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Biography
Infobox musical artist|name = Shemekia Copeland|image = ShemekiaCopeland1996.jpg|caption = Copeland at the 1996 Riverwalk Blues Festival|image_size =|background = solo_singer|birth_name =|alias =|birth_name = birth date and age|mf=yes|1979|4|10|mf=y|birth_place = Harlem, New York City|Harlem , New York , United States |death_date =|death_place =|genre = Electric blues , gospel , R& B |occupation = Singer |instrument = Human voice|Vocals |years_active = 1996& ndash;present|label = Alligator Records , Telarc |website = http://www.shemekiacopeland.com Shemekia Copeland.com Shemekia Copeland (born April 10, 1979) http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Apr10/0,4670,History,00.html "Today in History - April 10", Fox News, April 10, 2008. Accessed November 22, 2008. is an United States|American electric blues Singer|vocalist .cite book | first= Paul | last= Du Noyer | year= 2003 | title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music | edition= 1st | publisher= Flame Tree Publishing | location= Fulham, London | isbn= 1-904041-96-5 | page= 181
Career
Copeland was born in Harlem , New York City , United States . She is the daughter of Texas blues guitar ist and singer Johnny Copeland . http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/05.19.04/bluesfest-0421.html "Open Up and Say ... Aptos" Metroactive May 19, 2004 Accessed November 22, 2008 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. Copeland graduated in 1997 from Teaneck High School in Teaneck, New Jersey .Beckerman, Jim http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-30986533.html WHERE STARS ARE BORN", August 19, 2000: The Record (Bergen County) Accessed July 3, 2007
She landed a recording contract with Alligator Records , which issued her debut album , Turn the Heat Up! in 1998, following it up with a tour of the blues festival circuit in America and Europe. Her second album, Wicked , was released in 2000 and featured a duet with one of her heroes, Ruth Brown . It earned her three Blues Music Award s.
The follow-up record, Talking to Strangers , was produced by Dr. John , and in 2005 she released The Soul Truth , produced by Steve Cropper .
In 2008, Copeland signed with Telarc International, http://www.telarc.com Telarc.com and released her first album, Never Going Back with that label in February 2009. She won the "Rising Star - Blues Artist" in Down Beat magazine's critics poll announced in the December 2009 issue.
Copeland participated in the Efes Pilsen Blues Festival in 2009. On June 12, 2011 at the 2011 Chicago Blues Festival , Copeland was presented Koko Taylor 's crown, and officially given the honor as the new "Queen of the Blues" by Koko Taylor's daughter, Cookie Taylor.
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http://www.shemekiacopeland.com/biography.html Official website
Persondata | NAME = Copeland, Shemekia | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = United States|American electric blues singer | DATE OF BIRTH = April 10, 1979 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Harlem, New York City|Harlem , New York, United States | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Copeland, Shemekia Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:African American female singers Category:American blues singers Category:American gospel singers Category:People from Harlem Category:People from Teaneck, New Jersey Category:Soul-blues musicians
