Rachel Ammons and Jessie Mae Hemphill

Rachel Ammons and Jessie Mae Hemphill

“I’ve know since I was thirteen that I wanted to be a Psychologist and I planned to get a Ph.D.  But now it will have to wait for my music…  plans change.  The first time I heard her songs they put me into a trance.  I listened to her over and over for a month straight and I still listen regularly.  She does simple licks that are so good.”

Rachel Ammons of Tyrannosaurus Chicken – Speaking about her music and how the music of Jessie Mae Hemphill inspires her.

Jessie Mae Hemphill (October 18, 1923 – July 22, 2006) was an American electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in the primal, North Mississippi hill country blues traditions of her family and regional heritage. (wikipedia) (Image of Jessie Mae Hemphill, wikipedia commons)

 

 

 

 

 

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