Ann Rabson

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Ann Rabson (* 12. April 1945 in New York City ; † the thirtieth January 2013 in Fredericksburg , Virginia ) was an American blues - pianist , singer and guitarist .

Life

She fell for the blues as a child after hearing a Big Bill Broonzy record for the first time . At the age of 17 she received a guitar from her father and has played as a professional musician ever since. She didn't start playing the piano until she was 35, but soon reached such a level that she was inducted into the Boogie Woogie Hall of Fame. She played the piano for recordings by Jimmy Rogers , Robert Jr. Lockwood , Hubert Sumlin , Bob Margolin , Francine Reed, Carey Bell, Cephas and Wiggins, Johnny Shines , Levon Helm , John Jackson and Snooky Pryor . She performed both solo and as a member of various bands and was a member of Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women for 25 years . After the band broke up at the end of 2009, she increasingly appeared as a soloist.

After a long illness, Rabson died of cancer on January 30, 2013. She leaves behind her husband George Newman, her daughter and a granddaughter.

Awards

  • Blues Music Award nomination Music Makin 'Mama as Album of the Year in the Traditional Blues and Acoustic Blues category, Elevator Man as Song of the Year
  • Blues Music Award, eight nominations for Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year

Discography

solo

  • Music Makin 'Mama (1997)
  • In A Family Way (2005)
  • Struttin 'My Stuff (2005)

Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women

  • Havin 'the Last Word, Alligator, AL 4927
  • Saffire - Deluxe Edition, Alligator, AL 5613
  • Ain't Gonna Hush, Alligator, AL 4880
  • Live & Uppity , Alligator, AL 4856
  • Cleaning House, Alligator, AL 4840
  • Old, New, Borrowed & Blue, Alligator, AL 4826
  • Broad Casting, Alligator, AL 4811
  • Hot Flash, Alligator, AL 4796
  • Middle Aged Blues, Saffire Records

Others (selection)

  • Shoulder to Shoulder, Cephas & Wiggins
  • Ladies Man, Pinetop Perkins
  • Takin 'A Stand, Deborah Coleman
  • Ninth Annual Blues & Boogie Piano Summit (2007, Newport, Ky.)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ biography on Allmusic (English)
  2. ↑ mudcat.org
  3. ↑ Ann Rabson dies . In: dailypress.com. Retrieved January 31, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Rabson, Ann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American blues pianist, guitarist and singer
DATE OF BIRTH April 12, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH January 30, 2013
Place of death Fredericksburg , Virginia