| 词条 | Mean Mary |
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| name = Mean Mary | image = Mean Mary.jpg | image_upright = yes | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | background = solo_singer | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = Mary James | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|03|22}} | birth_place = Geneva, Alabama | origin = | death_date = | death_place = | genre = Country, folk, Americana | occupation = | instrument = Banjo, guitar | years_active = 1986–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|http://meanmary.com}} | module = | module2 = | module3 = }}Mary James (born March 22, 1980) , known by the stage name Mean Mary, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, novelist, producer and YouTube personality. She has been described as having “the unique ability to mix together a variety of musical styles, which can appeal to a wide audience”[1] and her childhood has been described as “a nomadic life that could have been plucked from an adventure novel.”[2] BiographyMean Mary was born on March 22, 1980, in Geneva, Alabama, youngest of six children. She could read music before she could read words and wrote original songs at age five. After recording her first original tune (and theme song), "Mean Mary from Alabam'", at age six, the song went public and it was then she was given the name Mean Mary by the press.[3] From 1986 – 1989 she was a regular on the Country Boy Eddie Show[4] on WBRC-TV in Birmingham, Alabama. On February 14, 2003, she was the passenger in a car accident. Her head broke the windshield and her neck cracked the dashboard leaving her right vocal cord paralyzed with little hope of recovery. She performed as just an instrumentalist for the next year until in 2004 she was informed by a specialist that there was slight movement in the vocal cord with a possibility of full recovery. CareerMean Mary tours extensively in the US and has performed in Canada, UK, Ireland, and Europe. Venues and events have included The NAMM Show[5] Alberta Rose Theatre[6] The Triple Doo She has guested on many BBC radio shows including The John Toal Show BBC Radio Ulster where she performed live her original song "Born to Be That Woman."[12] The show was later replayed as highlight of the year.[13] She was the on the May 2016 cover of Banjo Newsletter.[1] DiscographyMean Mary has published four solo studio albums with genres including Country, folk and Americana. Additionally she cooperated with other artists like her brother Frank on another two albums.[14][15] Solo albums
Studio albums with other artists
Singles
BibliographyAs a writer, Mary James has published a number of mystery novels together with her mother Jean, as well as a devotional and a music book for banjo and guitar. Fiction
Others
Awards
References1. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=https://banjonews.com/2016-05/mean_mary_james.html|title=Banjo Newsletter|website=Banjo Newsletter|access-date=2018-01-29}} 2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2016/02/12/life-is-pretty-sweet-for-mean-mary.html|title=Life is pretty sweet for Mean Mary|last=Krewen|first=Nick|date=2016-02-12|work=The Toronto Star|access-date=2018-01-29|issn=0319-0781}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.tillsonburgnews.com/2012/07/03/mary-not-so-mean|title=Tillsonburg News|last=|first=|date=|website=meanmary.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-01-29}} 4. ^{{Citation|last=Mean Mary|title=Mean Mary when she was a child (age 6) singing Long Tall Texan|date=2008-09-12|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=W9QlTfHHZKI|accessdate=2018-01-29}} 5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.namm.org/thenammshow/2018/events/mean-mary|title=Mean Mary|work=NAMM.org|access-date=2018-01-29}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/events/17407066/willy-porter-and-mean-mary|title=Willy Porter and Mean Mary at Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland, OR on Fri., March 11, 8 p.m. 2016 - Portland Music Events Calendar - Portland Mercury|website=Portland Mercury|access-date=2018-01-29}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://tickets.thetripledoor.net/eventperformances.asp?evt=969|title=Tickets {{!}} Jane Siberry w/ Mean Mary {{!}} The Triple Door|last=ShoWare|website=The Triple Door|access-date=2018-01-29}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.vindy.com/news/2016/aug/11/mean-mary-grows-a-following-with-trumbul/?print|title=vindy.com {{!}} Mean Mary grows a following with Trumbull tractor show song|website=www.vindy.com|access-date=2018-01-29}} 9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatkinson.co.uk/events/mean-mary/|title=Mean Mary - The Atkinson|work=The Atkinson|access-date=2018-01-29}} 10. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/back-to-rockville/article131283864.html|title=Folk Alliance puts down roots in KC, with plans to expand annual folk festival|work=kansascity|access-date=2018-01-29}} 11. ^http://www.miningjournal.net/news/front-page-news/2018/12/red%E2%80%88jacket%E2%80%88jamboree/ 12. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03rmxx3/p03rmwjy|title=Mean Mary performs 'Born to be that Woman' - Singer Mean Mary & Gino Lupari - The John Toal Show 16/04/16, The John Toal Show - BBC Radio Ulster|website=BBC|access-date=2018-01-29}} 13. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07hhr4k|title=Highlights from the past year so far....., The John Toal Show - BBC Radio Ulster|website=BBC|access-date=2018-01-29}} 14. ^{{AllMusic |class=discography |id=mean-mary-mn0001761489 |accessdate=September 20, 2018}} 15. ^1 {{Cite news|url=http://independentmusicawards.com/the-15th-independent-music-awards-nominees/#song|title=The 15th Independent Music Awards Nominees - Independent Music Awards|work=Independent Music Awards|access-date=2018-01-29}} 16. ^{{cite web |url=http://mailtribune.com/news/top-stories/mean-mary-plays-a-mean-banjo |title=Mean Mary plays a mean banjo |date=March 9, 2016 |work=Mail Tribune |accessdate=September 20, 2018}} 17. ^{{cite web |url=https://americana-uk.com/mean-mary-blazing-hell-is-naked-soundtrack-woodrock-records-2018 |title=Mean Mary “Blazing: Hell is Naked Soundtrack” (Woodrock Records 2018) |first=Dave |last=Jennings |work=Americana UK |date=June 25, 2018 |accessdate=September 20, 2018}} 18. ^{{Cite news|url=http://donnagreentownsend.com/winner-and-finisher-of-the-2017-will-mclean-best-new-florida-song-contest-named/#.Wm-jViPMzBI|title=Winner and finisher of the 2017 Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest Named|date=2017-01-28|work=Donna Green-Townsend|access-date=2018-01-29}} 19. ^{{Cite web|url=https://readersfavorite.com/2013-award-contest-winners.htm|title=2013 Book Award Contest Winners|website=Readers' Favorite|access-date=2018-01-29}} External links
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