Kate Bush was born on July 30, 1958, in Bexleyheath, Kent, to an English doctor, general practitioner Robert Bush, and Hannah née Daly, an Irish staff nurse and the daughter of a farmer from County Waterford. She grew up in a 350-year-old former farmhouse in East Wickham, Welling, with her elder brothers, John and Paddy. Bush came from an artistic family: her mother was an amateur traditional Irish dancer, her father was an amateur pianist, Paddy worked as a musical instrument maker, and John was a poet and photographer. Both brothers were active in the local folk music scene. She was raised as a Roman Catholic.
Bush learned karate at Goldsmiths College, where her brother John was a karate instructor. Because of her squeaky kiai, she became known as “Ee-ee” there. She was inspired to learn the piano at the age of 11 by her family’s musical influence. She also studied the violin and played the organ in a barn behind her parents’ house. She quickly began writing songs and eventually added her lyrics.
Kate Bush’s top music
Bush has released 25 UK Top 40 singles, including the Top 10 blockbusters “The Man with the Child in His Eyes,” “Babooshka,” “Running Up That Hill,” and “Don’t Give Up” (a duet with Peter Gabriel). Bush has also published “King of the Mountain” and “Running Up That Hill.” All but one of her eleven studio albums peaked at number five in the UK charts, including Never for Ever (1980), Hounds of Love (1985), and the greatest hits collection The Whole Story (1986). She was the first female solo artist from Britain to top the UK album charts and the first woman to debut at the top of the album chart.
At age 11, Bush started penning songs. After Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour assisted in creating a demo tape, she was signed to EMI Records. The Kick Inside, her debut album, was published in 1978. Since The Dreaming, Bush has produced all of her studio albums, gradually gaining artistic independence (1982). Between The Red Shoes (1993) and Aerial, her seventh and eighth albums, she took a break (2005). With her concert residency Before the Dawn in 2014, Bush garnered attention once more. These were her first performances since 1979’s The Tour of Life.
Following its appearance in the Netflix television series Stranger Things in 2022, “Running Up That Hill” gained new prominence, becoming Bush’s second UK number-one single and ascending to the top of several international charts. The album’s parent, Hounds of Love, became Bush’s first to top a Billboard albums list, and it also peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Kate Bush awards
A wide spectrum of musicians has been affected by Bush’s broad musical taste, unorthodox lyrics, live performances, and literary subjects. She has been nominated for three Grammy Awards and has been nominated for 13 Brit Awards. In 1987, she won the Best British Female Artist award. The Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music was given to Bush in 2002. In the 2013 New Year’s Honours, she received the designation of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to music.
In 2020, she also earned the title of Fellow of The Ivors Academy in the UK. On their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time from that year, Hounds of Love came in at number 68, according to Rolling Stone. In Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time from 2021, “Running Up That Hill” was ranked at number 60. Bush has received three nominations—in 2018, 2021, and 2022—for entry into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She is ranked number 46 on VH1’s 1999 list of the “100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll.”
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