website years_active label background birth_date article_title name occupation
http://janivamagness.com/ 1980s-present various including northernblues and alligator solo_singer 30 january 1957 janiva magness
 janiva magness singer , songwriter
janiva magness

janiva magness -lrb- born january 30 , 1957 -rrb- is an american blues and soul singer and songwriter .
to date , she has released ten albums .
the blues foundation named magness the b.b. king entertainer of the year in 2009 , becoming only the second woman , after koko taylor , to be so honored .
in the same year , she was named the contemporary blues female artist of the year , which she had already won in 2006 and 2007 , and was nominated for again in 2012 .
since 2006 , she has had 22 similar nominations .
`` usa today '' stated , `` magness is a blues star . ''
