Mary Gauthier

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Mary Gauthier (born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1962) is an American folk singer/songwriter. Given up at birth by a mother she never knew, Mary was adopted. At age 15, she ran away from home and stole her parents’ car, and spent the next several years in detox, halfway houses, and living with friends; she spent her 18th birthday in jail. These experiences provided fodder for her songwriting later on (particularly her song “Drag Queens in Limousines”). Later on, she enrolled at Louisiana State University as a philosophy major, but after five years there, dropped out due to drug problems and moved to Boston. After working waitress jobs and eventually being promoted to manager of the restaurant where she worked, financial backers paid her way to attend the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts and she opened a Cajun restaurant in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, “Dixie Kitchen” (also the title of her first album). She wrote her first song at age 35. After the release of her first album, she sold her share in the restaurant to finance her second album, Drag Queens in Limousines. Gauthier is an out lesbian and two of the songs on her first album, “Goddamn HIV” and “Skeleton Town”, dealt with AIDS.

Her surname is pronounced “go-shay.”

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LowAntonK wrote:
September 2009

this lady felt every hard lick she wrote

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roobefrover wrote:
August 2009

Last.FM introduced me to Mary. I was immediately hypnotised. Saw her live at Canterbury University just before Christmas and she was superb. Great support act as well. Thought she was performing locally to me (New Forest) but the gig was cancelled! Her lyrics make me cry they are so heartfelt and her music is just captivating. Cant wait for the next album.

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Galacticplane wrote:
July 2009

strajnic knows! Mary knows pain.

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Chaimon wrote:
July 2009

wow. she's great.

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strajnic wrote:
March 2009

I think she's got pain, that's essential for real art of any kind!

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iams1955 wrote:
March 2009

Saw her in Mpls in Dec 08..great show.

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PinkCarol34 wrote:
December 2008

Can't wait to see her in Glasgow at Celtic Connections!

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hornseaey wrote:
December 2008

She is appearing at Tron Theatre, Glasgow on the 29th January. Support is Connie Rodriguez

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SuzenJueL wrote:
December 2008

Another Big Star in my Lil SKy

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yesitsme07 wrote:
December 2008

Fantastic Vocals and real meaning in the words, she deserves more aclaim you have a gem there US

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Leuchtenburg1 wrote:
December 2008

amazing!

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Alexfaye wrote:
November 2008

When i first heard Mercy Now, my father was dying. I almost couldn't bear it, but somehow, someway, that song and her voice helped me see him more clearly.

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ezamoe wrote:
November 2008

i heard her for the first time about a year ago on npr and haven't heard her on the radio since then. it's amazing to me. it's like she's being hidden away. there's too much truth in her music. i don't think we're comfortable with the truth anymore. at least not here in america.

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BroncoSyer wrote:
November 2008

Like Palanwen i found her on last.fm by accident. Wow, what luck. This artist is buried treasure.

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chickapea wrote:
October 2008

our lady of the shooting stars....

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Choogler wrote:
October 2008

fantastic singer, great songs

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chyprechypre wrote:
September 2008

I can't get enough

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vanderHoog wrote:
September 2008

Mary, she is my favorite singer right now.

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palanwen wrote:
August 2008

i randomly found this on last.fm through listening to similar artists to jolie holland. song was interesting enough and i just read her biography on here - wow, this woman has been through a lot and it's hard not to be impressed. ran away at 15, first song at 35? waitressing, paid to go to culinary school by job - opened restaurant. anyway, great success story eh?

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jerdacuttupman wrote:
May 2008

Mary, you're making me sad. In a good way.

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