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Audrey Auld at Threadgill’s in Austin, TX (2010)
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Background information | |
Birth name | Audrey Auld |
Born | January 14, 1964 |
Origin | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
Died | August 9, 2015 Stinson Beach, California, USA |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer-Songwriter |
Instruments | Guitar |
Labels | Reckless Records |
Associated acts | Bill Chambers, Kieran Kane, Fred Eaglesmith, Mary Gauthier, Dale Watson, Kasey Chambers, and Carrie Rodriguez |
Website | www |
Audrey Auld-Mezera (née Audrey Auld) (January 14, 1964 - August 9, 2015) was an Australian American country music touring singer–songwriter. She had released eleven albums and three EPs on her own Reckless Records label, and had recorded with numerous musicians including Bill Chambers, Kieran Kane, Fred Eaglesmith, Mary Gauthier, Dale Watson, Kasey Chambers, and Carrie Rodriguez. She had songs recorded by various artists and songs placed on the FX TV shows "Justified", "Longmire", "NCIS: New Orleans" and "The Good Guys". She hosted songwriting workshops with inmates in San Quentin Prison in California from 2007 till 2013.
Auld-Mezera died of cancer on August 9, 2015, aged 51.
Two of Auld-Mezera's albums have been nominated for awards by the Australian Recording Industry Association.