Pat Cohen

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Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen - Jazz Week Burghausen 2011

Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen (born April 29, 1957 in Monroe , North Carolina ) is an American blues singer .

Life

She grew up in a musical family in which the blues played an important role. During jam sessions on her uncle's terrace, she heard and sang this music as a little girl. Her musical career began in the early 1980s when she was asked if she would like to perform at a local club in the place where she was going to college .

" I had three days to find three musicians and put together 30 songs. They loved me — the rest is history because I've been singing the Blues ever since." (I had three days to find three musicians and learn 30 songs. They loved me - and the rest is history, because I've been singing the blues ever since.)

For years she performed in New Orleans six days a week in various clubs and venues, including the House of Blues . When Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans , she moved to Greensboro, where she has lived ever since. At that time she joined the Music Maker Blues Revue, with whom she regularly appears.

Her singing style and her performances are reminiscent of her great idols Billie Holiday , Koko Taylor and Etta James . In addition to blues, she also sings jazz and rhythm and blues .

Discography

  • Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen 2000
  • Music Maker Revue Live! In Europe 2011
  • Millenium Blues 2004

Web links

Commons : Pat Cohen  - collection of images

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Music Maker Foundation: Pat Cohen ( Memento of the original from May 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.musicmaker.org
personal data
SURNAME Cohen, Pat
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mother blues
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American blues singer
DATE OF BIRTH April 29, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Monroe, North Carolina