Lori Black (born April 9, 1954), also known as Lorax, is an American musician born in

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. She played bass for Clown Alley and for the rock band Melvins. Her father was the businessman

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and her mother was Shirley Temple, the popular 1930s child actress who became a diplomat in adulthood.

Early life

Lori Black was born on April 9, 1954, at

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. She is the second child of businessman Charles Black and Shirley Temple. She has a half sister, Susan, and a brother, Charles Alden Black Jr.

Melvins

When

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grunge pioneers the Melvins temporarily disbanded in late 1987, bassist

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left the band to form Mudhoney. The Melvins replaced him with Lori Black. At the time, Melvins frontman

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was dating Black, and the idea developed to have her play bass for the band. The first recording to feature Black's work was 1989's '' Ozma''. Black is also credited with playing on the band's major label debut ''

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'' in 1993, though Osborne has said Black did not play on it.

Discography

with Melvins

* '' Ozma'' (1989) * '' Your Choice Live 012'' (1991) * '' Bullhead'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1991, Split with Nirvana) * ''

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'' (1991) * ''

Singles 1–12 ''Singles 1–12'' is a compilation album by Melvins which was released in 1997 through Amphetamine Reptile Records. In 1996, The Melvins had released a 7 inch single each month on Amphetamine Reptile Records, each limited to 800 copies worldwid ...

'' (Tracks "Theme" and "Way of the World", released 1996–1997) * '' Neither Here nor There'' (Tracks 3, 8 & 12, released 2004) * ''

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'' (Tracks 1–8, recorded circa 1989, released 2009)

with Clown Alley

* ''

Circus of Chaos ''Circus of Chaos'' is an album by Clown Alley, released in 1985 through Alchemy Records (VM101). It was re-released by Southern Lord Records in 2006. Band members Mark Deutrom and Lori Black both went on to become members of seminal grunge ban ...

'' (1985)

References

External links

Lori Black bio (slightly out-of-date)
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