Sheila E.

American singer and percussionist · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1957 · age 68

Sheila Cecilia Escovedo, known under the stage name Sheila E., is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress. Regarded as one of the greatest percussionists of her generation, she is a multi-instrumentalist known for playing drums and percussion. She is sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Percussion".

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A life in dates

2021Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement AwardAward2017“We’d just sing a lot of things and sometimes slip in a little something here and there…There are no limits, there are no laws, there are no rules, we’re just gonna do whatever.”In their wordsOn lyrics with a double entendre in “Sheila E. Remembers Private Life With Prince, Wild ‘Purple Rain’ Parties” in Rolling Stone (2017 Jun 7)Read the whole statement

“…We had a great life together, we really did, good and bad, the ups and the downs, there were a lot of downs.”In their wordsOn her relationship with Prince in “Sheila E. Remembers Private Life With Prince, Wild ‘Purple Rain’ Parties” in Rolling Stone (2017 Jun 7)Read the whole statement

2016“…The first girl I ever saw playing drums on television was Karen Carpenter, so I thought I play drums how come I don't have a television show?”In their wordsOn having few female percussionist role models in “An Interview with the Legendary Sheila E” in Vice Magazine (2016 Dec 18)Read the whole statement

“People don't understand how important it is for funk to be funky, the only way to do that is to allow space to happen.”In their wordsOn her collaboration with Prince on the song “Erotic City” in “An Interview with the Legendary Sheila E” in Vice Magazine (2016 Dec 18)Read the whole statement

1957Born12 December 1957