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CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:i only own her "back to black" album G-Man...i love it immensely, its real authentic r+b IMO.
i think you nailed it when you wrote "great technique and has paid her dues listening/working on her craft"
...And then drinking herself to death at 28. Imagine what she could have done if she'd pulled back even a little bit. A noxious form of suicide...and that goes for JJ too.
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A real pain Jazz ! Click at the bottom right and autosave should appear and all of your work appears,,,,a trick from Music Head!
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A local blues legend of sorts ! .....just a small example of the awesome talent "downeast" in the Canadian Maritimes !!!!!
[video=youtube;HEUc_AOjJm0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEUc_AOjJm0[/video]
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I am no expert on blues, but when it comes to female rock singers - Pat Benatar.
'The purpose of life is a life of purpose' - Athena Orchard.
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music2jam Wrote:Mamie Smith has the distinction of being the first African-American to record a vocal blues.
That's true but she doesn't qualify because of the "rock" half of the OP's question--she was straight-up blues.
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Jerome Wrote:I am no expert on blues, but when it comes to female rock singers - Pat Benatar.
She sure nailed every part of the equation with this from 23 years ago:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/true-love-mw0000263004 << AMG kicked themselves in the head with this--narrative was a rave yet they only gave 2 stars. A a personal fave disc.:
skip Tr. 2 (included below)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64bcA8Xs...mflMbK3jqo << one of about 5 discs I carry in my ride for trips--XMSirius usually carries the day but sometimes I catch a mood...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34VcJZ43BTo << that skipped track
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
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A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
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SteveO Wrote:A local blues legend of sorts ! .....just a small example of the awesome talent "downeast" in the Canadian Maritimes !!!!!
Hellified singer you brought us, Bro SteveO...and the band's good too, good enough to present by themselves:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL_Ia3xXdRs
Consider doing a piece on some artists in the "Championing the Unheralded..."--it can be a regional round-up. Now if Ms. Theresa didn't have such an unfortunate resemblance to my sister--a bit off-putting. << A joke, folks, just a joke.
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SteveO Wrote:Check out this great website!
https://www.facebook.com/JazzRockBluesandwomen
Even if you looked at this FB page when first posted, there's been a lot more added just this week, so do yourself a favor and look again.
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Rory Block has been a long time stalwart of the blues! Now 65 she has been guitaring and writing the blues for 50 years!!!!
![[Image: images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRWOzqcedB_BGACWCPX8-A...uMEfGcnQqA]](http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRWOzqcedB_BGACWCPX8-A0tamefECAcHfkM5Vq14KVuMEfGcnQqA)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Block
[video=youtube;4eEK4M61y10]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eEK4M61y10[/video] - She knows what she likes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqTUoV67M60 - Crossroads on acoustic slide!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqTUoV67M60 - Silver Wings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y7XwKmU...58CGPMyFyM - Aurora down to earth!
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