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Lisa Germano is a multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter who has released seven albums featuring her distinctive violin and confessional lyrics. Her album Geek the Girl received widespread critical acclaim (and even made Spin's top 90 albums of the 90's list). She also performed as a guest on over sixty records by other artists, including Eels, John Mellencamp, Simple Minds, David Bowie, Sheryl Crow and Iggy Pop.
Born Lisa Ruth Germano (in Mishawaka, Indiana, on January 1, 1958) into an Italian-American catholic family, she was the middle of six kids. Since her parents (Betty and Rocco Germano) were musicians and teachers, she and her siblings were encouraged to learn an instrument from an early age until they turned 18. At the age of seven she wrote her first piece of music: a 15-minute opera on the piano and, in due time, Germano learned the violin, an instrument that would ultimately guide her to a professional career in music.
She made her debut as John Mellencamp's violinist and fiddle player on his 1987 hit album The Lonesome Jubilee. Germano would spend the next seven years with Mellencamp, shaping a smooth, fearless playing style. Additional tours and recording sessions with Simple Minds and the Indigo Girls motivated Germano to do something on her own. She found her voice at the age of 30, and developed a quirky sound rooted in folk-rock and poetry. The lo-fi, shadowy On the Way Down From the Moon Palace was issued on her own Major Bill label in 1991, marking Germano's proper introduction as a solo artist.
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4AD: Lisa Germano - Label site with biography and discography.
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Sycophant - Lisa Germano mail list.
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