Mary McBride (musician)

Mary McBride is an American pop rock singer.[1]

Career

McBride is the daughter of Common Cause president Ann McBride Norton.[2] She was born in Louisiana and grew up in Washington, D.C. She became interested in music from a young age, and after moving to New York City began performing in miscellaneous public places and venues in New York City, including Mercury Lounge and the Bowery Ballroom. She began recording her debut album, Everything Seemed Alright, on September 11, 2001, the day of the September 11 attacks. McBride has said she wanted to convey the "apocalyptic vibe" of the time through the album's songs.[3] The album was released in 2002 on Bogan Records.[1]

In 2005, her song "No One's Gonna Love You Like Me" appeared in Brokeback Mountain and on the accompanying soundtrack. In 2011, she and her band went on the "Home Tour", which began at the Louisiana State Penitentiary and subsequently stopped at multiple other unusual locations, like a halfway house and a Veterans Affairs hospital.[4]

In 2015, after being profiled in the New York Times,[5] MSNBC's Morning Joe profiled McBride's diplomacy and humanitarian work. She discussed her "Home Tour" live music program and performed her original song "Home" on the morning show [6]

Personal life

McBride met Leslie Klotz at a Christmas party in 2005, and they had a commitment ceremony with one another in Montego Bay, Jamaica, in 2007.[7] The couple split in 2012.[8]


Discography
  • Everything Seemed Alright (Bogan, 2002)
  • By Any Other Name (Reality Entertainment, 2004)
  • Every Day Is a Holiday (Bogan, 2009)

References
  1. MacNeil, Jason. "Mary McBride Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  2. Bernstein, Adam. "Ann McBride Norton, who led Common Cause and championed campaign-finance laws, dies at 75". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  3. Barr, Greg (2002-11-28). "Rockin' Drama Mama". Houston Press. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  4. duLac, J. Freedom (2011-01-16). "Music where they live: Singer Mary McBride's unconventional tour". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  5. Nazish, Kiran (2015-07-03). "'Home Tours' Take Mary McBride Band to Zones of Conflict and Calamity". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  6. "Mary McBride performs on Morning Joe". MSNBC. 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  7. Brady, Lois Smith (2011-07-22). "A Lesbian Couple Looking for a Place to Settle: State of the Unions". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  8. Nazish, Kiran (2015-07-03). "'Home Tours' Take Mary McBride Band to Zones of Conflict and Calamity". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
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