Mark Lemhouse
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Mark Lemhouse is an American musician and producer known for releasing several solo albums on Yellow Dog Records, as well as collaborating with Black Francis of The Pixies serving as producer for the album, Bluefinger.
Biography
Lemhouse got his professional start in music in Memphis, Tennessee playing in blues, rockabilly, and American roots bands, and he released two solo albums on the Yellow Dog Records label. His debut album, Big Lonesome Radio was nominated for two Blues Music Awards for "Best New Artist" and "Acoustic Album of The Year."[1] His song "Edwin's Lament" was used in the Oscar-winning film, Hustle and Flow. The follow-up album, The Great American Yard Sale, was more eclectic in themes than the first, with songs covering subjects from David Bowie to astronauts.
In 2007, Lemhouse produced the album Bluefinger for Alternative Rock musician Black Francis (AKA Frank Black) of The Pixies.[2] Upon the album's release in 2007, the song "Threshold Apprehension", which Lemhouse also provided backing vocals to, was picked by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the Best 100 Songs of the year.[3]
Lemhouse is currently performing solo and with his band The Sublimities.
Discography
Albums
- 2002: Big Lonesome Radio
- 2005: The Great American Yard Sale
References
- ^ "Past Winners". Blues.org. 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- ^ "Bluefinger - Black Francis". Billboard.com. 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Rolling Stone Magazine The 100 Best Songs Of 2007". Popcrunch.com. 2009-06-13. Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2012-02-10.