Alberta Adams
Alberta Adams ( born July 26, 1917in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American blues singer, which is connected to the Detroit blues, jump blues and Chicago blues. Sometimes it is also referred to as the " Grand Dame of Detroit Blues".
Life
Alberta Adams was born as Roberta Louise Osborn and grew up with an aunt in Detroit, Michigan. It began in the late 1930s as a dancer in the club scene of Hastings Street in Detroit. There she soon began to sing and the owner of the club in which they occurred encouraged them to expand their repertoire and to sing along. At Club B & C, she performed with such later greats like John Lee Hooker, Big Maceo, Eddie Burns and Eddie Kirkland. Adams called Big Joe Turner, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan and LaVern Baker as its first musical influences, but it has taught himself most of yourself.
In B & C they also heard the Chess brothers and gave her a contract with Chess Records in 1952, where she recorded with Red Saunders. For the Savoy label, they recorded a single on (Say Baby Say with the TJ Fowler band) and as a member of Bluesettes, a singing group, she toured with Tiny Bradshaw 's big band. Here she developed a strong voice that can still hear in heavily occupied Wind Ensemble konnteAls spread their reputation over Detroit addition, she sang with various bands including those of Duke Ellington, Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris, James Moody, Eddie " Cleanhead " Vinson and T -Bone Walker.
In the 1990s she managed a comeback after they had retired before and was only to hear more in Detroit's club scene " Born With the Blues" (1999) and. " Say Baby Say: Life's Trials and Tribulations According to Miss Alberta Adams " (2000) were well received by the critics, it was "Born with the Blues " by Living Blues Magazine's 25 best albums of the year 1999 Blue gewählt.Noch over the age of 90 years, she went into the studio and recorded "Detroit is my Home "on, in this album she sang various blues styles, but gave each track their own personal touch. The CD also guest appearances by Ann Rabson, Cee Cee Collins and Thornetta Davis can be heard. Also, they still occurs regularly at various blues festivals and in concerts. Adams is pleased with the recognition it has received, but " but I do not jump up and down like Julius Caesar. "