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Biography
CatherineJudith "Kate" Markowitz (born Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles , California ) is an United States|American singer-songwriter . Markowitz is perhaps best known as a back-up vocalist who has recorded and performed with a number of singers, most notably James Taylor but also Willy DeVille , Shawn Colvin , Mylène Farmer , Don Henley , Billy Joel , k.d. lang , Lyle Lovett , Graham Nash , Randy Newman , and Warren Zevon . She is the daughter of film and television soundtrack composer Richard Markowitz .p. 44 Bessman, Jim Markowitz Maps Solo Career with Dad as Inspiration Billboard 27 Mar 2004
1990s European success
Markowitz had a platinum record|platinum -selling single in Germany in the 1990s. The single began as a Bacardi|Bacardi Rum jingle that she recorded for the Europe an market. The jingle was so popular that she was asked to transform it into a song about "summer love" rather than rum . She co-wrote the lyrics and recorded it (with Arnold McCuller , David Lasley and Valerie Carter on backing vocals) under the pseudonym Kate Yanai. Called "Summer Dreaming (The Bacardi Song)," it went to Number 1 within two weeks in Germany, where it stayed for seven weeks, selling well over 500,000 copies.Citation needed|date=November 2010
2000s activities
Markowitz continues to work with a number of artists. In 2003, however, she produced her first album, Map of the World , on which she wrote or co-wrote a number of the songs.
In 2010 Markowitz joined the Troubadour Reunion Tour supporting James Taylor and Carole King .
Discography
Solo albums
Map of the World & mdash; 2003
Selected credits
Abraham Laboriel & mdash; Dear Friends & mdash; (1993)
Anna Vissi & mdash; Everything I Am & mdash; (2001)
Arnold McCuller :
* ''You Can't Go Back & mdash; (1999)
* Exception to the Rule & mdash; (2000)
* Back To Front & mdash; (2002)
Aselin Debison & mdash; Sweet Is the Melody & mdash; (2002)
Bill Withers & mdash; Lean on Me: The Best of Bill Withers & mdash; (1994)
Persondata | NAME = Markowitz, Kate | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 1956 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Markowitz, Kate Category:American female singers Category:Songwriters from California Category:1956 births Category:Living people
