Shemekia Copeland (b Harlem, New York City, 10 April 1979) is an American blues singer. The daughter of blues guitarist and singer Johnny Copeland, she began to pursue a singing career in earnest at age 16, when her father's health began to decline; he took Shemekia on tour as his opening act, which helped establish her name on the blues circuit.
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Nippertown (USA)
July 29, 2022
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“It could have been snowing, and Mona Golub would put on a great show,” proclaimed WEXT's Chris Wienk from the stage at 5:20 on Thursday, July 28th. An hour earlier, a pelting rain created pools out of puddles, threatening to turn the best triple header blues bill of the summer into a community shower.
Shemekia Copeland took command of the stage at the AMP by Strathmore recently as her band played the opening notes of the blues-rock anthem "Ain’t Got Time for Hate."
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“You’re not going to want dessert after this,” remarked blues empress Shemekia Copeland last night at Natasha’s as she launched into a tune called Lemon Pie. Needless to say, it wasn’t an ode to culinary devotion. But the song also wasn’t some innuendo-filled grinder that has become ster
Miss Chambers started the evening out with her ten piece band strutting out some of the tunes that will be featured on her upcoming debut “Making my Mark” due out in January.