Lori Carson

Lori Carson
Born	Queens, New York, U.S.
Genres	Alternative country, contemporary folk, trip hop, ambient, jazz.
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocal
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Geffen/DGC, Restless, Rykodisc, One Little Indian, Meta Records.
Associated acts	The Golden Palominos, Hector Zazou, Graeme Revell, Bill Laswell
Website	Lori Carson's Website
Notable instruments
Guitar, Piano, synthesizer, strings, brass.

Lori Carson (born 1958) is a singer/songwriter whose albums include: Shelter (DGC-Geffen, 1990), Where it Goes, Everything I Touch Runs Wild (Restless Records, 1995, 1997) and Another Year (Blue Kitchen/United for Opportunity, 2012). A former member of the seminal band The Golden Palominos, she has contributed to the soundtracks of Bernardo Bertolucci’s Stealing Beauty, Kathryn Bigelow’s Strange Days, Keith Gordon’s Waking the Dead, and others.

Her debut novel, The Original 1982, was published by William Morrow/Harper Collins in June 2013.

Lori began performing in the mid-nineteen eighties at Folk City, The Bitter End, and other clubs on, or around Bleecker Street. She was signed to a development deal with Manhattan Records in 1987 and the following year to a recording contract with Geffen Records.

Shelter produced by Hal Willner was released in 1990 to excellent reviews. It featured a duet with Gregg Allman. In support of the record Lori toured with a trio (Rachelle Garnier on accordion and Paul Pimsler on guitar) opening for Joe Jackson in Canada and the U.S. In 1991, she was dropped from the label.

Playing a show in New York City later that year, she was approached by drummer/producer Anton Fier to collaborate on a new project that became 1992’s This is How it Feels by The Golden Palominos. Pure by the Palominos was released the following year and featured Lori’s song 'Little Suicides'. For a time it was hard to find a hipper band than the Golden Palominos.

Carson signed to Restless records in 1994 and Where it Goes (produced by Fier) came out in 1995. She toured extensively in support of the record, often accompanied by Paul Pimsler and cellist Jane Scarpantoni. Solo, she opened for the Counting Crows, facing their hit-hungry audiences with only an acoustic guitar. On tour in Asia, she learned that Bernardo Bertolucci wanted to license 'You Won’t Fall' for his film Stealing Beauty. Also came an offer to co-write a song for Katherine Bigelow’s Strange Days with composer Graeme Revell.

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