Sim Barr<p>Norma Tanega (1939 – 2019) was an American folk singer-songwriter, painter, and experimental musician. She had a hit with the single "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog" in 1966, reaching #22 on the US charts. The song tells the story of living in a New York City apartment building that did not allow dogs; instead she owned a cat which she named "Dog" and took for walks. </p><p>While traveling in England to promote her music she met Dusty Springfield resulting in a 5-year relationship. Springfield covered several of her songs during this time.</p><p>While Tanega failed to follow up her early pop success, she never stopped making music, and developed a cult following that continues to see her music appreciated and covered by many artists.<br><a href="https://youtu.be/SPZVrmJ2HH8?si=I4ERGNarnjPsKqfp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/SPZVrmJ2HH8?si=I4ERGN</span><span class="invisible">arnjPsKqfp</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/normatanega" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>normatanega</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/musician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musician</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/singersongwriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>singersongwriter</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/folksinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folksinger</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/experimentalmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experimentalmusic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/dustyspringfield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dustyspringfield</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nowplaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nowplaying</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nowhearthis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nowhearthis</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/listenup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>listenup</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/simsongs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simsongs</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mixtape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mixtape</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/randomplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>randomplay</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/singer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>singer</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/songwriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>songwriter</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/rememberlegends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rememberlegends</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mycatnameddog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mycatnameddog</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/musicworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musicworld</span></a></p>