Browsing: Shemekia Copeland

The blues superstar talks her huge new album, covering Dylan, Sam Cooke, and her father, as well as playing at the White House, paving her own way, and being presented the mantle as the new “Queen of the Blues”!

On April 22nd, incredibly talented performers took the stage at the Howard Theater. The outcome was legendary.

Producers announced today the first artists confirmed to play a special March 6 tribute concert at New York’s historic Apollo Theater, celebrating the centennial of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson.

There have recently been reports that J.M. Randalls — an iconic Williamsburg, Virginia bar, grill and live music club known for it’s strong affinity for blues — has closed its doors temporarily.

Shemekia Copeland sings straight from the soul. Delivering her songs with an amazing intensity and maturity, she’s come to be one of the finest, most-acclaimed female blues and R&B singer of her generation…

The 2010 Blues Blast Music Awards were announced Thursday night October 29, at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago!