Neo-Classic Blues
Inspired by the glaring omission of blueswomen from Martin Scorcese’s (Fall ‘03) PBS series "The Blues", Gaye dedicated her efforts to help fill this void by producing "Neo-Classic Blues". So it is that Adegbalola & Barnes pay homage to the classic divas of yesteryear in song and accompanying historical notes on the insert. They have been inspired by and are thankful to:THE CLASSIC BLUES DIVAS like Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Alberta Hunter, Ida Cox, Lucille Bogan, Sippie Wallace, Victoria Spivey, and many others;THE CLASSIC BLUES PIANISTS like Perry Bradford, Walter Roland, Lovie Austin, Georgia Tom Dorsey, Clarence Williams, and many others;THE CLASSIC BLUES HISTORIANS like Rosetta Reitz, Daphne Duval Harrison, Chris Albertson, Sandra Lieb, Angela Davis, and many others.