Mini-Biography
Name: Elizabeth Dorothea Zimmerman
Birthday:
Profession/Activities:
Singer/Songwriter, Student, Rock ‘n Roll Teacher
Interests: I'm interested in more things than I could ever list
here. However, I tend to gravitate to things involving laughter,
spine-tingling good music, and all that makes me feel healthy & energetic.
Favorite Music/Influences: The Band, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Miles Davis, Vince Guaraldi, George Winston, Habib Koite, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Booker T. & the MG's,
Jaco Pastorius, Gustavo Santaollala,
Billie Holiday, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Marc Bolan, CSNY, Arlo Guthrie, Donovan, Talking Heads
Favorite TV Shows: Northern Exposure, The Mighty Boosh,
Monty Python's Flying Circus, Red Dwarf, Quite Interesting, Red Green, Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Favorite Movies: Everything by Almodovar,
Amelie, The Fall, Antonia's Line, The Motorcycle Diaries, My Own Private Idaho, The Lady Eve, It Happened One Night, Central Station, MASH, The Last Waltz, My Neighbor Totoro,
Stand By Me, Harold & Maude, Diner, Nowhere in Africa, To Be And To Have, Benny & Joon,
Rio Bravo, Everything with David Attenborough
Favorite Books: Mark Twain, Bill Bryson, Charles Dickens, Agatha Christie
Favorite Quotations: "Against
the assault of laughter nothing can stand." -Mark Twain
About Me, in short: I am a
singer/songwriter, film enthusiast, rock 'n roll teacher, daydreamer,
nature-lover, laugh-addict. That pretty much covers it.
Musical Beginnings: I began playing
piano and singing when I was very young. My mother tells me that I started
showing signs that I would be a good musician when I was three years old. I
started taking piano lessons when I was seven and continued until eighteen. I
sang in the school choir since fifth grade and was also in the high school
madrigal choir for three years, the duet/ensemble contest at ISU for four
years, and various other choir things. I would say that I’m an average pianist.
I learned by ear, although I do read music (getting better every day), and know
more about chords and jazz progressions than classical stuff. My singing is
what I am praised for. I have always loved to sing and it is much more
important to me than piano (though I’d die without one). When I write music, I
usually begin with a melody and then progress to chords and lyrics. I am
influenced by many musicians. To name them all would be impossible. Some of the
biggest influences (my big 5) are: The Band, The
Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Miles Davis.