Winner of more than 25 Detroit Music Awards including Best Blues/R&B Vocalist. Playing the music of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Janis Joplin, Gladys Knight and more Detroit native voice is strong, commanding, melodic and smooth. She tells her stories with an incredible delivery and leaves her audiences wanting more. Backed by her great band of Detroit musicians, Davis has opened for legendary blues and R&B greats such as Ray Charles, Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, Etta James, Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor and countless others. Her history is extensive and her performances are memorable…like the time she opened for Bonnie Raitt at Michigan’s Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz festival in 1992. Bonnie asked Thornetta to join her and Katie Webster (queen of the swamp boogie) for an encore song which received a standing ovation. It’s clear that she has earned the title of “Detroit’s Funky Rockin’ Blues Diva.”
This CD has been 20 years in the making. Thornetta Davis is the Queen of Detroit’s blues scene with over 30 Detroit Music Awards to her name. She began her career with Lamont Zodiac and the Love Signs, who became The Chisel Brothers featuring Thornetta Davis when the lead singer departed. Her first solo album was released in 1996, entitled Sunday Morning Music on Seattle’s Sub Pop label. The HBO Series The Sopranos picked up “Cry” from that album and Entertainment Weekly magazine gave the CD a hugely positive review. Having opened for a host of the music scene greats and appearing on albums with the likes of Bob Seger, Davis has toured the world and garnered praise for her live performances and her music in film and television. It has been 20 years since that first CD and with it we get to hear the superb voice and music from this fantastic diva of the blues! The CD features some great guest artists, including Kim Wilson, Larry McCray, Steve McCray and Kerry Clark.
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