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George Usher
RELEASES  |  APPEARANCES  |  SONGWRITING CREDITS


Releases

1981
"Not The Tremblin' Kind" b/w "Good Doctor"
The Decoys
(Trounce 101)
lead vocal, rhythm guitar

1987
Refund
The Gornack Bros.
(Strikeback/Rough Trade, only in England and Germany)
guitar, vocals, all songs written with Steve Almaas

1990
Neptune
House Of Usher
(Lonesome Whippoorwill, only in Sweden)
lead vocal, rhythm guitar, organ

1991
Ludlow
George Usher's Lazy Gentlemen
(Lonesome Whippoorwill)
lead vocal, acoustic guitar, piano

1996
"Town Elders" b/w "MaryBeth Merriwether" (taken from unreleased Stevensonville album)
George Usher, backed by the Schramms
(Dive)

Miracle School
George Usher
(Blue Rose, Germany; Lonesome Whippoorwill, Sweden)
guitar, keyboards, vocals

1998
Dutch April
George Usher
(Parasol)
guitar, keyboards, lead vocals

2000
Days Of Plenty
George Usher Group
(Parasol)
guitar, keyboards, lead vocals

2003
Fire Garden
George Usher Group
(Parasol)
guitar, keyboards, lead vocals

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Appearances

1983
Myths Of the World
Tim Scott
(Sire, unreleased)
keyboards and vocals

1986
Home In The Heart Of The Beat
Beat Rodeo
keyboards and vocals

1987
Eastern Bloc

Primal Dream
Richard Barone
(Paradox/MCA)
keyboards, Eastern Bloc; acoustic guitar, co-wrote "River to River," Primal Dream

1988
Marvels Of Insect Life
(C'est La Mort)
"Bone Swami," House Of Usher

1991
Bridge Songs
Steve Almaas
(Lonesome Whippoorwill, only in Sweden)
keyboards, vocals

Clouds Over Eden
Richard Barone
(Mesa/Blue Moon)
piano, mellotron, acoustic guitar, vocals, co-wrote "Clouds Over Eden," "Within These Walls," and "Forbidden"

1994
Little Apocalypse
The Schramms
(Blue Rose, Germany)
organ, vocals

1995
"Matilda Mother" b/w "My Limbic System"
Time Or Dirt
(Dive)
keyboards, lead vocals on "Matilda Mother"

1996
Dizzy Spell
The Schramms
(Blue Rose, Germany)
organ, vocals, co-wrote "Rogues Gallery," "Heal Me Now," and "Wild Season"

1998
Unhappy Hour
The Ambivalent Bros.
produced, guitar, keyboards

Somewhere Down The Road
(Lazy Cat)
alternate version of "Orpheus Turning," George Usher

1999
Parasol's Sweet Sixteen Vol. 1
(Parasol)
"Days Of Plenty," George Usher Group

Our Favorite Texan: Bobby Fuller Four-Ever
(#9 Records)
"Never to Be Forgotten," George Usher

2000
Christmas Singles
(Parasol)
"I'll Be There On Christmas Day," George Usher Group

Full Circle: A Tribute To Gene Clark
(Not Lame)
"Won't Let You Down," George Usher Group

2001
Parasol's Sweet Sixteen Vol. 3
(Parasol)
"Crowded Mind," George Usher Group

Stuck In The Chimney (More Christmas Singles)
(Parasol)
"Christmas In The Lion's Den," George Usher Group

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Songwriting Credits

1993
Tonic
Health And Happiness Show
(Bar None)
co-wrote "Drunk-Eyed Waltz"

The Calm Comes After
Kate Jacobs
(Bar None)
co-wrote "What Comes Together," "Sadness Rises"

1995
Between Heaven And Cello
Richard Barone
(Line, Germany)
co-wrote "Clouds Over Eden," "Forbidden"

1997
Ivy Markaity
(National)
co-wrote "Trust Yourself" and "All I Ever Needed"

1998
It's Only A Dream: Songs Of The Collective Unconscious
(Medulla)
wrote "The Return Of Your Loved Ones," performed by Amy Rigby

100 Questions
The Schramms
(Blue Rose, Germany)
co-wrote "Mary Come Lately"

2000
Tried And True
Ellen Woloshin
(58 St. Records)
co-wrote "The Rise And Fall Of The One You Love"

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