Thornetta Davis and her fantastic backing band @ Bluesheaven 2019, Arena Nord Frederikshavn DK on 2019-11-02. Members of the backing were Roseanne Matthews (voc), Rosemere Matthews (voc), Joseph Veloz (b), Donny Brown (dr), Carlton Washington (g), James “Jamalot” Anderson (perc) and JimAlfredson (kes).
Thornetta was born in Detroit 0n August 11, 1963. At the Detroit Music Awards, she was voted Outstanding Blues Artist in 2004 and 2006, and Outstanding Blues/R&B Vocalist in 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011 and 2014. In 2018, she won the following Detroit Music Awards: Outstanding Blues Artist/Group; Outstanding Blues Songwriter; Outstanding Blues Vocalist; Outstanding Video/Limited Budget for “I Believe (Everything Gonna Be Alright)”; Outstanding Urban Songwriter; and Outstanding Urban Vocalist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornetta_Davis
I saw her for the first time in an amazing performance during the BMA week 2017 in Memphis TN at Jerry Lee’s together with Vanessa Collier, Gracie Curran, Annika Chambers and Betty Fox.
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