Carolyne Mas

Carol Patricia Mas (born October 20, 1955), professionally known as Carolyne Mas, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and producer. She broke out of the Greenwich Village music scene boom of the late 1970s, along with other artists such as Steve Forbert, The Roches, and Willie Nile. She is credited with having started the Songwriter's Workshop at the Cornelia Street Cafe in 1977, which later went on to become the Songwriter's Exchange, featuring singer-songwriters such as Jack Hardy and Suzanne Vega. Although she remains relatively unknown in the United States, except for a loyal cult of fans, she managed to gain popularity in Europe and Canada, mostly due to the use of television as a promotional tool in these markets. Her records did well in the charts in Canada, but her greatest success was in Germany, where a live album, Mas Hysteria, was released by Phonogram. It was originally intended to promote her upcoming appearance on Rockpalast in January 1981, and included her most significant hit, "Sittin' in the Dark".

Similar Artists

Saga

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

The Knack

Moon Martin

Frank Zappa

Ian Dury

Graham Parker & The Rumour

Dr. Feelgood

The Clash

Blue Öyster Cult

Fischer-Z

Sniff 'N' The Tears

David Bowie

The Police

The Stranglers

Joe Jackson

Talking Heads

Blondie

Pete Townshend

The B-52's

John Mellencamp

Manfred Mann's Earth Band

The Rolling Stones

Mother's Finest

Roger Daltrey

Status Quo

Sweet

Emerson, Lake & Palmer