Lori Black

Lori Black (born April 9, 1954), also known as Lorax, is an American musician born in Santa Monica, California. She played bass for Clown Alley and for the Melvins. She has since left performing and has become a photographer in Uganda.

Her father was the businessman Charles Alden Black and her mother was Shirley Temple, the well-known 1930s child actress who became a diplomat in adulthood.

Melvins

When Seattle grunge pioneers the Melvins temporarily disbanded in late 1987, bassist Matt Lukin left the band to form Mudhoney. The Melvins replaced him with Lori Black. At the time, Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne was dating Black, and the idea developed to have her play bass for the band. The first recording to feature Black's work was 1989's Ozma. Black is also credited with playing on the band's major label debut Houdini in 1993, though Osbourne has said Black didn't play on it.

Discography

with Melvins

• Ozma (1989)
• Your Choice Live 012 (1990)
• Bullhead (1991)
• Eggnog (1991)
• Here She Comes Now/Venus in Furs (1991, Split with Nirvana)
• Houdini (1993)
• Singles 1-12 (Tracks "Theme" and "Way Of The World", released 1996-1997)
• Neither Here Nor There (Tracks 3, 8 & 12, released 2004)
• Pick Your Battles (Tracks 1-8, recorded circa 1989, released 2009)

with Clown Alley

• Circus of Chaos (1985)