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American bassist
Lori Black
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Also known as
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Born
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1954-04-09
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April 9, 1954
(age 70)
Santa Monica, California
, U.S.
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Occupation(s)
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Musical artist
Lori Black
(born April 9, 1954), also known as
Lorax
, is an American musician born in
Santa Monica, California
. She played bass for
Clown Alley
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and for the sludge metal band
Melvins
.
Her father was the businessman
Charles Alden Black
and her mother was
Shirley Temple
, the popular 1930s child actress who became a diplomat in adulthood.
Early life
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Lori Black was born on April 9, 1954, at
Santa Monica Hospital
in
Santa Monica, California
. She is the second child of businessman Charles Black and
Shirley Temple
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She has a half sister, Susan, and a brother, Charles Alden Black Jr.
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Melvins
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With
grunge
pioneers
Melvins
on hiatus since late 1987, bassist
Matt Lukin
left the band to form
Mudhoney
. The Melvins replaced him with Lori Black. At the time, Melvins frontman
Buzz Osborne
was dating Black, and the idea developed to have her play bass for the band. The first recording to feature Black's work was 1989's
Ozma
. Black is also credited with playing on the band's
major label
debut
Houdini
in 1993, though Osborne has said Black did not play on it.
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Discography
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with Melvins
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with Clown Alley
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