Mark Lemhouse
Mark Lemhouse is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for releasing critically acclaimed solo albums as well as collaborating with Black Francis of The Pixies serving as producer for the album, Bluefinger. Lemhouse is known to write and perform music that is a combination of influences rooted in blues, old country, and American folk music.
Mark Lemhouse
- Name
- Mark Lemhouse
- Birth Name
- Mark Robert Lemhouse
- Occupation
- Songwriter, Singer, Guitarist, Producer
- Born
- 1971 · Salem.
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- blues · Americana
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Mark Lemhouse. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Mark Lemhouse • Landscape — yes • Background — person • Birth Name — Mark Robert Lemhouse • Origin — Portland, Oregon • Instruments — Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar, Lapsteel • Genre — Americana, Blues, Indie Folk • Occupation — Songwriter, Singer, Guitarist, Producer • Years Active — 2002-present • Label — Yellow Dog Records, Bsides Records • Website — marklemhousemusic.com
Biography
Biography
Lemhouse got his professional start in music in Memphis, Tennessee playing in blues, rockabilly, American roots bands and also as a solo performer. While in Memphis, he released two solo albums on the Yellow Dog Records label. His debut album, Big Lonesome Radio was nominated for two Blues Music Awards for "Best New Artist" and "Acoustic Album of The Year." His song "Edwin's Lament" was used in the Oscar-winning film, Hustle and Flow. The follow-up album, The Great American Yard Sale, was more eclectic in themes than the first, with songs covering subjects from David Bowie to astronauts. In 2007, Lemhouse produced the album Bluefinger for Alternative Rock musician Black Francis (AKA Frank Black) of The Pixies. Upon the album's release the song "Threshold Apprehension", which Lemhouse also provided backing vocals to, was picked by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the Best 100 Songs of the year. Lemhouse has toured both the U.S. and Europe, sharing stages with an eclectic group of artists including Jimmie Vaughan, Black Francis, Gary Clark Jr, John Doe, Kelly Joe Phelps, and Lemhouse’s personal hero, Honeyboy Edwards.
Albums (Solo)
Albums (Solo)
• 2002 Big Lonesome Radio • 2005 The Great American Yard Sale • 2023 Better Days
Other projects
Other projects
• 2002 Bluff City Backsliders Bluff City Backsliders - Lapsteel • 2007 Black Francis Bluefinger - Producer • 2011 Camino Deluxe Willamina E.P. - Guitar, Vocals • 2014 The Sublimities Surf and Turf - Guitar
Compilations
Compilations
• 2004 Pickathon 2004 (Song: Coal Black Mattie) • 2006 Friends of Fahey: A John Fahey Tribute | Song: "How White's Restaurant Destroyed My Life" • 2007 Drink to Bones That Turn to Dust: a Toast to Oingo Boingo | Song: "Who Do You Want To Be Today?"
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
1971
Mark Lemhouse born at Salem.
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Mark Lemhouse, revision 1348766383 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 05 October 2026.
Elsewhere in Music memorabilia
44,023 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Mark LaneganPerson
- Mark LedfordPerson
- Mark LeePerson
- Mark LeggettPerson
- Mark LevinePerson
- Mark LindsayPerson
- Mark LinettPerson
- Mark LinkousPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Mark Lemhouse?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.