Lisa Haley's Main TV Roles
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BIOGRAPHY: Lisa Haley's soaring, compelling, "cornbread" voice strikes listeners square at our emotional roots. Intuitive Rock violin playing, original songs, strong vocals, and boundless energy are attracting many to this fourth-generation "Fiddlist".
Included is Sir George Martin (Beatles producer), who featured her in his documentary, "The Rhythm of Life", as well as multi-Grammy winner KebMo', co-producer of her fourth album, "Talking to the Sun" on RYKO.
Born to an expatriate Southern family stationed in Wilmington, Delaware, a descendant of Francis Scott Key and writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, Lisa began performing at the age of four. Soon after, the family moved to the Hollywood area, where her next-door neighbor, Mickey Mouse Show producer Bob Holoboff, offered to make her a Mousekateer. Her parents declined, preferring that she pursue a respectable career in classical music.
Her father's family songs, including the modal tunes of Louisiana, were banished to the garage. Summer trips to Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee reinforced her Southern heritage. The resulting culture clash gravitated young Lisa to the lively, quirky music of her forefathers.
Entrée to the Hollywood music scene, a stint as music director for an operetta company, and band experience with the engineer for the Beach Boys and Todd Rundgren, led her to turn down a classical music college scholarship, favoring the more passionate calling of her muse.
Snaring a spot with Grammy-winning Zydeco icon "Queen Ida", Lisa toured the US, Canada and Europe to favorable reviews. The protégé of legendary Cajun accordionist Joe Simien, she also toured with Grammy-winners Al Rapone and Rockin' Sydney (writer of "Don't Mess with My Toot-toot").
When a planned tour with Dan Hicks fell through, Lisa became a member of Zydeco Party Band, with bass player great Freebo (Bonnie Raitt, Maria Muldaur). They recorded three albums, including "Dancing on the Levee", on Wildcat records, expanding her territory to Japan.
Springboarding to her own group in 1995, Lisa performs with her All-Star band, The Zydekats, throughout the US, Canada and Europe, infecting the world with her special brand of Americana/Louisiana music known as "Zydecosis".
Lisa played Gypsy violin on a recent Brian Setzer Orchestra album, and plays a mean fiddle on the soundtrack for the Adam Sandler movie "The Waterboy". She has also recorded for John Hiatt, John Barry, Toad the Wet Sprocket, and Dramarama. The principal instrument for the movie "The Grave", Lisa is also featured on camera as fiddle player Hortense Clampet in "The Beverly Hillbillies Movie" as well as orchestral violinist in "The Man in the Moon" Jim Carey film and Anthony Hopkins' "Red Dragon".
With five solo albums to her credit, including the latest "All the Way Live!" and European release "Louisiana", Lisa ignites the spirits of Americana, Zydeco/Cajun, Jazz, Rock, Christian, and Folk fans.
Her critically acclaimed song "Always Be Your Guide" was used in the feature film "Mr. Atlas", and was a contender for the "Lord of the Rings 3" soundtrack. Recent appearances include NBC's top-rated TV show "Las Vegas", performing an original tune and playing with the legendary Little Richard, as well as performing for the Sept 9, 2005 Hurricane Benefit network simulcast. Catch "Zydecosis" yourself - it's well worth the trip!
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