"Songs From the Deep South"". It features cover versions of tracks from throughout the late 1940s to the 1960s, with songs by the likes of Ray Charles, Little Richard, Ike & Tina Turner, Bo Diddley, Stevie Wonder and Nina Simone. The Rhythm and the Blues The Rhythm and the Blues is the fifteenth solo studio album by Australian rock musician Jimmy Barnes, released through Liberation Music on 28 August 2009. The album was produced by Don Gehman in Los Angeles and peaked at number one on the Australian Albums Chart for two weeks. ""The Rhythm and the Blues"" was Barnes'"
"in 2001 she was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. Etta James Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012) was an American singer who performed in various genres, including blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as ""The Wallflower"", ""At Last"", ""Tell Mama"", ""Something's Got a Hold on Me"", and ""I'd Rather Go Blind"". She faced a number of personal problems, including heroin addiction, severe physical abuse, and incarceration, before making a musical comeback in the late 1980s with the album"
"Blues Singers: Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order Volume 1 (1921–1923)"" (DODC-5342). Katie Crippen Catherine ""Katie"" Crippen (November 17, 1895 – November 25, 1929), also billed as Little Katie Crippen or Ella White, was an African-American entertainer and singer. Crippen was born in Philadelphia. She performed at Edmond's Cellar in New York City about 1920. In 1921, she recorded four sides for Black Swan Records in the classic female blues style under her name and one under the pseudonym of Ella White, accompanied by Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra. She toured in 1922–23 as the star of a revue, ""Liza and Her"
"Etta James Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012) was an American singer who performed in various genres, including blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz and gospel. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as ""The Wallflower"", ""At Last"", ""Tell Mama"", ""Something's Got a Hold on Me"", and ""I'd Rather Go Blind"". She faced a number of personal problems, including heroin addiction, severe physical abuse, and incarceration, before making a musical comeback in the late 1980s with the album ""Seven Year Itch"". James's powerful, deep, earthy voice bridged the gap"
"Katie Crippen Catherine ""Katie"" Crippen (November 17, 1895 – November 25, 1929), also billed as Little Katie Crippen or Ella White, was an African-American entertainer and singer. Crippen was born in Philadelphia. She performed at Edmond's Cellar in New York City about 1920. In 1921, she recorded four sides for Black Swan Records in the classic female blues style under her name and one under the pseudonym of Ella White, accompanied by Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra. She toured in 1922–23 as the star of a revue, ""Liza and Her Shuffling Sextet"", which included Fats Waller. She subsequently formed a revue, ""Katie"
"Elkie Brooks Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder, 25 February 1945) is an English singer, a vocalist with the bands Dada and Vinegar Joe, and later a solo artist. She gained her biggest success in the late 1970s and 1980s and has been nominated twice for Brit Awards. She is known for her powerful husky bluesy voice and hit singles such as ""Pearl's a Singer"", ""Lilac Wine"", ""Don't Cry Out Loud"", ""Fool (If You Think It's Over)"", and ""No More the Fool"", and top-selling album ""Pearls"". She is generally referred to as the ""British Queen of Blues"". By April 2012, Brooks"
"to lessen confusion with a company that used the domain name Renwoods. Renn Woods Renn Woods, also known as Ren Woods (born January 1, 1958), is an American film, television and stage actress, vocalist and songwriter. She is best known for her role as Fanta in ""Roots"", and also for her role as ""Aquarius"" in the film version of ""Hair"" and The Moon in """"Caroline, Or Change.”"" Renn began singing at the age of six. By age 10, she and two girlfriends had taken the show business world by storm. Calling their trio, Sunday’s Child, the young teens were adored"
"Denise LaSalle Ora Denise Allen (July 16, 1939 – January 8, 2018), known by the stage name Denise LaSalle, was an American blues, R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who, since the death of Koko Taylor, had been recognized as the ""Queen of the Blues"". Her best known songs were ""Trapped by a Thing Called Love"" and ""Down Home Blues"". LaSalle was born near Sidon, Mississippi, as the youngest of eight children, to Nathaniel A. Allen Sr. and Nancy Cooper. Her family worked as sharecroppers, and she had to pick cotton and take up other paid labor to"
