Although hailed in her homeland as one of the most distinctive and inventive British artists of the past 30 years, appreciation for Kate Bush has been sadly elusive here in the States. Born 53 years ago today, Bush's American following has been limited to a small core of devotees, suggesting tshe's either simply ignored or shuffled below the radar. And yet, anyone who's heard her many masterpieces - including her extraordinary albums Never For Ever, The Dreaming, and Hounds of Love, as well as her remarkable singles "Wuthering Heights," "The Man with the Child in His Eyes," "Running Up That Hill" and "Don't Give Up" (which she sang with Peter Gabriel) -- can attest to her ability to bend pop boundaries and forge a new kind of sound that's extraordinarily imaginative and irresistibly seductive all in the same score.
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