Currently based in West Virginia, Marla Sgro is a professional singer-songwriter who has opened for national acts such as Elton John, John Cougar Mellancamp, Wild Cherry, and the Pittsburgh Pirates. She has also been involved in lots of studio jingle work, including Nickelodeon's theme song for Big Help. Marla studied classical voice in college, and then began writing and singing in various Blues, Rock, Pop, Folk, and Christian music projects. Her family, "The Sgro Brothers," were world famous in the 1950s and influenced her enormously.
A pop/rock song about moving on to something better. Features horns (intro), B3 organ, electric piano, acoustic guitar, electric bass and drums. Female Vocals, Pop, Alt Pop
A song about helping others with a person's time instead of money. A song of thanks for the people who helped in the past. Features lead female vocal, backing vocals, electric piano, acoustic guitar, electric bass, and drums. Female Vocals, Pop, Alt Pop
An upbeat and fun tune about dealing with life and relationships. Features female vocal, acoustic guitar, electric piano, B3 organ, electric bass and drums. Female Vocals, Pop, Alt Pop
This song is an ambiguous acoustic "standard" song with jazz chords that simply just says "ITS OKAY TO CRY." female vocals and acoustic guitar. Instrumental, Jazz, Cabaret
This track is a female solid rock n roll rock song the is featuring electric guitar and has female vocals with bass and drums. It is rock but yet still very positively spiritually inspiring for anyone. Great upbeat tempo. Female Vocals, Rock, 70s Rock
This song is a solid female SOUL BLUES song exalting the life of an independent single woman and how she thrives. It has crystal clear female vox and a lot of blues lead guitar with pronounced bass electric. It also of course has drums. THIS SONG PROMOTES the POWER of a woman on her own thriving. Female Vocals, Blues, Electric Blues
Pop song FEATURING upright bass and drums with hi hat. Female vocals. A pop jazz song where the female is resisting any more GAMES with a guy. Female Vocals, Pop, Pop-Jazz
This song inspired by a relationship on the phone It is a pop female vocal with an attitude and upright bass with with super cool snare high hat and clapper effects laid back like a NEO jazz pop song cool song about a girl who is TELLING her man to stop playing the mind games. Female Vocals, Pop, Alt Pop
This song is about a woman living in the city who enjoys the people on the streets. She likes to go out and SING with the bass on the street. Female Vocals, Jazz, Novelty Jazz
This is a smooth pop groove with electronic bass and instrumentation and female vocals that is contemporary R N B. A story of a woman who has waited for her best friend for a long time. A groovy song with a sexy tinge and relatable lyrics. 60 bpm, Female Vocals, RnB, Contemporary RnB
This track tells a story and moves the heart. Its about an alley and how it affected the childhood of the artist remembering the days of playing and laughter in CHURCH ALLEY ST. Female Vocals, Singer/Songwriter, Indie Singer-Songwriter
This track invovles acoustic guitar, female vocals, dobro, bass and drums. Its an ambiguous song about a woman who is conflicted between being the victim and the victor in a verbally abusive relationship with an anonymous person. This song glides and is very relatable to almost everyone. Female Vocals, Rock, Acoustic Rock
This song is a Female rock song with raspy female vocals and electric bass and guitar and some electronics. This song title and verses are very positive relatable lyrics and uses different examples in verses for ANYONE goin thru hard times. Very EMPOWERING rock song. full band version. Female Vocals, Rock, Modern Rock
This is a song about a lady who wanted her house cleaned. Instead she ended up sharing her life and just needed someone to talk to. Mrs. Neilson is a pick me up song. Marla writes how she talks about her EX as opposed to the man she really loved as young woman, who returned late in life, then passed, Female Vocals, Pop, Lilith Fair
This song is about a female who struggles between being the victim and the "VICTOR" in a verbally abusive relationship. It is so raw from the heart and it exposes the damage of verbal abuse without exposing the offender. Female Vocals, Singer/Songwriter, Indie Singer-Songwriter
This work is very melodic, with raspy vocals and is sad but up in your face crystal clear sound quality. Marla Sgro tells of waking up in the morning while her friend is gone. But in reality, she sleeps with her guitar wakes up and writes this song. Marla finds excuses to blame her friend. Female Vocals, Pop, Acoustic Pop
A funky rock song with acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar with female vocals, electronic drums that talks about movin on to and heading out to travel to another place. very nice guitar solos. Female Vocals, Rock, Funk Rock
This track is awesome! It has electric guitar and bass with electonic drums and effects. It has female raspy vocals with a rock edge to it! Marla is singing about her symptoms of a medical condition, but she expresses how she doesnt want to rely medication, just natural healing. Female Vocals, Rock, Roots Rock
This song is a HAPPY, UPBEAT ACOUSTIC, FUNK, RAP SONG with a positive message and female vocals with male rap vocals. Very fun beat applies to anyone. Female Vocals, Rock, Hip Hop Rock
This is a crystal clear acoustic song with smokey female vocals. Its about a break up in a relationship and how she overcomes the break up. Female Vocals, Pop, Acoustic Pop
This song is a song featuring mandolin, acoustic guitar, electric bass and drum and female vocals. Its a happy uplifting song about a woman admitting her inner conflict being without the man she loves. Dynamic mandolin solo. Female vocals. This song was written with an italian ethic feel in mind. Female Vocals, Folk, Folk Pop
A pop/rock ballad of appreciation featuring female vocal, B3 organ, acoustic guitar, electric bass, horn section and drums. Female Vocals, Pop, Pop Ballad
A mellow pop ballad about loving someone from afar. Features female lead vocal with piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, cello, electric bass and drums. Female Vocals, Pop, Pop Ballad
A song about believing in a higher power without using specific names. Very ambiguous and suitable for many religious faiths. Features lead female vocal, B3 organ, acoustic guitar, electric bass and drums. Female Vocals, Pop, Alt Pop
A person with a rebellious yet repentant nature places value on the friends who stand by her thru it all. Features lead female voice, B3 organ, acoustic guitar, electric bass, drums and backing vocals. Female Vocals, Pop, Pop Groove
This song is alternative rock with a female "tell off" attitude. Marla Sgro delivers a rock feel with major and minor chord changes. In the papers once, Marlas voice was described as having the melodic tone of Sheryl Crow, "Carly Simon, with the unleashed brazen bite of Janis Joplin." Female Vocals, Rock, Modern Rock
A pop/rock ballad filled with the angst of being in love. Features a very romantic lead vocal accompanied by B3 organ, acoustic guitar, electric bass, drums and alto flute. Female Vocals, Pop, Pop Ballad
A mellow and fun tune of an idyllic day of peace and beauty. Features female lead vocal, acoustic guitar, B3 organ, electric bass, drums and background vocals. Female Vocals, Pop, Alt Pop
A bluesy rock flavored tune with a hint of an old-time revival meeting featuring lead voice and backing choir and B3 organ, electric bass, acoustic guitar, piano and drums. Female Vocals, Spiritual, Christian Rock