"Eden Brent Eden Brent (born November 16, 1965 in Greenville, Mississippi, United States) is an American musician on the independent Yellow Dog Records label. A blues pianist and vocalist, she combines boogie-woogie with elements of blues, jazz, soul, gospel and pop. Her vocal style has been compared to Bessie Smith, Memphis Minnie and Aretha Franklin. She took lessons from Abie ""Boogaloo"" Ames, a traditional blues and boogie woogie piano player and eventually earned the nickname ""Little Boogaloo."" In 2006, she won the Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge. Along with other awards, Brent garnered two 2009 Blues Music Awards - one"
"with Bertha Lee"" Charley Patton Charley Patton (died April 28, 1934), also known as Charlie Patton, was an American Delta blues musician. Considered by many to be the ""Father of the Delta Blues"", he created an enduring body of American music and inspired most Delta blues musicians. The musicologist Robert Palmer considered him one of the most important American musicians of the twentieth century. Patton (who was well educated by the standards of his time) spelled his name ""Charlie"", but many sources, including record labels and his gravestone, use the spelling ""Charley"". Patton was born in Hinds County, Mississippi, near"
"Etta James, and The Crusaders. In 1985, she began recording and touring with Lyle Lovett and His Large Band. Reed has also appeared on recordings by Delbert McClinton, Willie Nelson and Roy Orbison. After she relocated to Georgia in the 1990s, she released her first solo album, ""I Want You to Love Me"". Reed has received the W. C. Handy Artist of the Year and Song of the Year nominations. (The W. C. Handy awards were renamed the Blues Music Awards in 2006). Reed was inducted into the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame in 1997. Reed is perhaps best known"
"of the top selling artists in the United States, with 10.5 million certified albums. Her work has earned her numerous awards and accolades, including a Grammy Award, an American Music Award, and seven ""Billboard"" Music Awards. She has become known for her distinctive sound, characterized by her peculiar timbre, voice-layering, and intricate riffs, which has earned her the nickname 'The Vocal Bible' from industry peers and critics. Norwood was born on February 11, 1979, in McComb, Mississippi, the daughter of Willie Norwood, a gospel singer and choir director, and his wife, Sonja Norwood (née Bates), a district manager for H&R"
"Bertha Lee Pate Bertha Lee Pate, known more commonly as Bertha Lee (June 17, 1902–May 10, 1975) was an American classic female blues singer, active in the 1920s and 1930s. She recorded with, and was the wife of, Charlie Patton. When she was young, Lee's family moved to Lula, Mississippi. Lee met Patton in 1930 and remained his wife until his death in 1934. During this time, she sang on twelve of Patton's recordings, which resulted in the recording of three of her own songs, ""Yellow Bee"", ""Dog Train Blues"", and ""Mind Reader Blues"". Patton accompanied her on guitar on"
"Call My Name (album) Call My Name is the seventh studio album by American blues artist, Etta James. The album was released on Cadet Records in 1966 and was produced by Leonard Chess. ""Call My Name"" was the second of a series of albums James would release that mainly consisted on Soul music. It included one song that charted on Rhythm and Blues chart, ""I Prefer You,"" that reached #42. The other two singles spawned from the release (""Don't Pick Me for Your Fool"" and ""Call My Name"") did not chart, becoming James's first album that did not release a"
"of her voice. The album, ""Masters of the Delta Blues:The Friends of Charlie Patton"" contains some of her work. She died in 1975 in Chicago, Illinois. Bertha Lee Pate Bertha Lee Pate, known more commonly as Bertha Lee (June 17, 1902–May 10, 1975) was an American classic female blues singer, active in the 1920s and 1930s. She recorded with, and was the wife of, Charlie Patton. When she was young, Lee's family moved to Lula, Mississippi. Lee met Patton in 1930 and remained his wife until his death in 1934. During this time, she sang on twelve of Patton's recordings,"
"a mobile home. After four years of increasing interest bills and loans, Brooks managed to sell her home (after being threatened with repossession) and cleared all of her debts. Today, all the family are involved in Brooks' career, songwriting and touring. Elkie Brooks Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder, 25 February 1945) is an English singer, a vocalist with the bands Dada and Vinegar Joe, and later a solo artist. She gained her biggest success in the late 1970s and 1980s and has been nominated twice for Brit Awards. She is known for her powerful husky bluesy voice and hit singles"
"Renn Woods Renn Woods, also known as Ren Woods (born January 1, 1958), is an American film, television and stage actress, vocalist and songwriter. She is best known for her role as Fanta in ""Roots"", and also for her role as ""Aquarius"" in the film version of ""Hair"" and The Moon in """"Caroline, Or Change.”"" Renn began singing at the age of six. By age 10, she and two girlfriends had taken the show business world by storm. Calling their trio, Sunday’s Child, the young teens were adored by such legendary celebrities as George Carlin, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Johnny"
