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Miss Blues
Oklahoma
Miss Blues hails from Direct, Texas. Some Jack Leg Preacher came to town and declared "Everybody born in this town is going direct to hell". Influenced by her mother, Carrie, Miss Blues began singing the blues in 1943.
Late forties found her belting the blues in her cousin's beer garden in Oklahoma City. In the late 50's, Miss Blues teamed with guitarist Little Eddie Taylor and formed the Rocking Aces Band. The band opened for some of the rock and roll and blues legends. For example Bo Diddley and Jackie Wilson. Miss Blues has sang with Little Joe Blue, Drink Small, and Richard "Groove" Holmes, to name a few.
In 2001, she cut a CD with Blinddog Smokin', the Road Warriors from Laramie, Wyoming. The CD, titled "Miss Blues Sittin' In with Blinddog Smokin' ", captures an "unrefined energy and personality of this eclectic gathering." "The sincerity and fire of Miss Blues served as the matrix in which this session was recorded. Some of her comments and laughter remain so the listener can gain insight into the uncontrived soul of this special lady." ..
On September 5th, 2004, Miss Blues was inducted in the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame in Rentiesville, Oklahoma, during that year's Dusk til Dawn festival.
Since the first CD, Miss Blues released two more recordings. One, "Reminiscence of the Blues", was released early 2004. The most recent one, "On the Front Porch with Miss Blues", was released in October 2005.
Miss Blues is devoted to bring the gutsy down home blues experience. Really, "Blues with an Attitude".
  
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