliffe, Q, February 1995
She worked with Michael Jackson, Rod Stewart and Don Henley. Now she's feted by Bob Dylan, Neil Young and the Stones. And in time-honoured fashion, Sheryl Crow's rise from Missouri backwater to rock's innermost sanctums has been the slowest overnight sensation of the decade. Here's her story.
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