Loving Mary or Loving Mary Band is a band of well known singers and musicians and songwriters. The group's sound has been described as a combination of
Americana
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, country, and
rock n' roll.
In 2013, Suzie McNeil began working on a duo project with previous songwriting collaborator
Marti Frederiksen
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, which was reportedly intended to follow in the style of American country trio
Lady Antebellum
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. Instead, in 2014 the two teamed up with Grammy-winning country singer
Rebecca Lynn Howard
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and Andrew Mactaggart, Sarah Tomek and husband, songwriter Elisha Hoffman to form the band Loving Mary, which they envisioned as a sort of modern-day
Fleetwood Mac.
An EP, ''Loving Mary – Live'', was recorded and released in early 2015, Loving Mary released its debut album ''Little Bit of Love'' in 2016.
Touring
The group joined
Aerosmith's
Steven Tyler as backup band on his debut
country
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solo studio album ''
We're All Somebody from Somewhere
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Critical reception
''We're All Somebody from Somewhere'' received genera ...
'' and its supporting "Out On A Limb" tour in the U.S. and Japan. The band has made numerous appearances with Tyler on the festival circuit, including
WE Fest and The Pilgrimage Music Festival, as well as on ''
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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'', ''
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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'', and ''
The TODAY Show
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''.
In 2017, Loving Mary joined
Gretchen Wilson
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on a multi-city tour in support of her album ''Ready to Get Rowdy''.
Discography
Albums
*2016: ''Little Bit of Love''
EPs
*2015: ''Loving Mary – Live''
References
External links
Official website
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Country music groups
Musical groups established in 2014
2014 establishments in the United States