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'''Kim Massie''' (died October 12, 2020) was an American [[blues]] and [[Soul music|soul]] singer who |
'''Kim Massie''' (died October 12, 2020) was an American [[blues]] and [[Soul music|soul]] singer who performed mostly in her native [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. |
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Though her earliest musical experiences were schooled in the [[Gospel music|gospel]] choirs of [[East St. Louis, Illinois]], she has had no formal training as a vocalist. She spent her formative years in the [[Cleveland, Ohio]] area, returning to St. Louis in 1999 to pursue her dreams of performing as a vocalist. She was discovered when she sat in with the St. Louis saxophonist [[Oliver Sain]] (1932–2003), and soon afterwards formed her own band, the Solid Senders. |
Though her earliest musical experiences were schooled in the [[Gospel music|gospel]] choirs of [[East St. Louis, Illinois]], she has had no formal training as a vocalist. She spent her formative years in the [[Cleveland, Ohio]] area, returning to St. Louis in 1999 to pursue her dreams of performing as a vocalist. She was discovered when she sat in with the St. Louis saxophonist [[Oliver Sain]] (1932–2003), and soon afterwards formed her own band, the Solid Senders. |
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She made frequent appearances at blues dance events and festivals coast to coast, including Blues Rising (San Francisco, 2007), the Emerald City Blues Festival (Seattle, 2009 and 2010). |
She made frequent appearances at blues dance events and festivals coast to coast, including Blues Rising (San Francisco, 2007), the Emerald City Blues Festival (Seattle, 2009 and 2010). |
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Massie won two “Best Female vocalist of the Year” awards from the ''[[Riverfront Times]]'' and starred in the 2003 production of ''[[It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues]]'' by the St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre. In 2005, she won a Grand Center Visionary Award. |
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Massie died on October 12, 2020, at the age of 63.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/kim-massie-passes-away/63-7d9c3e29-45f2-4a41-aff6-53855e8e1942|title=Kim Massie, 'St. Louis Diva' and blues singer, passes away|website=Ksdk.com|accessdate=13 October 2020}}</ref> |
Massie died on October 12, 2020, at the age of 63.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/kim-massie-passes-away/63-7d9c3e29-45f2-4a41-aff6-53855e8e1942|title=Kim Massie, 'St. Louis Diva' and blues singer, passes away|website=Ksdk.com|accessdate=13 October 2020}}</ref> |
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| Background information | |
| Died | October 12, 2020 (age 63) |
| Genres | Soul, jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, funk |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Instrument(s) | vocals |
| Years active | 1999-2020 |
| Website | kimmassie |
Kim Massie (died October 12, 2020) was an American blues and soul singer who performed mostly in her native St. Louis, Missouri.
Though her earliest musical experiences were schooled in the gospel choirs of East St. Louis, Illinois, she has had no formal training as a vocalist. She spent her formative years in the Cleveland, Ohio area, returning to St. Louis in 1999 to pursue her dreams of performing as a vocalist. She was discovered when she sat in with the St. Louis saxophonist Oliver Sain (1932–2003), and soon afterwards formed her own band, the Solid Senders.
She made frequent appearances at blues dance events and festivals coast to coast, including Blues Rising (San Francisco, 2007), the Emerald City Blues Festival (Seattle, 2009 and 2010).
Massie won two “Best Female vocalist of the Year” awards from the Riverfront Times and starred in the 2003 production of It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues by the St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre. In 2005, she won a Grand Center Visionary Award.
Massie died on October 12, 2020, at the age of 63.[1]
References
- ^ "Kim Massie, 'St. Louis Diva' and blues singer, passes away". Ksdk.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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