Get Right Blues
Arguably one of America's most original blues artists of the last twenty years, Jessie Mae Hemphill has a sound steeped in tradition, yet at the same time, fresh and contemporary.  Born in North Mississippi, she grew up in a musical family and began playing guitar when she was eight.  Hemphill has performed throughout the United States and has toured overseas several times.  She has the distinction of twice winning the Handy Award for Best Traditional Female Blues Artist (1987 and 1988).