Maria Muldaur Biography, Age, Career, Husband

Maria Muldaur Biography

Maria Muldaur is an American folk and blues singer. Her breakthrough came with the best-known hit, her sultry song, Midnight at the Oasis.

Maria embarked on a solo career after splitting with her husband. The couple split up both personally and professionally in 1972.

Maria Muldaur Age

Muldaur was born Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D’Amato on September 12, 1943, in Greenwich Village, New York City. As of 2019, she is 76 years old.

Maria Muldaur Early Life| Family

Impressively, at age five, Maria was already singing Kitty Wells’ It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels. This with her aunt accompanying her on piano. Maria became an aficionado of rhythm and blues music in her teen years. As a result, she formed her own girl group called The Cashmeres while in high school.

Eventually, she began participating in jam sessions in the Greenwich Village area and joined the band, the Friends of Old Timey Music.

Maria Muldaur Career

Muldaur traveled to North Carolina and studied bluegrass fiddle with noted folk/country musician Doc Watson. She then returned to New York and became a member of the group, the Even Dozen Jug Band.

After that group broke up, Muldaur moved to Boston, Massachusetts. She joined the Jim Kweskin Jug Band. Maria met her future husband, Geoff Muldaur. Again, after the group disbanded in 1968, Maria and Geoff became a duo and recorded two albums on the Reprise record label.

Maria Muldaur Solo Career

Muldaur scored her biggest and best-known hit with the sultry song, Midnight at the Oasis. Notably, it peaked at #6 on the Billboard pop charts in 1974. Similarly, the follow-up song, I’m A Woman, likewise did well.

Muldaur has since gone on to record and release a slew of well-received albums throughout the years.

Maria’s 1992 album, Louisiana Love Call, garnered a wealth of glowing plaudits from critics. Consequently, was named the Best Adult Alternative Album of the Year. This by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors.

Further, the 1994 album, Meet Me at Midnite, was nominated for the W.C. Handy Blues Award. Moreover, the 2001 album, Richland Woman Blues, was nominated for a Grammy Award. This for Best Traditional Blues Album.

Muldaur has since specialized in tribute albums. They include:

• 2002’s Animal Crackers in My Soup (The Songs of Shirley Temple).
• 2003’s A Woman Alone with the Blues (Remembering Peggy Lee).
• 2006’s Heart of Mine: Love Songs of Bob Dylan.

Just to note, Muldaur released her latest album “Yes We Can!” in July 2008.

Maria Muldaur Trivia

•  The biggest hit was Midnight at the Oasis in 1974.
• Appeared with Geoff Muldaur on “Garden of Joy” album by Jim Kweskin.
• Ex-sister-in-law of actress Diana Muldaur.
• Mother of Jenni Muldaur.

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