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'''Petra Haden''' is a violinist and singer. She has been a member of several bands, including [[that dog.]] and [[The Rentals]].  She is the daughter of the jazz bassist Charlie Haden and the triplet sister of bassist [[Rachel Haden]] (her bandmate in [[that dog.]]) and cellist [[Tanya Haden]] (married to singer and actor Jack Black).
'''Petra Haden''' is a violinist and singer, born on October 11, 1971. She has been a member of several recording outfits, including [[that dog.]] and [[The Rentals]].  She is the daughter of the jazz bassist Charlie Haden and the triplet sister of bassist [[Rachel Haden]] (her bandmate in that dog.) and cellist [[Tanya Haden]] (married to singer and actor Jack Black).
 
==Car accident==
In August of 2000, Petra was the victim of a brutal car accident as she crossed a street in Venice, California. winding up in a coma and with major injuries. She broke several ribs, her pelvis, and nearly lost an eye. Doctors inserted a permanent metal rob in her right leg. Her hospital stay and subsequent physical and cognitive rehabilitation therapy resulted in a successful recovery, but incurred astronomical medical bills.  Without any medical insurance, the music community on both coasts banded together to perform a string of benefits to help her with her recovery and her bills.  These benefits included performances by Beck, [[Tenacious D]], her brother Josh Haden (Spain), Stephen Perkins, The GoGo’s, Vincent Gallo, Sean Lennon, Miss Murgatroid and many more.  Likewise, a double seven-inch benefit record was released in 2003, including exclusive tracks by [[Weezer]], [[Phantom Planet]], Ben Kweller, and [[AM Radio]].  With the love and support of her friends and family, Petra made an astonishing recovery and by 2003 was back at work creating her own music and collaborating again.
 
==Discography==
===with That Dog===
*''That Dog'' (DGC, 1991)
*''[[Totally Crushed Out!]]'' (DGC, 1995)
*''[[Retreat From The Sun]]'' (DGC, 1997)
===Solo===
*Imaginaryland (WIN, 1996)
*Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out (Bar/None Records, 2005)
===with Miss Murgatroid===
*Bella Neurox (WIN, 1999)
===with Bill Frisell===
*Petra Haden and Bill Frisell (Sovereign Artists, 2005)
 
 
==See also==
*[http://www.planetgogos.com/planetgogos/petra.html Benefit concert review]
*[http://www.creemmagazine.com/BeatGoesOn/PetraHaden/SellsOut.html


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