Louisa Mark

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Louisa Mark
Birth nameLouisa Lynthia Mark
Born11 January 1960
Gambia
GenresLovers rock
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1975–2009
LabelsBushays

Louisa Lynthia Mark, also known as "Markswoman" (11 January 1960 – 17 October 2009), was a British lovers rock singer, best known for her work between the mid-1970s and early 1980s.[1] Her 1975 single "Caught You in a Lie" is regarded as the first lovers rock single.

Biography

Mark was born in

Gooseberry Studios, where she recorded a cover version of Robert Parker's "Caught You in a Lie", on which she was backed by Matumbi, the single also being released in Jamaica by Gussie Clarke.[2][3] "Caught You in a Lie" is considered the first lovers rock single.[3][4] It gave her an instant hit with reggae audiences, and was followed by a version of The Beatles' "All My Loving".[2] Her career was interrupted after a dispute with Coxsone and she concentrated on finishing her studies.[1]

After leaving school, Mark resumed her musical career working with

Sly & Robbie
).

Mark was voted Artist of The Year in the 1978 Reggae Awards (UK).[1]

Death

On the 18 October 2009 edition of his

Gambia
, where she had been residing.

On 20 October 2009,

stomach ulcer.[5][6][7]

Discography

Albums

  • Breakout (1981), Bushays

Singles

  • "Caught You in a Lie" (1975), Safari - 7"
  • "All My Loving" (1975), Safari - 7"
  • "Even Though You're Gone" (1978), Bushays - 12"
  • "Six Sixth Street" (1978), Bushays
  • "Caught You in a Lie" (1979), Voyage International - 12", B-side by Clinton Grant
  • "People in Love" (1980), Radic - 12"
  • "All My Loving (1984), Voyage International - 7"
  • "Caught You in a Lie" (1984), Code - 12"
  • "Hello There" (1984), Oak Sound - 12", Louisa Mark & Zabandis
  • "Mum and Dad" (1982), Bushays, 12"
  • "Keep It Like It Is" (1986), Trojan - 7"/12"
  • "Reunited" b/w "Reunited Stepping Out" with Kevin & The Bushrangers, Bushays, BFM 113, 12"
  • "Foolish Fool", Sky Note, 12"

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Katz, David (4 November 2009). "Louisa Mark obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-7535-0242-9
    , p. 181.
  3. ^
    ISBN 1-84353-329-4
    , p. 394.
  4. ISBN 0-8021-3828-4
    , p. 440.
  5. ^ "Louisa Mark R.I.P." News. Trojan Records. 20 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  6. ^ Obituary:Louisa Mark.
  7. ^ "Black Community Louisa Marks Legendary Lovers Rock Singer has Died". Archived 2009-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
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