Jessie Mae Hemphill

Jessie Mae Hemphill

Jessie Mae Hemphill

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Top Songs

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Shake It, Baby
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Standing In My Doorway Crying
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Go Back to Your Used to Be
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You Can Talk About Me [Remastered 2022]
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Lord, Help The Poor & Needy

Albums

  • Run Get My Shotgun

    Nov 2019 • 10 songs

  • Mississippi Blues Festival

    Jun 2008 • 12 songs

  • Dare You To Do It Again

    Feb 2004 • 15 songs

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Jessie Mae Hemphill

Biography

A Mississippi singer/guitarist, Jessie Mae Hemphill weaves strong Delta traditions into her idiosyncratic style. Hemphill comes from a musical background -- reportedly, her grandfather was recorded in the fields by Alan Lomax in the '40s. Jessie Mae learned how to play guitar as a child by watching her relatives perform. Throughout the '60s and '70s, she sang with various Mississippi bar bands. In the early '80s, she decided to pursue a solo career. Hemphill began playing solo dates, supporting herself only with an acoustic guitar and percussion. In 1981, she released her deb...
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