Lisa Germano’s ‘Happiness’ Broke Out of the John Mellencamp Roots Rut
If the Capitol debut of Lisa Germano – serving at that point as the violinist for John Mellencamp – found you perhaps longing for something along the lines of her old boss’s Lonesome Jubilee, sorry. Not even hardly.
November 30, 2018
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Germano’s Latest a Rewarding Work
Happiness is the second album by South Bend native Lisa Germano, the multi-talented violin and mandolin player who helped bring a sea change of folk and country influences into John Mellencamp's music beginning with the tour for his "Scarecrow" album.
October 23, 1993
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Germano’s ‘Happiness’ is Filled With Confusion
When you hear Lisa Germano play and sing, don't expect the buoyant granger pop and populism her fiddle supplied for fellow Hoosier boss John Mellencamp.
July 23, 1993
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Mellenamp’s Diminutive Violinist Gladly Accepts Her Tour of Duty
Lisa Germano is free with the word "stupid," especially when it comes to anything she's doing.
June 30, 1992
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Change Proves Good Medicine
Germano's début solo album, On the Way Down From the Moon Palace, is evidence of the positive changes in her life.
March 12, 1992
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‘Feel’ Fiddler Finally Fits in With Mellencamp
By Helen MetellaEdmonton Journal | March 1, 1992 “Nothing will ever be that hard again,” says Lisa Germano…
March 1, 1992
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