Laura Minor

Laura Minor began her musical career after moving to Gainesville, FL, where she met fellow singer/songwriter Jared Flamm. Minor had long considered herself a serious writer and had in fact come to Gainesville to work on a book. Yet after singing <a href="spotify:artist:1KA3WXYMPLxomNuoE22LYd">Gram Parsons</a>' "Return of the Grievous Angel" with Flamm at a party in April 2001, the two began adapting her writing, particularly her poems, into songs. Soon after reinventing herself as a music performer, she took her songwriting to the next level and signed with HighTone Records. She worked with <a href="spotify:artist:5V8GA6aqsyZizChn4Zj6st">David Lowery</a> (<a href="spotify:artist:0ODQJS4mk7rVBJXjdqByX6">Cracker</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1JXB7XQ9hjLB5pnr1eowKR">Camper Van Beethoven</a>) and Brian Paulson (<a href="spotify:artist:3vbKDsSS70ZX9D2OcvbZmS">Beck</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2Plkkomsc4DKawkCioLKjc">Uncle Tupelo</a>) for her debut album, Salesman's Girl (2002). <a href="spotify:artist:5V8GA6aqsyZizChn4Zj6st">Lowery</a> produced and Paulson-engineered the album, which mixes rock with country and includes several songs that reference her experiences growing up in Florida. ~ Jason Birchmeier, Rovi