Lisa Ruth Germano (born June 27, 1958) is an American singer‑songwriter and multi‑instrumentalist from Indiana. Germano began her career as a violinist for John Mellencamp. Her 1994 album Geek the Girl became her breakthrough release and was later named one of the best albums of the 1990s by Spin magazine. As of 2025, she has released thirteen albums. Germano was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, one of six children of Rocco and Betty Germano. She studied music from an early age, learning piano and violin, and composed a 15‑minute opera at the age of seven. Germano was working as a violinist when John Mellencamp invited her to join his band for the Scarecrow tour. She spent the next eight years touring and recording with him, appearing on The Lonesome Jubilee (1987), Big Daddy (1989), Falling from Grace (1991), Human Wheels (1993), and Dance Naked (1994). She performed with Mellencamp from 1985 to 1993 before leaving in 1994 to pursue a solo career. During the 1980s, she also contributed to recordings by Simple Minds and the Indigo Girls. Germano later rejoined Mellencamp’s band for the 2023 Live and In Person tour and played violin on his 2023 studio album Orpheus Descending, her first appearance on one of his studio albums since 1993.
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The Darkest Night Of All
Red Thread
From A Shell
Cry Wolf (live)
If I Think Of Love
Dreamland
My Secret Reason
Too Much Space
A Psychopath
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