Maria McKee
By All Music Guide
By All Music Guide
McKee scored a critical breakthrough with her second album, 1993s You Gotta Sin to Get Saved, which was helmed by Black Crowes/Jayhawks producer George Drakoulias. Its rootsy, countrified ock and McKees ever more powerful vocals led many reviewers to call it her most fully realized work to date. She went on to contribute the song If Love Is a Red Dress (Hang Me in Rags) to the hit soundtrack of Pulp Fiction, and in 1996 she released a third solo album, the much artier Life Is Sweet, on which she played all the guitar parts. McKee subsequently took a hiatus from recording, during which time she extricated herself from her deal with Geffen in search of greater creative control. She finally returned in 2003 with another ambitious record, High Dive. In 2004, McKee issued Live in Hamburg, her first released concert outing. It was followed by Peddlin Dreams in 2005 and Live Acoustic Tour 2006.















