Mark Curry is an American rock musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his single "Sorry About the Weather", a number 20 hit on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart in 1992. He formed his first band, Crystal Sphere, with Larry Beilby "White Boy Larry," Fernando Barrios, Ricky Rutherford and Aaron "El Hefe" Abeyta, who would later join

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. The band was formed in the 1980s while Curry attended

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. One of Crystal Sphere's earliest followers, "Gumdroplou" (gumdrop Lou), became their first manager, booking gigs at pubs in downtown

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, and even at the Davis airport for skydivers. In the early 1990s Crystal Sphere moved to

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. Although "Gumdroplou" came with them, and was roommates with El Hefe for some time, they replaced him as manager with Desi Benjamin, who began setting up showcases for the band who got Mark Curry signed after a bidding war to Virgin Records and Virgin Publishing. In 1992 Mark Curry went solo, separating from Crystal Sphere to sign with record label

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and Virgin Publishing. In the mid-1990s he collaborated briefly with noted jazz flutist Rebecca "Becky" Prichard. Mark Curry wrote the song "Perfect Government" which appears as a cover version on

's 1994 album ''

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''.

Discography

*''It's Only Time'' (1992) *''Let the Wretched Come Home'' (1994) *''Down in My Alley'' ith Tenpin Trio(1997) *''Find a Friend'' P(1999) *''Dozen Lies'' ith El Hefe(2004) *''Front Street'' (2008) *"Sorry About the Weather" (cd single 4 tracks) (1992)

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