(1923-10-18)October 18, 1923 near Como and Senatobia, Mississippi, U.S.
Died
July 22, 2006(2006-07-22) (aged 82) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
North Mississippi hill country blues
Occupation(s)
Singer-songwriter
musician
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
Years active
1950s-2006
Musical artist
Jessie Mae Hemphill (October 18, 1923 – July 22, 2006)[1] was an American electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in the North Mississippi hill country blues traditions of her family and regional heritage.[2]
^Cheseborough, Steve (2008). "Senatobia". Blues Traveling: The Holy Sites of Delta Blues. University Press of Mississippi. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-60473-328-0. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
^"Jessie Mae Hemphill, 71, Blues Musician, Dies". New York Times. July 25, 2006.
and 19 Related for: Jessie Mae Hemphill information
JessieMaeHemphill (October 18, 1923 – July 22, 2006) was an American electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in the North Mississippi...
notable traditional players include Lewis Dotson, Glen Faulkner, JessieMaeHemphill, Compton Jones, Eddie "One String" Jones, Napoleon Strickland, Moses...
has played drums, either live or on record, with R. L. Burnside, JessieMaeHemphill, John Hermann, Kenny Brown, Richard Johnston, Jimmy Buffett, T-Model...
Robert Belfour, Calvin Jackson, and Sid Hemphill. Burnside, Kimbrough, Othar Turner, and JessieMaeHemphill appeared in the documentary Deep Blues and...
Kerry Harvick Lindsey Haun Amber Hayes Susan Haynes Lisa Heller JessieMaeHemphill Terri Hendrix Caroline Herring Faith Hill Goldie Hill Kim Hill Becky...
extended tutelage under the pioneering female blues musician JessieMaeHemphill. Munding and Hemphill recorded together extensively and participated together...
from the Shakespeare play Othello.) "Blues for JessieMae" is a tribute to blues singer JessieMaeHemphill. Writing for The New York Times, critic Ben Ratliff...
members of the Hemphill family also became musicians, including his daughter Rosa Lee Hill, and his paternal granddaughter, JessieMaeHemphill, a pioneering...
Turner's granddaughter Shardé Thomas, Turner's daughter, Bernice, JessieMaeHemphill, Ed and Lonnie Young, and the Mitchel Brothers from Georgia. Ancient...
Mitchell. It included Hill's niece, JessieMaeHemphill, as well as Jim Bunkley, Catherine Porter, Will Shade, Essie Mae Brooks, Precious Bryant, and Lottie...
Markiton. One of the album's tracks was "JessieMae", which was dedicated to and about the blues singer JessieMaeHemphill. In addition, Gray reworked "Money...
Mexican-Canadian computer scientist and academic (d. 1972) 1923 – JessieMaeHemphill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008) 1924 – Buddy...
written by the recently deceased (Arthur Lee, Desmond Dekker and JessieMaeHemphill). In early 2007, the band signed to You Are Here, a new independent...
Monticello Jack Owens Bentonia James Cotton Clayton JessieMaeHemphill Senatobia JessieMaeHemphill is buried at Senatobia Memorial Cemetery. Jimmie Lunceford...
was bought by Shout! Factory, 408 Raymond Hill / Lillie Hill 409 JessieMaeHemphill 410 R. L. Burnside and the Sound Machine 411 Ranie Burnette 412 The...
singer-songwriter, 70 July 21 – Herbie Kalin, American singer, 72 July 22 – JessieMaeHemphill, American singer-songwriter, 82 July 23 – Bobby Paterson, Scottish...
Global Information