Mary Lou Lord is an underrated singer-songwriter. Existing virtually completely off the radar, it is difficult to find anything but her one semi-major label album, got no shadow, that was released on Work Records in the mid-90s. Highlights of that fine album include "His Latest Flame," a unique and poppy reworking of the Elvis hit "Marie's the Name (His Latest Flame)." A cover of the folk classic "Shake Sugaree," the only song on the album she didn't write, is the best performance I have ever heard of the song. Simply stunning.
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