Lois McMorris

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Lois McMorris, also known as "Lady Mac", is a lead guitarist and vocalist from North Omaha, Nebraska.

Music[]

McMorris plays lead guitar, rhythm guitar, upright bass, electric bass and keyboards and is a drum programmer. She is also a musician, arranger, vocalist, composer, chart writer and lyricist. Bands that she has been a member of include , , and The Persuaders.[1]

Lady Mac has toured the world and/or performed with a variety of popular music artists including the rapper Coolio, the jazz organist Jimmy Smith and B.B. King. Preston Love called McMorris, "one of the finest all-around guitarist to ever come from Omaha".[2] McMorris was inducted into the Omaha Black Music Hall of Fame in 2005.[3]

Lady Mac has recorded on Atma Records, releasing LadyMac: One As a Performing Artist. McMorris alternates between performing as a headliner with her own group, , and appearing as a headliner in jazz, blues and old-school festivals across the United States.[4] McMorris has headlined the Omaha Jazz and Blues Festival.[5]

Other activities[]

McMorris has performed in the theatre and theatrical shows. Her performances include co-starring in An Evening with Four Ladies of Music with Linda Hopkins and Through Verse & Imagination, directed by Sir at the Jazz Bakery. She has also appeared on television, internationally, nationally, regionally, and locally, with credits on China Beach, Picket Fences, Entertainment Tonight and , among other shows.[3]

An artist from infancy, McMorris is a painter and sculptor. She is also a poet and teacher, and has written a variety of works including Passages of the Transcendental Ant (an anthology of poetic works), a children's book called The Littlest, Biggest Christmas and an art-comic magazine called Zionaya of God.[3]

Personal[]

McMorris is a survivor of breast cancer.[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ (nd) "Lois McMorris" (Lady Mac). Midwest Music Masters. Retrieved 18 July 20o7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 2017-05-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Omaha Star newspaper, 19 June 2001.
  3. ^ a b c (nd) Lois "Lady Mac" McMorris. Omaha Black Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 18 July 2007.
  4. ^ (2006) "Lady Jazz 2006 - Blues in the Summertime at the Ford Theater" Jazz Cat. Retrieved 18 July 2007. Archived 24 December 2010 at WebCite
  5. ^ "World Renowned Jazz & Blues Artists to Perform at the Omaha Jazz & Blues Festival", All About Jazz (2002). Retrieved 17 July 2007. Archived 24 December 2010 at WebCite
  6. ^ (2003) "6th Annual Rose Variety Arts Show: International Rainbow of Humanity." Artists for a Better World International. Retrieved 18 July 2007. Archived 24 December 2010 at WebCite
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