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Seven Mary Three


Seven Mary Three is an American rock band best known for their hit single "Cumbersome".

Formation and members

Seven Mary Three formed in 1992 when Jason Ross and Jason Pollock met while attending the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Originally a duo, Ross and Pollock split song-writing duties and performed with Ross singing and Pollock playing guitar. Later, drummer Giti Khalsa and bassist Casey Daniel joined the band, and the foursome played coffeehouses and clubs throughout the Southeast.

The present members of the band are Casey Daniel, Giti Khalsa, Thomas Juliano and Jason Ross.

Origin of group name

This is often interpreted in many ways. Incorrect speculation points to a reference to something medieval, that it had to do with the Trinity, the Virgin Mary and the seven deadly sins.

According to the band, they came up with the name one day sitting around watching Seventies cop show CHiPs on TV—'7 Mary 3' was the call sign for character Officer Jon Baker, who was played by actor Larry Wilcox. (7M3: police radio call sign; 7 designates the patrol beat, M for Mary designates that he's a motorcycle unit and 3 is his unit number).

Mainstream success

1994's album Churn, a self-produced independent release garnered the band airplay on an FM rock station in Orlando, Florida for the future hit single "Cumbersome". Given this minor success, the band relocated to the Orlando area where they continued to expand their fan base. This regional success soon caught the attention of major-label scouts. The band signed with Mammoth and rerecorded the songs on Churn, plus two new ones, to create the commercially successful American Standard.

Only seven months after its release, American Standard achieved platinum status (1,000,000 copies sold). This accomplishment can certainly be attributed to the success of "Cumbersome".

Discography

Albums



Singles



EPs

  • B-Sides & Rarities (1997) Seven-cut promo EP issued by Atlantic Recording Corp. and Mammoth Records. PRCD 8339-2
  • Weed, CA (2002)
  • Welcome Race Fans (2003)


Compilation and soundtrack contributions

  • "Shelf Life" - City of Angels (1996 soundtrack)
  • "Blackwing" - MOM: Music for Our Mother Ocean (1996 Surfrider Foundation benefit album)
  • "My My" - Milk It For All It's Worth (1996 compilation)
  • "Blackwing" - Hurricane Streets (1998 soundtrack)
  • Pepsi Pop Culture (1998 compilation)
  • "Wait" - Crazy/Beautiful (2001 soundtrack)
  • "Cumbersome" - Live in the X Lounge IV (2001 charity album)


External links



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