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Mary Lou Lord (born March 1, 1965 in Salem, Massachusetts) is an indie/folk rock musician, busker and recording artist.
Mary Lou Lord first gained notice playing acoustic guitar and singing in and around Boston subway stations (particularly on the Red Line, as noted by the name she chose for her music and lyric publishing company, On the Red Line Music.)
She has claimed that she had a romantic relationship with Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain before the group’s rise to mainstream fame. This claim was disputed by some, including Cobain himself, though it has been suggested that Cobain’s wife Courtney Love made him publicly lie about his past relationships to prove his devotion to her. In 1994, Lord showed up uninvited at a party for Courtney Love’s band Hole, which ended with Love chasing Lord down Sunset Strip.
Lord toured three separate times with Elliott Smith during the 1990s. He also wrote and helped Lord record a song called, “I Figured You Out”, in 1997. Smith would later say that, “I gave that song away ‘cause I thought it sounded like The Eagles and that it sucked.”
Her recordings have been a mixture of covers (including songs by Elliott Smith and Richard Thompson) and original material, with a number of songs written by, or in collaboration with, Nick Saloman of the British band The Bevis Frond.
Mary Lou Lord first gained notice playing acoustic guitar and singing in and around Boston subway stations (particularly on the Red Line, as noted by the name she chose for her music and lyric publishing company, On the Red Line Music.)
She has claimed that she had a romantic relationship with Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain before the group’s rise to mainstream fame. This claim was disputed by some, including Cobain himself, though it has been suggested that Cobain’s wife Courtney Love made him publicly lie about his past relationships to prove his devotion to her. In 1994, Lord showed up uninvited at a party for Courtney Love’s band Hole, which ended with Love chasing Lord down Sunset Strip.
Lord toured three separate times with Elliott Smith during the 1990s. He also wrote and helped Lord record a song called, “I Figured You Out”, in 1997. Smith would later say that, “I gave that song away ‘cause I thought it sounded like The Eagles and that it sucked.”
Her recordings have been a mixture of covers (including songs by Elliott Smith and Richard Thompson) and original material, with a number of songs written by, or in collaboration with, Nick Saloman of the British band The Bevis Frond.
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pvmnt wrote:
she's awesome :D
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xspiralflamesx wrote:
why is your website only in japanese? :(
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DavosRancheros wrote:
First time heard her...it is good!
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jadedingenue wrote:
She is talking about recording a new album. :) :) :)
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madgas wrote:
Nice songs !
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strajnic wrote:
Hello, Mary Lou!
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stardustzzz wrote:
where is she now?
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Alameida wrote:
check out the group "Folk for today"
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buddude420 wrote:
does anyone has "baby blue" album to share? please?
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emitan1 wrote:
love mary.
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BringtheKY wrote:
Sucks that she's not playing music anymore. "Baby Blue" was an awful note to go out on... Its barely even listenable. At least we'll always have self-titled/Martian Saints/Got No Shadow.
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franciscanary wrote:
She's great. And I highly doubt Elliot Smith did any serious bashing of her music.
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chadski586 wrote:
anyone have the MLL rarities cds that Purple Chick put out? or can point me in the direction of a DL?
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Snoflak3 wrote:
Elliott Smith helped her record..and he bashed he music straight after that. Got to love the irony.
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StephenBowman wrote:
It is so great to find Mary here! I used to see her playing at Park Street station when I was in college.
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jonissoschool wrote:
i love mary lou
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oilucas wrote:
so sweet...
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ecnerual wrote:
love people who think they're talking to the artist by leaving them a shoutbox comment
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hookinmyhead wrote:
I love people that leave negative comments like bland. I guess she's just so anti. For me everytime I've seen you or heard you its just brilliant. Your repertoire of covers is genius.
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ＳＮＳからの出逢いってたくさんありますよね。
例えば、ソーシャルネットワーキングを通した旧友との出逢いとか。
このプロフのおかげで、旧友とネット上で再会なんていうことも多いんじゃないでしょうか。
最近は、mixiはマイミクがたくさん増えるような機能が多くなっています。
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