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It's an understatement to say that Marcy Brown will sing anything. The New Castle resident has been in rock groups and wedding bands. For 15 years, she explored jazz and big band music as a vocalist with Jack Purcell Orchestra.

But her current venture, the Sweaty Betty Blues Band, seems to suit her best. The band, which features her husband, Bill, on drums, with guitarist Max Schang, keyboardist John DeCola and bass player Jim Spears, has become one of the more recognizable blues outfits in the region.

A Maryland native who played lacrosse at the University of Maryland, Brown also has dabbled in radio (she was a DJ in Ocean City, Md.) and credits her husband with making her musical dreams come true.

The star who would play me in the movie version of my life and why:

Drew Barrymore because she is direct, honest and down-to-earth

Childhood hero and why:

Julie Andrews because of her singing voice and positive roles.

If the TV is on at 2 a.m., I'm watching:

Rick Sebak Pittsburgh documentaries

Three people I'd love to have dinner with:

George Clooney, Barack Obama, George Carlin (if he were still alive!)

My quirkiest inherited trait:

I wash my hands with an ice cube from my ice water after eating

My favorite sandwiches, plus fixings:

Rare roast beef, horseradish, fresh Italian bread, mayo, lettuce, Swiss cheese

One word your mother would use to describe you:

Gregarious

Celebrity crush:

Denzel Washington

When I was 10, I wanted to be:

A singer/actor/movie star/famous person

Exercise I hate most:

Lifting weights

Vegetable I won't eat:

Brussels sprouts

I'm deathly afraid of:

Poverty

If I was auditioning for "American Idol," my song would be:

"Livin' in the USA" by Chuck Berry

The first band I saw in concert (when and where):

Jimi Hendrix, Baltimore, 1967 I was 11 years old

TV marathon you could watch all day and why:

"Mad Men"

Choose one:

A. Dogs

B. Cats

A. Dogs, 'cause I'm such a ham and cats won't give me as much attention as a dog.

The worst advice I ever received:

Don't change, keep doing the same thing

In high school, I was:

A lacrosse player with the record for most goals, voted spring athlete of the year, and varsity cheerleader, and in the school play as Daisy Mae in "Lil' Abner."

The most famous person I ever became friends with:

Mike Cuellar, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. I was lifeguard at the pool where he lived.

Chose one:

A. John

B. Paul

C. George

D. Ringo

A and B: John and Paul, the Rodgers and Hammerstein of our generation

My most recent eBay purchase:

A guitar-shaped pin

The movie that always makes me cry:

"Terms of Endearment"

My most treasured fashion accessory is:

My diamond stud earrings and necklace

What you'll always find in my glove compartment:

Phone charger, sunglasses

If I wasn't a musician, I'd be:

Whining about it

The last book I read:

Authorized bio of the Beatles, "Many Years from Now," by Barry Miles

It's not pizza without:

Crushed red pepper

My favorite Web site:

Facebook

My most memorable fashion mistake:

Afro haircut/perm. Took nine months to grow out

Pick a Bond:

A. Sean Connery

B. Timothy Dalton

C. Pierce Brosnan

D. Daniel Craig

A. There is only one -- Sean Connery, but you didn't mention Roger Moore

If I could live my life as someone else, it would be:

Beyonce

My childhood nickname was:

Maggie

My favorite "bad" movie is:

"The Commitments"

My best karaoke song:

"Crazy" by Patsy Cline

My first job:

Lifeguard

My worst job:

Serving beer and clam chowder to drunken football players and frat brothers

The song that always gets me out on the dance floor and why:

"Cissy Strut" by the Meters.

Life would be better without:

Guns

If I could tour with any two bands, they would be:

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Bonnie Raitt

I never travel without my:

Blankie

People would be surprised to know that I:

Sang the national anthem for the Pittsburgh Pirates four times. Three times at Three Rivers and once at PNC Park.

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