Shemekia Copeland.





Shemekia’s a ball-of-fire vocalist with a voice that’s part Memphis, part Chicago and all woman …devastatingly powerful.She’s a great singer, period'',''Shemekia captures the timelessness of the blues while spinning it forward with remarkable maturity'',''Copeland embodies the blues with her  powerful vocal chops and fearless look at social issues''...

 The daughter of renowned Texas blues guitarist Johnny Copeland, Shemekia Copeland began making a splash in her own right before she was even out of her teens. Projecting a maturity beyond her years, Copeland fashioned herself as a powerful, soul-inflected shouter in the tradition of Koko Taylorand Etta James, yet also proved capable of a subtler range of emotions. Copeland was born in Harlem in 1979 and her father encouraged her to sing right from the beginning, even bringing her up on-stage at the Cotton Club when she was just eight years old. She began to pursue a singing career in earnest at age 16, when her father's health began to decline due to heart disease; he took Shemekia on tour with him as his opening act, which helped establish her name on the blues circuit. She landed a record deal with Alligator, which issued her debut album, Turn the Heat Up!, in 1998 when she was just 19 years old (sadly, her father didn't live to see the occasion).
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 While the influences on Copeland's style were crystal clear, the record was met with enthusiastic reviews praising its energy and passion. Marked as a hot young newcomer to watch, Copeland toured the blues festival circuit in America and Europe, and landed a fair amount of publicity. Her second album, Wicked, was released in 2000 and featured a duet with one of her heroes, early R&B diva Ruth Brown. Wickedearned Copeland a slew of W.C. Handy Blues Award nominations and she walked off with three: Song of the Year, Blues Album of the Year, and Contemporary Female Artist of the Year. The follow-up record, Talking to Strangers, was produced by legendary pianist Dr. John and featured songs that she proudly claimed were her best yet. The Soul Truth, produced by Steve Cropper, was released by Alligator Records in 2005. Never Going Back followed in 2009 from Telarc Blues, and was produced by the Wood Brothers' Oliver Wood. 33 1/3 appeared in 2012, and was again produced by Wood and issued by Telarc. Copeland returned to Alligator Records for the release of 2015's Outskirts of Love, which featured guest appearances from Robert Randolph, Alvin Youngblood Hart, and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top.
(Artist Biography by Steve Huey)

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Shemekia Copeland - "Drivin' Out Of Nashville"
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Shemekia Copeland - Married To The Blues
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Shemekia Copeland-Married to the Blues 
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 Shemekia Copeland - I Sing The Blues
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Shemekia Copeland-Salt In My Wounds
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 Shemekia Copeland - It's my own tears
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Shemekia Copeland-Wild Woman
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Shemekia Copeland-Ghetto Child
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Shemekia Copeland-Big Lovin' Woman


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Shemekia Copeland - It Don't Hurt No More
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Shemekia Copeland -I Always Get My Man
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Shemekia Copeland -Suspicion
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Shemekia Copeland -Turn The Heat Up
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Shemekia Copeland-Beat Up Guitar
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Shemekia Copeland - Too Close
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 Shemekia Copeland -You Can't Have That


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Shemekia Copeland-Something Heavy
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Shemekia Copeland-The Other Woman
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 Shemekia Copeland-Outskirts Of Love
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 Shemekia Copeland-Devil's Hand
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Shemekia Copeland - Rise Up


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