"Blues music goes in and out of style but Alberta Adams has been ubiquitious with the blues in Detroit for over 50 years. She enjoys saying that she was born with the blues. She has certainly lived it. Born in Indianapolis in the late '20s, Adams moved to Detroit at a tender age and got her start in the music biz in the 1940s in Detroit's Paradise Valley where the main drag was called Hastings Street. Originally a dancer, she became a singer when the regular vocalist failed to show up. The rest is history. She has toured extensively with Louis Jordan, Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson, T-Bone Walker, James Moody and Duke Ellington and recorded extensively particularly in the jump type blues style that is her repertoire today. Alberta Adams – Detroit's Queen of the Blues."
She's been belting out the blues for almost 60 years now…and Alberta Adams shows no signs of slowin' down. She's got an earthy, world-weary voice which hints of a past filled with hound-dog men and hard-luck stories. Despite all that, her powerful yet ladylike stage presence lets you know she may ha... [MORE] By Karen Fisher 3/28/2001
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Nominee – Outstanding Blues / R&B Vocalist (Blues / Rhythm & Blues (R&B)) - (2002)
Lifetime Achievement - Detroit Blues Society (1998)
Outstanding Blues Vocalist (Blues/Rhythm & Blues) - (2001)
Ladies of Distinction - WDIV-TV (1997)
Nominee — Best Traditional Blues Vocalist - W.C. Handy Awards (Memphis, TN) (2001)
Nominee — Best Female Blues Singer - Living Blues Magazine
Nominee — Outstanding Blues Artist (Blues/R&B) - (2001)
Nominee — Outstanding Blues Vocalist (Blues/R&B) - (2000)
Nomination (OUTSTANDING BLUES/R&B VOCALIST) - (2003)
Nominee (Living Blues Award - Best Female Blues) - (2002)
Nominee – Best Traditional Female Blues Singer - W.C. Handy Awards (2002)
Lifetime Acheivement Award (Western Michigan Blues Society) - http://www.wmbs.org (2002)
Nominee (Best Traditional Female Blues Singer - W.C. Handy Awards (2003)) - (2003)
Nominee – Outstanding Recording (Born With The Blues) (Blues/R&B) - (4/14/2000)
Outstanding Blues Recording (Blues/Rhythm & Blues) - (4/6/2001)
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