Shemekia Copeland -
San Francisco Blues Festival -
9/23/2000

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 a powerful, soul-inflected shouter in the tradition of Koko Taylor and
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). While the influences on
Copeland's style were crystal clear, the record was met with enthusiastic reviews praising its
energy and passion.

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Setlist:

01_Wild, Wild Woman
02_Not Tonight
03_My Kind of Guy
04_Love Scene
05_It's 2 A.M.
06_Ghetto Child
07_Your Mama's Talking




Uploaded first by Gonzalo in 2005.One of the best voice of R&Blues of the moment.

Sound A+.

Front Artwork included.

Enjoy


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