Lera Lynn

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Lera Lynn
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Lynn performing in October 2015
Background information
Born (1984-12-05) December 5, 1984 (age 39)
Houston, Texas, United States
Genres Indie, Indie rock, Americana
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • actress
Labels Resistor Music
Website www.leralynn.com

Lera Lynn (born December 5, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress.

Early life

Born in Houston, Texas, Lynn was raised in Georgia. She has a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Georgia.[1] Before attending the University of Georgia, she briefly attended Young Harris College in north Georgia.[2]

Career

Lynn's first LP, Have You Met Lera Lynn, was released in 2011.

In 2014 she released an EP entitled Lying in the Sun and also began creating music for the second season of the HBO crime drama series True Detective. Working with songwriter and music producer T Bone Burnett, the two collaborated with singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash at Burnett's home in Los Angeles, California.[3] After approving the musical tracks, series creator Nic Pizzolatto cast Lynn as a recurring character who performs the songs in a dive bar frequented by the main characters.[4]

Resistor was reviewed in Rolling Stone.[5]

Discography

  • Have You Met Lera Lynn (2011)
  • Lying in the Sun (2014)
  • The Avenues (2014)
  • True Detective: Music From the HBO Series Soundtrack (2015)
  • Resistor (2016)

References

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