Mary Lee Kortes – Will Anybody Know That I Was Here: The Songs of Beulah Rowley (RSD 2023)

Will Anybody Know That I Was Here: The Songs of Beulah Rowley is a mesmerizing audio journey through the life and music of Depression-era singer Beulah Rowley. The new album by Mary Lee’s Corvette frontwoman Mary Lee Kortes-whose voice is described by Rolling Stone as combining “the high mountain sunshine of Dolly Parton with with a sweet-iron undercoat of Chrissie Hynde-is the last individual-artist album produced by the late, legendary Hal Willner. Willner fell in love with the project immediately when Mary Lee presented the songs and story of Beulah Rowley, saying “Just because I made it all up doesn’t mean it isn’t true.”