"Etta Jones Etta Jones (November 25, 1928 – October 16, 2001) was an American jazz singer. Her best-known recordings were ""Don't Go to Strangers"" and ""Save Your Love for Me"". She worked with Buddy Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, Kenny Burrell, Milt Jackson, Cedar Walton, and Houston Person. Jones was born in Aiken, South Carolina, United States, and raised in Harlem, New York. Still in her teens, she joined Buddy Johnson's band for a nationwide tour although she was not featured on record. Her first recordings—""Salty Papa Blues"", ""Evil Gal Blues"", ""Blow Top Blues"", and ""Long, Long Journey""—were"
"recognize time""; John Waters, whose original screenplay for ""Hairspray"" mentions her as an influence on beatniks; and Carly Simon, who cited Odetta as a major influence and told of ""going weak in the knees"" when she had the opportunity to meet her in Greenwich Village. Odetta Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and a civil and human rights activist, often referred to as ""The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement"". Her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals. An important figure in"
"preacher Billy Graham on his ""crusades"". Waters died on September 1, 1977, aged 80, from uterine cancer, kidney failure, and other ailments, in Chatsworth, California. Waters is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale). Ethel Waters Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American singer and actress. Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage and in concerts, but she began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Waters notable recordings include ""Dinah"", ""Stormy Weather"", ""Taking a Chance on Love"", ""Heat Wave"", ""Supper Time"", ""Am I Blue?"", ""Cabin in the Sky"", ""I'm"
"Odetta Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and a civil and human rights activist, often referred to as ""The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement"". Her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals. An important figure in the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, she influenced many of the key figures of the folk-revival of that time, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mavis Staples, and Janis Joplin. ""Time"" magazine included her recording of ""Take This Hammer"" on its list"
"off. Soon after, Aristocrat changed its name to Chess Records. Muddy Waters's signature tune ""Rollin' Stone"" also became a hit that year. Initially, the Chess brothers would not allow Muddy Waters to use his working band in the recording studio; instead, he was provided with a backing bass by Ernest ""Big"" Crawford or by musicians assembled specifically for the recording session, including ""Baby Face"" Leroy Foster and Johnny Jones. Gradually, Chess relented, and by September 1953 he was recording with one of the most acclaimed blues groups in history: Little Walter Jacobs on harmonica, Jimmy Rogers on guitar, Elga Edmonds"
"Alberta Adams Alberta Adams (July 26, 1917 – December 25, 2014) was an American Detroit blues, jump blues, and Chicago blues singer. Raised in Detroit, Michigan, she began performing as a tap dancer and nightclub singer in the 1930s. In 1952, she signed a recording contract with Chess Records and recorded with Red Saunders for the label. She toured with Duke Ellington, Eddie Vinson, Louis Jordan, Lionel Hampton, and T-Bone Walker, among others. In her solo career, she secured a recording contract with the now-defunct Cannonball Records and recorded two albums for them: ""Born with the Blues"" (1999) and ""Say"
"E.C. Scott E.C. Scott (born September 14, 1951 or late 1950s) is an American electric blues, soul blues, gospel and soul singer, songwriter, record producer and television host. Jerry Wexler, called Scott ""one honest-to-God soul singer."" She has been nominated for nine Blues Music Awards, and has shared the stage with Ray Charles, Patti LaBelle, Lou Rawls, John Lee Hooker, and the Ohio Players. Most sources give her birth name as Ecrettia Jacobs, born in Oakland, California, in the late 1950s, but researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc suggest that she was born Ecrettia Peevy in 1951. She attended the"
"Charley Patton Charley Patton (died April 28, 1934), also known as Charlie Patton, was an American Delta blues musician. Considered by many to be the ""Father of the Delta Blues"", he created an enduring body of American music and inspired most Delta blues musicians. The musicologist Robert Palmer considered him one of the most important American musicians of the twentieth century. Patton (who was well educated by the standards of his time) spelled his name ""Charlie"", but many sources, including record labels and his gravestone, use the spelling ""Charley"". Patton was born in Hinds County, Mississippi, near the town of"
