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Norma Tanega

voc, g, *1939 US, Vallejo, California
Singer / Songwriter of Folk, World and Pop
A.k.a. Norma Cecilia Tanega

Norma Cecilia Tanega (born January 30, 1939, Vallejo, California) is an American folk/pop singer/songwriter. She was a camp counselor in the Catskills when she signed to New Voice Records in 1966. Her debut single, "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog", reached #22 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, but she never came close to charting there again. In Canada it reached #3 in the RPM Magazine charts and in the United Kingdom it peaked at #22 on the UK Singles Chart.In 2014, Tanega's song 'You're Dead' was used in the opening credits of the New Zealand film What We Do In The Shadows.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
Genres
  • Folk
  • World
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • R&B/Soul
Popular Tracks   
You're Dead on Walkin' My Cat Named Dog by Norma Tanega
Walkin' My Cat Named Dog on Walkin' My Cat Named Dog by Norma Tanega
A Street That Rhymes at 6am on Walkin' My Cat Named Dog by Norma Tanega
Jubilation on Walkin' My Cat Named Dog by Norma Tanega
I'm the Sky on Walkin' My Cat Named Dog by Norma Tanega
Treat Me Right on Walkin' My Cat Named Dog by Norma Tanega
Maggie My Dog on Maggie My Dog by Norma Tanega
Hey Girl on Walkin' My Cat Named Dog by Norma Tanega
Now is the Time on I Don't Think It Will Hurt If You Smile by Norma Tanega
Don't Touch on Walkin' My Cat Named Dog by Norma Tanega

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Discography


Title Artist Year Type
A Lovers Concerto / Walking My Cat Named DogThe Toys / Norma Tanega1984Single
Sock It To Me - Baby! / Walkin' My Cat Named DogMitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels / Norma Tanega1983Single
Walkin' My Cat Named DogNorma Tanega1972Single
Nothing Much Is Happening TodayNorma Tanega1971Single
I Don't Think It Will Hurt If You SmileNorma Tanega1971Album
Run, On The RunNorma Tanega1967Single
Walkin' My Cat Named DogNorma Tanega1966Album
BreadNorma Tanega1966Single
Walkin' My Cat Named DogNorma Tanega1966Single
A Street That Rhymes At Six A.M. / Treat Me RightNorma Tanega1966Single
Walkin' My Cat Named DogNorma Tanega1966Single
Walkin' My Cat Named Dog / Concrete And ClayNorma Tanega / Eddie RambeauSingle
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