Lydia Loveless
| Lydia Loveless | |
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Lydia Loveless (right)
with husband/bassist Ben Lamb (left) playing in Fort Collins, Colorado (2011) |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
September 4, 1990 Coshocton, Ohio United States |
| Origin | Columbus, Ohio |
| Genres | Pop, country, honky-tonk, alternative country, punk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments |
Vocals Guitar |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels |
Bloodshot Records (2011–present) Peloton Records |
| Associated acts | Carson Drew |
| Website | lydialoveless |
| Members | Ben Lamb Todd May Nick German Jay Gasper Nate Holman |
Lydia Loveless (born September 4, 1990; as Lydia Ankrom) is an American alternative countrysinger-songwriter from Columbus, Ohio. Her music combines pop music, classic country, honky tonk, and punk rock.
Loveless was born in Coshocton, Ohio, in the Newcastle area. She is the daughter of Parker Chandler and has two older sisters, Eleanor Sinacola and Jessica, who now performs under the stage name "Jessica Wabbit". Loveless grew up on a farm in a rural area outside of Coshocton and was home-schooled. She said she felt like an outcast in a town that emphasized religion and conformity until she moved to Columbus, Ohio when she was 14. She enjoyed Hank Williams III and punk-influenced country music, while also embracing popular music and rock and roll and "pretty much anything on Kemado Records."
Her family is musical: Loveless' father was a pastor, drummer, and later country-western bar owner for a time. She and her sisters played several instruments. Loveless took piano lessons, then began trying to play the guitar at 12.
In 2004, Loveless, her father, and her sisters made up part of a four-member new wave pop band called Carson Drew, named after the father in the Nancy Drew books. Loveless played bass. The band broke up in 2007.
At a show in Cincinnati where she opened for his band, Loveless met producer David Rhodes Brown (500 Miles to Memphis) who went on to produce her first album, 2010's The Only Man. Loveless was not happy with the slick production of the album. Loveless made the record when she was 15 years old. Loveless clarified that she likes the songs she wrote, but the drawn-out process (over three years) to get the album released influenced her feelings about the project.
Columbus attorney Steve McGann became her manager. Loveless and her band drove 20 hours to Austin, Texas, and ended up playing for Bloodshot owners Rob Miller and Nan Warshaw at the 2010 South by Southwest music festival.
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