"Odessa Harris Dessie Mae Williams, known professionally as Odessa Harris (June 8, 1936 – August 18, 2007) was an American blues and jazz singer. In a lengthy career, Harris toured for two years with B.B. King, who gave her her stage name; recorded for Capitol Records; and in 1993 returned to recording after a three-decade break to release her debut album. Williams was born in West Helena, Arkansas. She began singing in the church choir at her local Baptist church by the age of ten. After performing at several gambling houses, she gained a spot on the radio program ""King"
"Ella (Malaysian singer) Nor Zila binti Aminuddin (born July 31, 1966), better known by her stage name Ella, is a Malaysian musician, singer, actress, model and entrepreneur. She is also known as ""Ratu Rock"" (Malay for ""Queen of Rock"") by her fans in Malaysia.. She attended the Tunku Ampuan Rahimah High School in Klang Valley. Her career started as a singer at local night clubs and lounges. After singing in one of those clubs, Ella was approached by a band called ""The Boys"" and later agreed to merge with this band to become ""Ella & The Boys"". On 10 June"
"newspaper. Munding is a blues vocalist and guitar player known for her sultry voice and Southern sound. Munding first took interest in the blues, when she was in high school. She developed her signature style through an extended tutelage under the pioneering female blues musician Jessie Mae Hemphill. Olga and Jessie recorded together extensively and participated together in Martin Scorsese’s ""The Blues"". Munding has released 5 albums on her label 219 Records , """"Now Is The Time"""", """"North Mississippi Christmas"""", """"Whatever You Want"""", """"Kiss Your Blues Away"""", and """"Blues Babe."""" In 2011, she released her fourth album """"Whatever You Want"""","
"and Blues singers including Robert Cray, Otis Clay, Taj Mahal as well as young Soul singer Reggie Sears among many others. Johnny Rawls joined Wright's backing band in the mid-1970s, and played together with Wright until the latter's death in 1980. The band then continued billed as the O.V. Wright Band for another 13 years, and toured and performed with other musicians over this time span. These included B.B. King, Little Milton, Bobby Bland, Little Johnny Taylor, and Blues Boy Willie. O. V. Wright Overton Vertis ""O. V."" Wright (October 9, 1939 – November 16, 1980) was an American singer"
"Lefty Bates Lefty Bates (March 9, 1920 – April 7, 2007) was an American Chicago blues guitarist. He led the Lefty Bates Combo and worked with the El Dorados, the Flamingos, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Etta James, the Aristo-Kats, the Hi-De-Ho Boys, the Moroccos, and the Impressions. A regular on the Chicago blues scene, his major work was as a session musician on numerous recordings in the 1950s and 1960s. Bates was married to the locally well-known club dancer Mary Cole Bates, who died in 2001. He was born William H. Bates in Leighton, Alabama. He acquired"
"including Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Etta married Lee Baker, a piano player, in 1936 after courting for six years. They had nine children, one of whom was killed in the Vietnam War in 1967, the same year her husband died. For a while after these deaths, she stopped playing, but found she missed the consolation the blues brought her. She last lived in Morganton, North Carolina, and died at the age of 93 in Fairfax, Virginia, while visiting a daughter who had suffered a stroke. Baker received the North Carolina Folk Heritage Award from the North"
"Gladys Knight Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the ""Empress of Soul"", is an American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian and author. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, Knight is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald ""Bubba"" Knight and her cousins Edward Patten and William Guest. Knight has recorded two number-one Billboard Hot 100 singles (""Midnight Train to Georgia"" and ""That's What Friends Are For""), eleven number-one R&B singles, and six number-one R&B albums. She has won seven Grammy"
"Irma Thomas Irma Thomas (born February 18, 1941, Ponchatoula, Louisiana, United States) is an American singer from New Orleans. She is known as the ""Soul Queen of New Orleans"". Thomas is a contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, but never experienced their level of commercial success. In 2007, she won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album for ""After the Rain"", her first Grammy in a career spanning over 50 years. Born Irma Lee, as a teenager she sang with a Baptist church choir. She auditioned for Specialty Records at the age of 13. By the time she"