Artist: Maria McKee
Biography:
After making her name as the gritty, soulful lead singer of roots rockers Lone Justice, Maria McKee embarked on an often-rewarding solo career. A native of Los Angeles, McKee was born in 1964; her half-brother was Bryan MacLean, the guitarist and sometime singer of the groundbreaking psychedelic band Love. After studying musical theater as a teenager, McKee started performing on the L.A. club scene in a duo with MacLean and also teamed up with local blues singer Top Jimmy (who inspired the Van Halen song of the same name). A roots-music scene sprang up in L.A. during the early '80s, and McKee -- a country music fan --
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- Styles:
- Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
- Alternative Country-Rock
- Alternative Pop/Rock
- Americana
- College Rock
- Country-Rock
- Roots Rock
- Similar artists
- Buffalo Springfield
- Dave Alvin
- Dwight Yoakam
- Exene Cervenka
- Jason & The Scorchers
- John Doe
- Long Ryders
- Los Lobos
- Melissa Etheridge
- Son Volt
- Soul Asylum
- Steve Earle
- The Band
- The Blasters
- The Grateful Dead
- Victoria Williams
- X
- Joe Ely
- John Hiatt
- The Jayhawks
- Tom Petty
- Uncle Tupelo
- Wilco
