Joanna Connor

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Joanna Connor (born August 31, 1962)[2] is an American Chicago-based blues singer, songwriter and guitarist.[3]

Early life

Connor was born in Brooklyn of New York City, and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts.[2] After moving to Chicago in 1984, she was drawn to the Chicago blues scene, eventually sharing the stage with James Cotton, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy and A.C. Reed.[4]

Music career

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In 2002, Connor left Blind Pig Records, and signed a recording contract with M.C. Records (a small independent record label).[2][6]

In 2021, Connor released the No. 1 blues album 4801 South Indiana Avenue,[7][8] via Joe Bonamassa's Keeping the Blues Alive Records.[9]

While on tour in 2022, Connor performed live at Kingston Mines, a blues club.[10][11]

In 2023, Connor was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the instrumentalist category, for guitar.

Discography

Albums

  • Believe It! (Blind Pig Records) (1989)
  • Fight (Blind Pig Records) (1992)
  • Living On The Road (1993)
  • Rock & Roll Gypsy (Ruf Records) (1995)
  • Big Girl Blues (Blind Pig Records) (1996)
  • Slidetime (Blind Pig Records) (1998)
  • Nothing But The Blues (live in Germany) (2001)
  • The Joanna Connor Band (M.C. Records) (2002)
  • Mercury Blues (M.C. Records)[12] (2003)
  • Unplugged at Carterco with Lance Lewis (Bluesblaster Records) (2008)
  • Live 24 (live at Kingston Mines) (2010)
  • Six String Stories (M.C. Records) (2016)
  • Rise (M.C. Records) (2019)
  • 4801 South Indiana Avenue (KTBA Records)[13] (2021)
  • Best of Me (Gulf Coast Records) (2023)[14]

Singles

  • "Slippin' Away" (Da Music/Deutsche Austrophon) (1995)
  • "I Feel So Good" (KTBA Records) (2021)[15]

References

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