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Toni Lynn Washington

THEN: When she moved back to Boston she initially took a break from performing, but she couldn’t stay off the stage long. She joined up with the Boston Baked Blues before starting her own group with the help of local musician and keyboardist Bruce Bears. Toni Lynn gathered together a group of local musicians, found her own sound, and wowed the world. Dave Jamrog, a drummer who played with her in the 2000s says “Toni Lynn is the best jazz/blues/funky soul/R&B vocalist and musician I’ve ever had the pleasure of hearing and working with”. He is not alone in praising her talent. Toni Lynn made four records from 1995-2003, toured the world, was nominated 7 times for a Blues Music Award, received the Boston Blues Festival Lifetime achievement award, and was named "Soul-Blues Female Performer of the Year" three years in a row from 2003-2005. She was performing up until the pandemic struck, at festivals, clubs, and theaters across New England.

NOW: COVID-19 has had an outsized impact on Black women, and as a Black woman in her 80s Toni Lynn Washington was especi

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Boston's Queen of Soul and Blues Toni Lynn Washington is still on top

Toni Lynn Washington has been at the forefront of Boston’s music scene for decades. Aptly named Boston’s Queen of Soul and Blues, her accolades are too many to name—seven Blues Music Award nominations, a Boston Blues Festival Lifetime Achievement Award and a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Sen. Ed Markey, to name a few.

She’s graced the stage from a young age, singing with her school and church choirs, sneaking into music clubs to stun audiences across the city, and eventually expanding her career across the nation. 

Four critically-acclaimed albums later — and another is on the way — she has cemented her place in music history. In tribute, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has proclaimed December 6th "Toni Lynn Washington Day."

Boston’s Queen of Soul and Blues herself joined GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath in-studio to discuss her life and legacy. What follows is a lightly edited transcript.

Arun Rath: Do I understand correctly that today is also your birthday?

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Toni Lynn Washington

Toni Lynn Washington (Southern Pines, 1937. december 6. –), amerikai bluesénekesnő, dalszerző.

Pályafutása

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Az észak-karolinaiSouthern Pines-ban született. Az iskolában zenét tanult, amellett iskolai és egyházi kórusokban énekelt.

Hét Blues Music Award-jelölést kapott. 1997 óta 2003-ban végre kiadták negyedik CD-jét.

Lemezei

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  • 1995: Blue at Midnight
  • 1997: It's My Turn Now
  • 2000: Good Things
  • 2003: Been So Long

Díjai, jelölései

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  • 2003, 2004, 2005: „Soul-Blues Female Performer of the Year” (jelölés)
  • Korábban (?) „Album of the Year” (jelölés)
  • 1999: Boston Blues Fesztivál – Életműdíj

Jegyzetek

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  1. ↑Discogs (angol nyelven). (Hozzáférés: 2017. október 9.)

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