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Mary Margaret O'Hara is a Canadian singer-songwriter, actress and composer. She is best known for the album Miss America, released in 1988. She released two albums and an EP under her own name, and remains active as a live performer, as a contributor to compilation albums and as a guest collaborator on other artists' albums. Music career [ edit]
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- The making of Miss America was troubled from the beginning. O'Hara signed with Virgin Records in 1983, but Miss America wasn't released until 1988. XTC's Andy Partridge was tapped first to produce the record.
- Engineer Paul Cobbold took over, but the tapes were allegedly abandoned in Virgin's 'too difficult' pile. "I loved the Celtic crosses and the sheep rolling around the hills by the studio in Wales.
- The album ended up being rescued, sort of, by Michael Brook, formerly of Martha and the Muffins. According to Dalton and Koss, Brook helped O'Hara and her band re-record four songs that summer and remixed seven of the original cuts.
- O'Hara told the Guardian she wrote Miss America's lead song, 'To Cry About', in the bath. "Virgin said I wrote that about my boyfriend who died. I didn't.
Mary Margaret O'Hara is a Canadian actress, composer and singer, known for Museum Hours, Maudie and Black Widow. She is the sister of Catherine O'Hara and Marc O'Hara, and has a unique voice and large range.
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Mary Margaret O'Hara is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actress, known for her unique voice and large range. She is the sister of Catherine O'Hara and Marc O'Hara, and has appeared in films such as Museum Hours and Maudie.
Learn about the life and career of Mary Margaret O'Hara, a Canadian vocalist, composer, actor and artist. Discover her influences, achievements, collaborations and eccentricities in the music industry.
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Jan 23, 2018 · Mary Margaret O'Hara gained critical acclaim and a cult following with her 1988 album Miss America; last year, Perfume Genius' Mike Hadreas invited her to perform at the...
