Lera Lynn
Lera Lynn (born December 5, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.
Lera Lynn

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- Name
- Lera Lynn
- Born
- 5 December 1984
- Birthplace
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Occupation
- * Singer
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- alternative country · indie rock · folk
- Education
- University of Georgia
- Languages
- English
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Lera Lynn (born December 5, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.
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• Name — Lera Lynn • Born — 5 December 1984 • Birthplace — Houston, Texas, United States • Genre — Indie rock, Americana • Occupation — * Singer • songwriter • musician • Origin — Athens, Georgia • Label — Resistor Music • Website — http: www.leralynn.com
Early life
Early life
Born in Houston, Texas, Lynn was raised in Georgia. She has a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Georgia. Before attending the university, she briefly attended Young Harris College in Young Harris, Georgia.
Career
Career
Lynn's first LP, Have You Met Lera Lynn, was released in 2011. In 2014, she released an EP entitled Lying in the Sun and also began creating music for the second season of the crime drama series True Detective. Working with songwriter and music producer T Bone Burnett, the two collaborated with singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash at Burnett's home in Los Angeles, California with two of the resulting tracks being included on Cash's 2018 album She Remembers Everything. After approving the musical tracks, series creator Nic Pizzolatto cast Lynn as a recurring character who performs the songs in a dive bar frequented by the main characters. Her 2016 album Resistor was reviewed in Rolling Stone.
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Discography
• Have You Met Lera Lynn (2011) • Lying in the Sun (2014) • The Avenues (2014) • True Detective: Music From the HBO Series Soundtrack (2015) • Resistor (2016) • Plays Well With Others (2018) • On My Own (2020) • Something More Than Love (2022) • Comic Book Cowboy (2025)
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- 1.From Athens to Austin, Lera Lynn Gets High Marks in Old School. Huffpost Entertainment. October 23, 2012.
- 2.Stomp And Stammer. Lera Lynn (Sept.14 issue).
- 3.Lera Lynn. ABOUT.
- 4.John Jurgensen. 'True' Chanteuse Is the Secret Singer. Wall Street Journal. D6. June 26, 2015.
- 5.Marissa R. Moss. Hear Lera Lynn's Punchy 'Shape Shifter'. Rolling Stone. February 17, 2016.
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