Lori Black


Lori Black, also known as Lorax, is an American musician born in Santa Monica, California. She played bass for Clown Alley and for the Melvins.
Her father was the businessman Charles Alden Black and her mother was Shirley Temple, the well-known 1930s child actress who became a diplomat in adulthood

Early Life

Lori Black was born in April 9 1954 at Santa Monica Hospital in Santa Monica, California, She is youngest daughter and second child of Businessman Charle Black and Shirley Temple, She had one half sister Susan and one brother is Charles Alden Black Jr.

Melvins

When Seattle grunge pioneers the Melvins temporarily disbanded in 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 Osbourne has said Black didn't play on it.

Discography

with Melvins