Richmond Singer-Songwriter Susan Greenbaum, one of America’s top King devotees, brings Carole King’s entire 1971 masterpiece album "Tapestry” to life. Her crowd-pleasing evening of songs also includes her own King-inspired compositions that will warm your heart.

Susan Greenbaum

Susan Greenbaum was a corporate executive in Fortune 500 companies before trading her power suits for performing. She has been singing as long as she’s been speaking: growing up in Kansas City, in college at Harvard, and in Boston, MA and Richmond, VA. In the nearly 25 years since making her career change, Susan has performed on stages large and small across the country. She has released five CDs and won several national songwriting awards, including the Smithsonian Songwriters’ Award, the Philadelphia Songwriters Project, and the Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Contest. Susan has performed with Jason Mraz and Sara Bareilles, and as the opening act on Jewel’s last major tour. She has been featured twice in Billboard Magazine, and Country/Americana music website “Roughstock” calls her “a songwriting talent to be reckoned with,” comparing her writing and singing to Mary Chapin Carpenter and Bonnie Raitt. The Australian, the largest paper in Australia, says, “Greenbaum writes intelligent yet refreshingly uncomplicated and honest lyrics that relate to her life but resonate in a wider context.” Susan has received recognition and a number of honors for her work: Influential Women of Virginia by the Virginia Legal Press; Newsmaker of the Year by the Virginia Press Women; Richmond Style Weekly’s Women in the Arts; and Richmond Magazine’s Theresa Pollak Prize, as Vocalist of the Year. Susan loves to energize audiences in everything from intimate clubs to large concert halls, playing solo, with her band, or in front of a symphony orchestra. Her enthusiastic performances reflect her irrepressibly friendly personality, and she is frequently asked, “How does all that sound come out of someone who is 4’10.5” tall?!”

Ed Drake

Ed has played guitar in Richmond for decades. He can—and does—do it all, playing in bands of various genres and also playing guitar, banjo, and ukulele in many of the touring Broadway shows that come through town. He’s taught private guitar lessons for over 35 years and has played with Susan’s band since 2003.

Mike Drake

Mike is a lifelong native of Richmond. He has been playing bass in the local music scene for over 30 years, with the last twelve years spent performing in the Susan Greenbaum Band. He is a resident of Mechanicsville, VA and, in addition to playing beautiful bass, is a long-time high school chemistry teacher.

Lucy Kilpatrick

Lucy is one of the most sought-after musicians in Virginia. Her keyboard prowess extends across genres, as she lends her extraordinary musicality and flair to many bands. She released her first CD, “Inner Mission,” in 2015. Lucy is a graduate of Shenandoah University and has played in Susan’s band since 2002. In addition to being a brilliant musical artist, Lucy also is an award-winning visual artist, creating museum-worthy fabric mosaics of varied scenes from life around her.

Chris Parker

Chris has been a drummer and percussionist in Richmond for over three decades. In addition to drums, he also plays jazz vibraphone and calypso-style steel drum. He played for many shows at theaters all around Richmond. Chris is a graduate of Shenandoah University and has been Susan’s drummer since 1999. He also teaches private drum and percussion lessons (ChrisParkerDrumTeacher.com).