Mary Jane Alm
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | INDIE
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"Lord, she's pretty. She stands up there in the pink dress and dark high-heels, long gold earrings and delicate, lacy
black wrist gloves. She has shoulder-length blond hair, high cheekbones and green eyes that flash from under the fine dark lines of her brows. This is a lonely cowpuncher's line-shack fantasy, a woman to get you through the deep snow; and she sings, a warm country cast to her voice.
"You wear a mask hoping I won't see who you're dreaming of,
"But there is no disguise for faded love..."
She's a star waiting to happen. She's got all the voice and looks she needs to be a major country-music artist. And now we get to the central question about Mary Jane Alm: If she's so good, why ain't she famous?" - John Camp, Pulitzer Prize winning writer
"This band has a lot of solid, fresh material, overflowing talent, a conscious direction, undeniable enthusiasm and a knockout lead singer in Alm." - St. Paul Dispatch
"Alm often has been associated with country-rock because there's a characteristic poignancy in many of her love songs. But more musical diversity is evident in the band's originals and arrangements. What's made The Mary Jane Alm Band so popular is a winning combination of solid originals, obscure tunes by good contemporary writers and carefully crafted arrangements of familiar songs." - Minneapolis Star Tribune
"The Mary Jane Alm Band's music was superb, with polished instrumentals and solid vocal harmony added to a voice so solid it could make a lot of well known pop singers envious."
"Alm was recently voted best female vocalist in the Twin Cities by two different entertainment magazines. After listening to her sing, one could wonder why they bothered to count the votes." - Rochester Post-Bulletin
"Of all Twin Cities performers, no one is more adored than Mary Jane Alm, a talented charmer with golden vocal chords, disarming sincerity, an impressive collection of original tunes and a hot, high-caliber band." - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Discography
Still working on that hot first release.
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Bio
Perhaps no female vocalist in the Twin Cities music scene is as beloved as Mary Jane Alm. Throughout the last 20 plus years, she has mesmerized audiences with her expressive voice, authentic songwriting and charming stage presence. She has performed on stages all over the continental United States as well as in Hawaii, China, Russia, Poland,
Mexico, Bermuda and Puerto Rico. Mary Jane has been honored with multiple Minnesota Music Awards, including best female vocalist, artist of the year and was recently inducted into the Mid-America Music Hall of Fame. She also has an Emmy Award for her work with The Music Workshop For Kids. Along with her band, Boyd Lee, Brian C. Peters, Scott Scooter Nelson and Gordy Johnson, Mary Jane has shared concert halls with David Byrne, The Judds, Michael Johnson and legendary songwriter, Jimmy Webb just to name a few. She has just released her long-awaited CD, Me and the Wild Blue, a collection of original songs, songs penned for her by songwriter friends and a few covers by some of her favorite writers. Produced by Grammy award winner Steve Hodge, this record is a reflection of an intense personal journey through life and music.
AWARDS:
John Phillip Sousa Award of Excellence
Twin Cities Reader Best Female Vocalist
Minnesota Music Awards
Best Female Vocalist (multiple years)
Artist of the Year
Best Country Band (multiple years)
Song of The Year
Emmy Award (Music Workshop For Kids)
Parents Choice Award (All five Music Workshop For Kids CDs)
2007 Induction into The Mid America Music Hall of Fame
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