Inara Maryland George (born July 4, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, one half of

The Bird and the Bee The Bird and the Bee (stylized in all lowercase) is an American indie pop musical duo from Los Angeles, consisting of Inara George ("the bird") and Greg Kurstin ("the bee"). Kurstin is a seven-time Grammy Award–winning producer and multi- ...

, a member of the band Merrick, with Bryony Atkinson, and a member of the trio

The Living Sisters The Living Sisters is a female folk group consisting of Alex Lilly, Inara George, Becky Stark and Eleni Mandell Eleni Mandell is an American singer-songwriter. Since 2000, she has published albums through Zedtone Records in Toronto, Ontario, w ...

, with

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and Becky Stark.

Early life

George was born in Towson, Maryland. She is the daughter of

Lowell George Lowell Thomas George (April 13, 1945 – June 29, 1979) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer, who was the primary guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and founder/leader for the rock band Little Feat. Ear ...

, the late founder of the

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group

Little Feat Little Feat is an American rock band formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles. George disbanded the group because of creative differences shortly before his death in 1979. Surviving ...

, and Elizabeth George.

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wrote the song "Of Missing Persons" for Inara George after the death of her father, who died just before her fifth birthday. She has three half brothers named Luke, Forrest and Jed. George was involved with theatre at a young age, especially

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, in

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, a community in the

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mountains. She later relocated to

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, Massachusetts to study acting in the classical theater tradition.

Career

While visiting home one summer, George and several high-school friends launched a band named Lode. To their surprise, the bandmates landed a deal with Geffen Records and released the 1996 album ''Legs & Arms''. Later, George joined Bryony Atkinson to form Merrick, an indie rock duo that released two albums before disbanding in 2002. Three years later, George struck out on her own by issuing her solo debut ''All Rise'' on Everloving Records. ''All Rise'' was produced by Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Freaks and Geeks) and featured musical contributions from

Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs t ...

. The two formed the Bird and the Bee and released a self-titled album in 2006, followed by several EPs. While preparing for the duo's second full-length release, George also found time to return to her own project, teaming up with veteran producer and family friend

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for 2008's ''An Invitation''.Leahey, Andrew & Wilson, MacKenzie. ((( Inara George > Biography )))

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. Retrieved July 23, 2010.

Personal life

George is married to director

Jake Kasdan Jacob Kasdan (born October 28, 1974) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for directing ''Walk Hard'' (2007), ''Bad Teacher'' (2011), ''Sex Tape'' (2014), '' Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' (2017) and '' Jumanji: The Next Level'' ...

, with whom she has three children, son Otis and twins Beau and Lorelei.Audio commentary to Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Discography

Solo

* 2005: ''All Rise'' ( Everloving) * 2008: ''An Invitation'' (with

) ( Everloving) * 2009: ''Accidental Experimental''( Everloving) * 2018: ''Dearest Everybody''

with The Bird and the Bee

* 2006: ''

Again and Again and Again and Again ''Again and Again and Again and Again'' is the debut EP by American indie pop duo the Bird and the Bee. It was released on October 31, 2006, by Blue Note Records, three months before the duo's first full-length album, ''The Bird and the Bee''. T ...

'' * 2007: ''

Please Clap Your Hands ''Please Clap Your Hands'' is the second EP by American indie pop duo The Bird and the Bee, released on September 25, 2007 by Blue Note Records. It contains four original tracks and a cover of The Bee Gees' 1977 song " How Deep Is Your Love", w ...

'' * 2008: '' One Too Many Hearts'' * 2009: ''

Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future ''Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future'' is the second studio album by American indie pop duo The Bird and the Bee, released on January 27, 2009, by Blue Note Records. The album contains the two lead-off tracks from the duo's last two studio EPs: " ...

'' * 2010: '' Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates'' * 2015: ''

Recreational Love ''Recreational Love'' is the fourth studio album by the American indie pop duo The Bird and the Bee, released by Rostrum Records Rostrum Records is an American independent record label initially located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, now locate ...

'' * 2019: '' Interpreting the Masters, Volume 2: A Tribute to Van Halen'' * 2020: '' Put Up the Lights''

with The Living Sisters

* 2010: ''Love To Live'' * 2013: '' Run for Cover'' * 2014: ''Harmony is Real: Songs for a Happy Holiday''

with Lode

* 1996: ''Legs & Arms''

with Merrick

* 2001: ''Merrick'' * 2001: ''Drive Around a Lot Hard and Fast Driving Club''

Soundtracks

* 1999: The Minus Man (Music from the Shooting Gallery Motion Picture) * 2012: Harem (Songs from the Movie

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)

Other appearances

* 1997: ''Trouble'' from the 'Rock and Roll Doctor' tribute to Lowell George * 2002: ''I'll Watch Your Life to See'' – Wendel * 2005: '' Warnings/Promises'' – Idlewild * 2005: '' Just Before Dark'' –

Mike Viola Michael A. Viola is an American producer, musician, songwriter, and singer, best known for his work with Panic! at The Disco, Andrew Bird, Ryan Adams, J.S. Ondara, Mandy Moore, and Jenny Lewis. His original music has been featured on soundtrac ...

* 2006: '' Immune to Gravity'' –

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* 2007: '' Make Another World'' – Idlewild * 2008: '' Join the Band'' –

* 2009: ''Dark Touches'' –

Har Mar Superstar Sean Tillmann (born February 6, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He has performed and released studio albums as Sean Na Na and as a member of hardcore band Calvin Krime, but is best known for his work under the name Har Mar Super ...

* 2009: ''

I Told You I Was Freaky ''I Told You I Was Freaky'' is the second studio album by New Zealand folk parody duo Flight of the Conchords. It features 13 songs. Out of those 13, ten were released as singles on the American iTunes Store following their television debut. It ...

'' –

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* 2009: "He Needs Me" – Documentary "All You Need Is Klaus", ''Voormann & Friends – A Sideman's Journey'' * 2011: ''Penny Loafers'' from '' Daedelus'' album ''

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'' * 2012: '' Love is a Four Letter Word'' –

Jason Mraz Jason Thomas Mraz (; born June 23, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), which spawned the single " The Remedy (I Won't ...

* 2017: ''

Concrete and Gold ''Concrete and Gold'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on September 15, 2017, through Roswell and RCA Records. It is the band's first album to be produced alongside Greg Kurstin. Described by the band as an ...

'' –

Foo Fighters Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Foo Fighters was initially formed as a one-man project by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Following the success of the eponymous debut album, Grohl (lead vocals, guitar) re ...

* 2017: '' Future Friends'' – Superfruit * 2018: '' How High (single)'' –

Kneebody Kneebody is an American band formed in 2001, consisting of Adam Benjamin on keyboards, Shane Endsley on trumpet, Ben Wendel on tenor saxophone, and Nate Wood on bass guitar and drums. History Ben Wendel, Shane Endsley, Adam Benjamin, and Kaveh ...

* 2020: ''I’ll Be Your Sunny Day'' on ''The Tango Bar'' – Greg Copeland

References

External links

Inara George's Official Site

July 2008 Interview
with

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Interview with Sound Bites Dog E-Zine
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