The Living Sisters include Inara George, Becky Stark, and Eleni Mandell, three Los Angeles-based songwriters who began singing together in 2006. All three had previously pursued different projects; George sang retro pop songs with the Bird and the Bee, Stark recorded chamber folk music with Lavender Diamond, and Mandell maintained a healthy solo career. A shared interest in vocal jazz, gospel, doo wop, and country harmonies eventually brought the three together, and by 2009 they had squared away enough free time to begin recording an album with co-producer Sheldon Gomberg. The resulting Love to Live was released by Vanguard Records in March 2010. ~ Andrew Leahey