Complex sentence: Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1962, Joanna was drawn to the Chicago blues scene in the early 1980s, eventually sharing the stage with veteran blues musicians James Cotton, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, and A.C. Reed.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1962, Joanna was drawn to the Chicago Blues scene in the early 1980s. Soon after her arrival, she began sitting in with Chicago regulars like James Cotton, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, and A.C. Reed.