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Mary Lee's Corvette
Biography
Singer/songwriter Mary Lee Kortes thought she'd be editing books for living when she finally left her hometown of Whitefish, MT, for Manhattan city life in the mid-'80s. Music had been a hobby for Kortes since her early childhood, and by her teens she was mastering the guitar. Gigs in and around the West and Midwest were fun, but Kortes never took them seriously; seriously enough to make it her life. Alas, songwriting was her ticket in. Amy Grant recorded Kortes' song "Everywhere I Go" for her 1985 album Unguarded and it went to the top of the adult contemporary charts. She also guested on Freedy Johnston's 1997 effort Never Home and Jewel's Christmas album Joy: A Holiday Collection. A fan base was evolving, so Kortes put her solo skills to the test with her own band, Mary Lee's Corvette.

A two-song self-titled demo appeared in 1997. Media jumped on it immediately and a local radio station tagged Mary Lee's Corvette "the 21st Century version of Hal David, Burt Bacharach, and Dionne Warwick wrapped up in one svelte package." Two years later, Mary Lee's Corvette released True Lovers of Adventure, and again radio was quick to support the album.
Selected Discography