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Thornetta Davis
Thornetta Davis
American Detroit blues singer
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Johnnie Bassett
Johnnie Bassett
American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
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Willie D. Warren
Willie D. Warren
American electric blues guitarist, bass player and singer
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Odessa Harris
Odessa Harris
musical artist
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Otis Spann
Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
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Marcella Detroit
Marcella Detroit
American soprano vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter
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Oliver Sain
Oliver Sain
American saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader, drummer and record producer
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Johnnie Johnson
Johnnie Johnson
American musician
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Freda Payne
Freda Payne
American singer and actress
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James Cotton
James Cotton
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter
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Eddie Floyd
Eddie Floyd
American singer
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Johnny Neel
Johnny Neel
American vocalist, songwriter, and musician
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Jimmy Rogers
Jimmy Rogers
Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
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The White Stripes
The White Stripes
American rock duo
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Arthur Adams
Arthur Adams
American blues musician
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Queenadreena
Queenadreena
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Harvey Scales
Harvey Scales
American singer-songwriter
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Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Sue Foley
Sue Foley
Canadian blues singer, guitarist
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Etta James
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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Calvin Frazier
Calvin Frazier
American Detroit blues and country blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter
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Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Kitty Wells
Kitty Wells
American country music singer
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The Jaynetts
The Jaynetts
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Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise
Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise
musical artist
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Johnnie Taylor
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
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Denise LaSalle
Denise LaSalle
American R&B, soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer
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Koko Taylor
Koko Taylor
American Chicago blues musician
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Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
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Pat Hare
Pat Hare
American Memphis blues guitarist and singer
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Harvey Mandel
Harvey Mandel
American guitarist
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Floyd Smith
Floyd Smith
American jazz guitarist
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Johnny Pate
Johnny Pate
American record producer
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The Kentucky Headhunters
The Kentucky Headhunters
band
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Barbara Carr
Barbara Carr
American blues singer
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Matt Andersen
Matt Andersen
Canadian blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
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John Popper
John Popper
Blues Traveler founder; harmonica player; vocalist; musician
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Little Annie
Little Annie
singer, songwriter, painter, stage actor
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Nuno Bettencourt
Nuno Bettencourt
musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist
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Shakespears Sister
Shakespears Sister
pop rock band
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No Doubt
No Doubt
rock band from the United States
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Lady Bianca
Lady Bianca
American singer
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J. B. Lenoir
J. B. Lenoir
African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
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Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams
American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter
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Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
American singer-songwriter
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Mack Rice
Mack Rice
American singer, songwriter and producer
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Rotary Connection
Rotary Connection
American psychedelic soul band
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Dan Penn
Dan Penn
American musician
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Shenandoah
Shenandoah
American country music group
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Cerys Matthews
Cerys Matthews
Welsh singer-songwriter
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Jack White
Jack White
American musician and record producer
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Lula Reed
Lula Reed
American singer (1926-2008)
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Bonnie Bramlett
Bonnie Bramlett
American singer and occasional actress
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Meg White
Meg White
American musician
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Ron Malo
Ron Malo
American audio engineer
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Ann Rabson
Ann Rabson
American musician
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Crime & the City Solution
Crime & the City Solution
Australian rock band
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Lafayette Leake
Lafayette Leake
American musician
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Ronnie Spector
Ronnie Spector
American singer
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Eva Cassidy
Eva Cassidy
American singer (1963-1996)
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Otis Rush
Otis Rush
American musician
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Diana Ross
Diana Ross
American vocalist, music artist and actress
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John Sebastian
John Sebastian
American musician
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Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine
American musician
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American singer, musician

Alberta Adams (July 26, 1917 – December 25, 2014) was an American blues singer.

Raised in Detroit, Michigan, she began performing as a tap dancer and nightclub singer in the 1930s. In 1952, she signed a recording contract with Chess Records and recorded with Red Saunders for the label. She toured with Duke Ellington, Eddie Vinson, Louis Jordan, Lionel Hampton, and T-Bone Walker, among others.

In her solo career, she secured a recording contract with the now-defunct Cannonball Records and recorded two albums for them: Born with the Blues (1999) and Say Baby Say (2000). Her 2004 album, I'm on the Move, was released by Eastlawn Records. In 2006 she released the EP Detroit's Queen of the Blues, which was named Outstanding Blues/R&B Recording at the 2006 Detroit Music Awards. At age 91 she recorded Detroit Is My Home, with Ann Rabson and Thornetta Davis.