Norah Jones, nacida Geetali Norah Shankar Jones el 30 de marzo de 1979 en Brooklyn, Nueva York, creció en una amalgama de culturas y sonidos. Hija del legendario sitarista Ravi Shankar y de la productora de conciertos Sue Jones, Norah tuvo una infancia marcada por la música y la exploración artística.
A medida que crecía, su talento natural se hizo evidente. Estudió en la Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts en Dallas, Texas, donde empezó a brillar en el coro de la escuela. Fue aquí donde su amor por el jazz explotó, alimentado por la influencia de artistas icónicos como Billie Holiday y Etta James.
Después de mudarse a Nueva York para asistir a la universidad, Norah comenzó a tocar en clubes y pequeños locales. Firmó con Blue Note Records, un sello discográfico especializado en jazz, y en 2002 lanzó su álbum debut, "Come Away With Me". Este trabajo cambió su vida y la catapultó a la fama internacional.
El álbum combinaba elementos de jazz, pop y folk, y fue recibido con aplausos por la crítica y el público. Particularmente, la canción "Don't Know Why" se convirtió en un éxito instantáneo. La combinación única de su voz suave y su habilidad para el piano creó un sonido irresistible. En 2003, Norah cosechó un impresionante total de ocho premios Grammy con este álbum, incluyendo el de Mejor Nuevo Artista y Álbum
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She, she came from the land of the cotton
Land that was nearly forgotten by everyone
And she worked and she slaved so hard
A big old field was her back yard in the delta sun
Oh, but she sure could sing
Oh, she sure could sing
Then He looked down and He took a little pity
The whole town swore He decided
He'd help her some
And He didn't mind if she wasn't very pretty
For deep inside His heart He knew
She was the only one
Oh but she sure could sing
Yea, she sure could sing
She had faith, she had believing
She led all the people together in singing
And she prayed every night to the Lord up above
Hallelujah. Oh hallelujah
They use to walk singing songs by the river
Even when she knew for sure
She had to go away
And she never knew what her life had to give her
And never had to worry about it
For one single day
My but she sure could sing
Oh yes, sure could sing
She had faith, she had believing
Led all the people together in singing
And she prayed every night to the Lord up above
Hallelujah. Oh hallelujah
She, she came from the land of the cotton
Land that was nearly forgotten by everyone
And she worked and she slaved so hard
A big old field was her back yard in the delta sun
Oh, but she sure could sing
My, she sure could sing
Oh, but she sure could sing
Oh, but she sure could sing