Suzanne Vega

One of America's most celebrated singers and songwriters, Suzanne Vega's incisive songwriting and cooly expressive vocals have helped her establish a large and loyal following. Her hushed, restrained folk-pop and highly literate lyrics (inspired chiefly by Leonard Cohen, as well as Lou Reed and Bob Dylan) laid the initial musical groundwork for what later became the trademark sound of Lilith Fair, a tour on which she was a regular. Moreover, her left-field hit singles "Luka" and "Tom's Diner" helped convince record companies that folk-styled singer/songwriters were not a thing...