Lydia Loveless is an American alternative country singer-songwriter from Columbus, Ohio.
16 Facts About Lydia Loveless
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Lydia Loveless's music combines pop music, classic country, honky tonk, and punk rock.
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Lydia Loveless is the daughter of Parker Chandler and has two older sisters, Eleanor Sinacola and Jessica, who now performs under the stage name "Jessica Wabbit".
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Lydia Loveless grew up on a farm in a rural area outside of Coshocton and was home-schooled.
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Lydia Loveless said she felt like an outcast in a town that emphasized religion and conformity until she moved to Columbus, Ohio when she was 14.
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Lydia Loveless's family is musical: Loveless' father was a pastor, drummer, and later country-western bar owner for a time.
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Lydia Loveless took piano lessons, then began trying to play the guitar at 12.
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At a show in Cincinnati where she opened for his band, Lydia Loveless met producer David Rhodes Brown who went on to produce her first album, 2010's The Only Man.
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Lydia Loveless was not happy with the slick production of the album.
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Lydia Loveless made the record when she was 15 years old.
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Lydia Loveless clarified that she likes the songs she wrote, but the drawn-out process to get the album released influenced her feelings about the project.
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Lydia Loveless recorded the album with many live takes and a minimum of overdubs at Grove City, Ohio's Sonic Lounge recording studio with engineer Joe Viers.
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In February 2014, Lydia Loveless released her third full-length record, Somewhere Else, on Bloodshot Records, which has a dark, "poppy" vibe.
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Lydia Loveless released her fourth studio album Daughter through her own label, Honey, You're Gonna Be Late Records on September 25,2020.
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Lydia Loveless is an avowed fan of Kesha, and has played "Blind" in her live shows, as well as in a recording featured on her Boy Crazy and Singles release.
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Lydia Loveless was married to her bassist, Ben Lamb, who is a graphic artist.