Mary
Rand was born on February 8, 1951 in San Francisco,
California. At the young age of 10, on December 29, 1961
she sang with the folk group The Limelighter's on "Run
Little Donkey Run" which was featured on the album
Through Children's Eye's. As a teenager, in 1963, Mary
sang with the gospel group The Heavenly Tones. She
recorded an album with the Tones in 1966, that was
produced by Reverend James Cleveland in Los Angeles. By
1967 Mary was doing studio work for Sly and the Family
Stone, a venture that lead to the formation of Little
Sister in 1969. Little Sister, comprised of Vaetta
Stewart, Tiny Mouton, and Mary Rand, appeared on Dick
Clark's TV show American Band Stand.
Between 1971 and 1972 Mary Rand toured and
recorded with major recording artists. Mary's debut solo
album Butterflies in Heaven was released in 1973, when
she signed with Shelter Records under Mary Rand /
McCreary. 1974 was a busy year for Mary McCreary, as she
released her second solo album on Shelter Records,
Jezebel and she also recorded with Leon Russell on the
album Will O the Wisp. In 1975 Mary and Leon Russell
released The Wedding Album, followed by Make Love To The
Music in 1977. Mary Russell released her third solo
album, Heart of Fire, in 1978 on Warner Bros Records. In
1980 Mary accompanied Bob Dylan on the Saved
Tour.
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