Lane Brody

Lane Brody is a female singer-songwriter, active since the early 1980s, best known for her 1984 Billboard-topping country duet hit, "The Yellow Rose" and for the Oscar nominated song "Over You" from the film "Tender Mercies". Lane is the first female in country music, to have an Oscar-nominated hit from a soundtrack album.

Brody started her music career by singing commercial jingles for many popular TV and radio commercials like McDonalds, 7Up, KFC and Juicy Fruit Gum to name a few.

In 1983, Brody and Johnny Lee wrote lyrics to and recorded the theme music for the 1983-1984 NBC television show, "The Yellow Rose". The theme song of the same name became a No. 1 hit on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart on April 21, 1984.

In 1988, Brody made her singular appearance on the PBS music television program Austin City Limits, where she sang duets with Thom Bresh, with whom she had been on tour through 1987. [ [http://www.pbs.org/klru/austin/artists/program132.html Forester Sisters, The followed by Thom Bresh & Lane Brody] , Austin City Limits, 1988] Lane has appeared on numerous shows such as NBC Today Show, Crook And Chase, and she has appeared in the show Taxi.

Lane Brody's latest album, "Pieces of Life" is considered one of her greatest albums. The single "That's Where Love Comes In" made its way to the top of the Powersource Playlist.

Lane was born in Oak Park, Illinois but calls Racine, Wisconsin her "Hometown". Lane graduated from Horlick High School in 1969.

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* [http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/bresh_tom/bio.jhtml Tom Bresh biography, with reference to partnership with Lane Brody] , VH1.com