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Hey Marcy.... thanks for posting this.... wish I would have know when I was in town for the Pgh Blues Fest!! Hopefully it will be going on when I come back to town !! Great to see you .... hopefully I'll have a photo or two on my website soon!!
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- MUSIC GENRE(s): What music style(s) do you perform and/or are you in to?
- Blues/R&B
- CONTRIBUTION TO LIVE MUSIC: (what's your game?): Are you a performer, act, enthusiast (fan), promoter, venue, publisher, photographer, what service, etc?
- Performer, Entertainer
- BIOGRAPHY:
- Born and raised in Pittsburgh Pa, Barbara has had the blues since the day she was born. She has been performing on Beale Street 5 night a week for 12 yrs. June 7, 2009 unless otherwise specified. (Always check her schedule page before planning a trip to Memphis!) Barbara has also performed along side various top notch artists such as: Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band (Tony Braunagel, Mike Finnigan, Johnny Lee Schell, Larry Fulcher & the Texicalli Horns, Darrell Leonard and Joe Sublett), Jeff Healey, Marcia Ball, Delbert McClinton, Maceo Parker, Al Jackson, Pinetop Perkins, James Cotton, Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin, Tab Benoit, Fiona Boyes, Corey Harris, Sean Costello, The Nighthawks and Big Mike Griffin to name a few, from Pittsburgh to Detroit to Chicago, Boston, New Orleans, LA, KC, Hawaii, Memphis, Australia, Canada, England, Norway, Aruba & The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise.
Since forming her own band in 1989, Barbara has been progressing right up blues alley. With the release of her Debut CD "OUT OF THE BLUE", Barbara has reached a wider audience of blues lovers world wide. Now residing in Memphis Tennessee and performing nightly (See Schedule) on historical Beale Street for the past ten years, Barbara's understanding and cultivation of the Blues is deeper and richer than ever. Barbara’s discography now boasts 3 additional recordings with Taj Mahal’s world re noun Phantom Blues Band: SELL MY JEWELERY 2002, MEMPHIS 3rd & BEALE 2004 and LOVE MONEY CAN’T BUY 2006, all of which have made the first round of the Grammy Nomination process in 3 categories. A 2007 import has been released by SHOUT Records LTD, London UK titled: BY POPULAR DEMAND. It is a tasty compilation the first of it’s kind with Barbara’s recordings and a 12page color booklet. OUTSTANDING!!! 2008 has lead to the much anticipated release of Barbara Blue & Nat Kerr's first LIVE release.... Recorded at Silky O'Sullivans on Beale Street, Memphis Tennessee .... 3 nights with Memphis' world renowned female engineer Dawn Hopkins. There was so much good groove, vibe & funk goin' on there will be 3 Vol's released!! Keep your ear to the floor!! All 3 LIVE CD's have been released.... YEAH!! Next project is will the one and only Mr. Willie Mitchell hopefull for 2010.
Barbara has also accomplished studio recordings for Sony Records Nickelodeon project "Peanut Butter and Jam" (Many thanks to our producer the late great Tom Pompesello) and the theme song for "Lucille's Car Care Clinic" a national cable TV show.
It is a GREAT honor to have been nominated for the first time by the Blues Foundation for a 2007 Blues Music Award in the category of: Contemporary Female Blues Artist of the Year….. A deep heart felt thanks to all who took the time to listen and nominate and to family, friends and fans that took the time to join the Blues Foundation and VOTE!!! Hopefully there will be more to come!!
- WEBSITE:
- http://www.barbarablue.com
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- At 2:46pm on May 28, 2008,
Dave Yoho said… - Hi Barb. The Memphis Queen is member #13. That's my number! It's great to see you connected to Pgh Live Music (but then, we all know that you'll always be connected to Pittsburgh Live Music.)
I hope you dig the network and can invite some friends and business aquaintences. Keep us posted of what's happenin'!
Take care, Dave
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