Lauren Wood
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, singer-songwriter and keyboardist Lauren Wood
stormed the adult contemporary scene in the late 1970s and 1980s, although her
musical ventures under her birth name, Ilene Rappaport, can be traced back much
earlier. Initially founding the six-piece psychedelic band Rebecca and the
Sunnybrook Farmers, she released a sole album, 1969’s Birth, with the group,
which drew upon influences from folk and blues and featured prominent
anti-Vietnam War messaging. She later appeared on Frank Zappa’s 1972 album The
Grand Wazoo, founding another band, Chunky, No...
