Artist description Pop Rock that goes from fun, tongue-in-cheek to heart-wrenching personal/political explorations

Music Style Pop & Rock

Musical Influences Grandmother, George Gershwin, and Graham Parsons

Similar Artists The Pretenders, Sheryl Crow, Shawn Colvin, Sinead O'Conner

Artist History Mary Lee has written songs for other artist (Amy Grant, ONce Blue among many others) and has sung background on records by artist ranging from Freedy Johnston to The Bottle Rockets to Billy Joel to Placido Domingo. Her first record was recorded in 2 days live to two track and self-released in 1997. It made it to Billboard's Ten Best Records of The Year list. A recording contract followed, resulting in 1999's "True Lovers of Adventure", named the Best Record of 1999 by Billboard Magazine.

Group Members Mary Lee Kortes, vocals, guitar, percussion Andy York (John Mellencamp, Ian Hunter), guitar, vocals Joe Chiofalo, (The Saints) accordion Brad Albetta (Mary Me Jane, Freedy Johnston), bass, vocals Graham Hawthorne (Paul Simon), drums & percussion

Instruments Acoustic and electric guitars, bass, drums & percussion, accordion, cello,

Albums Mary Lee's Corvette (Leonora Records/1997), True Lovers of Adventure (Wild Pitch Records/ 1999), Blood On the Tracks Live@Arlene Grocery (Leonora Records/2001)

Press Reviews The best record of 1999!" - Jim Bessman Billboard Magazine "A true gem of a record." - Bruce Warren Frequency Lounge "With folks like Billboard's Timothy White and WXPN Philadelphia's Bruce Warren singing the praises of Mary Lee's Corvette, a breakout of epic proportions can't be all that far behind." FMQB Rock "Mary Lee's Corvette sincerely flatters indie sentimentals like Knots & Crosses on True Lovers of Adventure (Wild Pitch)" Joshua Clover SPIN Magazine "The album is a complete joy from start to finish." Songwriter's Monthly "Newcomer Mary Lee Kortes, front woman for Mary Lee's Corvette, has one of the most compelling voices in modern rock." Dan Aquilante New York Post "Sparkles with Mary Lee Kortes' versatile vocals. The songs reveal a wide-ranging musical intelligence matched by smart lyrics." USA Today "Lovely, nuanced voice and deft storytelling. From hit-ready rockers to a poignant tale of abuse, Corvette comes option-loaded." Entertainment Weekly "Don't miss Mary Lee's Corvette in concert. It is a moving, nuanced feast for lovers of great songwriting that thrives in live performance for its wit, insight and glowing humanity." Timothy Whit

Location New York City, NY - USA

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