Sheryl Crow In Tune With Herself Sheryl Crow was born on February 11, 1962, in Kennett, Missouri. While growing up she took to activities such as working on her school yearbook, being a drum major and acting, but music was always at the forefront — something Crow attributes to her parents, musicians who were active in a swing band. At age 18, Crow enrolled at the University of Missouri to become a music teacher; she began performing in a cover band on the side. After graduating from college, Crow taught music in St. Louis. It was then that she was hired to sing a national commercial for McDonald's, which invigorated her rock-star dreams. She headed to Los Angeles and quickly found studio work; her big break came in 1988, when she crashed an audition held by Michael Jackson. Soon she was singing backup for Jackson on his overseas tour. Eighteen months later, Crow returned to Los Angeles, where her career floundered — and her depression was mounting. She tried to keep herself motivate