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Sixpence None the Richer

Sixpence None the Richer
Sixpence None the Richer performing in 2013
Sixpence None the Richer performing in 2013
Background information
OriginNew Braunfels, Texas, U.S.
GenresAlternative rock
Years active1992–2004, 2007–present
Labels
Members
Past members
  • T.J. Behling
  • Tess Wiley
  • Joel Bailey
  • James Arhelger
  • J.J. Plasencio
  • Sean Kelly
  • Jerry Dale McFadden
  • Rob Mitchell
  • Jason Lehning
Websitesixpencenonethericher.com

Sixpence None the Richer (also known as Sixpence) is an American alternative rock band that formed in New Braunfels, Texas, and eventually settled in Nashville, Tennessee. They are best known for their songs "Kiss Me" and "Breathe Your Name" and their covers of "Don't Dream It's Over" and "There She Goes".

The band received two Grammy Award nominations, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "Kiss Me" and Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album for Sixpence None the Richer (1997).[1]

The name of the band is inspired by a passage from the book Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis discussing how children buying gifts for their parents with the parents' money means the parents are "None the Richer" monetarily but yet clearly there is value in the act (mirroring the Christian God/human dynamic, and notably pointing out the responsibilities of the child/humans to have humility about their offerings).[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Sixpence None The Richer". The Recording Academy. May 14, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  2. ^ steelygray (July 14, 2019). Sixpence None the Richer's Leigh Nash - interview - 1999-06-07. Retrieved August 15, 2024 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Sixpence None the Richer Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Gospel According to Sixpence None the Richer". Texas Monthly. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

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