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Jessie Mae Hemphill

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Jessie Mae Hemphill

Birth
Como, Panola County, Mississippi, USA
Death
22 Jul 2006 (aged 71)
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Senatobia, Tate County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Blues and Country Musician. She won the 1987 and 1988 W.C. Handy Award for Best Traditional Female Blues Artist. An accomplished electric guitar player and songwriter, she became one of the first female recording artists in the blues genre. Her career spanned more than five decades. Some of her notable albums include "She-Wolf" (1981) and "Feelin' Good" (1987).
Blues and Country Musician. She won the 1987 and 1988 W.C. Handy Award for Best Traditional Female Blues Artist. An accomplished electric guitar player and songwriter, she became one of the first female recording artists in the blues genre. Her career spanned more than five decades. Some of her notable albums include "She-Wolf" (1981) and "Feelin' Good" (1987).

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  • Originally Created by: C.S.
  • Added: Jul 24, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15026875/jessie_mae-hemphill: accessed ), memorial page for Jessie Mae Hemphill (18 Oct 1934–22 Jul 2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15026875, citing Senatobia Memorial Cemetery, Senatobia, Tate County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.