Joyce Cobb

Joyce Cobb ( born June 2, 1945 in Okmulgee ) is an American singer of Rhythm & Blues and Jazz.

Cobb sang first in the gospel choir of her grandmother in Nashville and studied social work at the Central State University in Dayton (Ohio ) before she moved to Memphis (Tennessee ) to pursue his own career as a singer. In 1976, she was with the Soul label Stax Records and then had to " Dig the gold " a Top 40 hit. For RCA they recorded the album Good To Me, which reached number 7 in the charts. She toured internationally with Muddy Waters, Al Jarreau, The Temptations, Otis Clay and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. In Memphis she went from 1992 in its own nightclub, but also in theater productions as Is not Misbehavin '. Also she has there own radio show. Furthermore, she wrote shows such as Beale Street Saturday Night, with which it has been successful on the road. 2010 she has been with the Michael Jefry Stevens Trio on tour in Europe.

Cobb was as Best Female Singer Award ( The Recording Academy / NARAS ) and received the WC Handy Heritage Award (2007) and the United Music Heritage Music Pioneer Award ( 2000). The Grand Valley State University awarded her an honorary doctorate.

Disco Graphical Notes

• Beale Street Saturday Night (1996 )
• Joyce Cobb with the Michael Jefry Stevens Trio