Sara Hickman
Sara Hickman
Official State Musician of Texas
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Raised in Houston, TX, Sara Hickman launched her professional career at age 14 at a Houston Oilers party with just her guitar and voice. She was soon singing at bank openings, psychiatric units and weddings.
She graduated with a B.A. in Fine Arts from the University of North Texas/Denton. Set to become an art director, she switched plans when she moved to Dallas, creating her first album, Equal Scary People (1989) with Brave Combo founder, Carl Finch, who had seen her on a cable access show. That album was followed in 1990 by Shortstop, which yielded the #3 adult contemporary hit I Couldn't Help Myself.
Sara has twice been a guest of NBC’s Tonight Show, hosted her own VH-1 special, and produced an independent video, Joy, which won first place in the USA Film Festival. She has performed nationally, from festivals to Carnegie Hall to house concerts.
Over the years, Sara has helped multiple charities including Hill Country Youth Ranch in Ingram, Texas, a safe haven for severely abused children. They have opened the Sara Hickman Childrens' Fund, which accepts matching grants and buys musical instruments, dance shoes, and art supplies for the children of the ranch. Through her involvement with ARTS (Artistic and Recreational Therapies), she has performed for children in burn units, AIDS and stroke victims, and in psychiatric units, where she utilized her talents and love to help with the healing process. In 2004, Sara was the National Ambassador for Half Price Books visiting hospitals and schools across the U.S., helping to promote literacy where she performed and read to children.
Sara is the 2010-2011 Official State Musician of Texas, following in the footsteps of the legendary Willie Nelson, and she plans on using this title to help families create together and bring art programs into public schools.
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