She might well have stayed obscure had U.S. rapper Nas not pulled out of his performance. Tunstall was drafted in at the last minute and did a show-stopping version of her Bo Diddley-style song “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree”.
Katie Tunstall was raised in St Andrews, on the East coast of Scotland. She was adopted as a baby by a Scottish couple, she was always aware that she was adopted. KT was musical from an early age, learning to play piano, flute and guitar as a teenager.
KT moved to the USA, hungry for experiences and independence, she gained a scholarship to Kent School in Connecticut, New England. Whilst out there KT spent time on a hippy commune and formed her first band, The Happy Campers
Musician KT Tunstall performs onstage during Live Earth New York at Giants Stadium on July 7, 2007 in East Rutherford, New Jersey 33 pics: http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/hdEoNLjU ... T+Tunstall
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