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<v Speaker 1>To day's topic, Thornetta Davis. I wanna tell ya about

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<v Speaker 1>a blues lady who's got the blues in her bones

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<v Speaker 1>and the soul in her voice. Her name's Thornetta Davis,

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<v Speaker 1>and she's a Detroit blues an, rhythm and blues singer.

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<v Speaker 1>This ain't no fly by night singer. See this woman's

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<v Speaker 1>paid her dues in the Motor City and beyond. She's

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<v Speaker 1>opened for legends like Bonnie Raite, Gladys Knight, and the

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<v Speaker 1>Queen herself, Edda James. Yeah, she's been rolling with the best.

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<v Speaker 1>She even laid down some backing vocals for Bob Seeger.

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<v Speaker 1>She's worked with everybody from that kid Rockfella to the

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<v Speaker 1>late Gray Alberta Adams and Davis ain't just a sidman.

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<v Speaker 1>She's a star in her own right. Three solo albums

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<v Speaker 1>under her belt and the trophies forget about it. The

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<v Speaker 1>Detroit Music Awards love this lady. Outstanding Blues Artist, Outstanding

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<v Speaker 1>Blues R and B Vocalists. She swept the joint multiple times.

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<v Speaker 1>She's a winner, I tell you. And then she moved

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<v Speaker 1>up to national awards. She was nominated for a Blues

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<v Speaker 1>Music Award in two thousand seventeen for her Honest Woman album,

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<v Speaker 1>and in two thoy twenty three she took home the

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<v Speaker 1>Blues Music Award for Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year.

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<v Speaker 1>Now let me tell you about one of her tracks

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<v Speaker 1>off that Honest Woman album, a song called am I

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<v Speaker 1>just they shadow? This ain't just some bubblegum pop tune, kiddies,

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<v Speaker 1>This is raw emotion poured straight from the heart. The

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<v Speaker 1>lyrics they hit you right in the gut. You take

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<v Speaker 1>me in, keep me from the rest, you lock me

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<v Speaker 1>away inside your walls of indecision. She's singing about a

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<v Speaker 1>cat who's got a trap to see. He ain't sure

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<v Speaker 1>about her, keeps her on a short leash. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know why you feel the need to cut my heart

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<v Speaker 1>an watch it bleed? Is that your way to make

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<v Speaker 1>me pay for her deceptions? This cat's carrying baggage from

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<v Speaker 1>some past woman. An he's makin Thornetta pay for it.

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<v Speaker 1>He's playin head games. It ain't right. Then comes the

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<v Speaker 1>core and it's a killer. Do you really know me?

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<v Speaker 1>Or am I just a shadow of someone who reminds

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<v Speaker 1>you of that someone not to love? The lyrics are

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<v Speaker 1>asking the big question, does this guy even see her

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<v Speaker 1>for who she is, or is she just a reminder

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<v Speaker 1>of some old flame, some old heartache. This is the

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<v Speaker 1>real deal when it comes to love. It's raw, it's honest,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's the kind of soul stirring stuff that'll make

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<v Speaker 1>you want to light a cigarette and staring too the darkness.

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<v Speaker 1>Thornetta Davis Man, she's keeping the Blues alive. Check her out.

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<v Speaker 1>You won't regret it. She's a true queen or the Blues,

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<v Speaker 1>putting her heart and soul into every note. That's all

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<v Speaker 1>I've got for your folks. Keep the faith and keep rocking.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Gail Nobles. Thank you for listening to Podcasting Blues.