Charon Shemekia Copeland (nascida em 10 de abril de 1979) é uma vocalista americana de blues elétrico. Até o momento, ela lançou dez álbuns e recebeu sete Blues Music Awards.
Copeland nasceu no Harlem, Nova York, Estados Unidos. Ela é filha do blues do Texas
guitarrista e cantor Johnny Copeland. Ela começou a cantar em tenra idade e sua primeira apresentação pública foi no Cotton Club quando ela tinha cerca de 10 anos. Ela começou a seguir uma carreira de cantora a sério aos 16 anos. Quando a saúde de seu pai começou a piorar, ele levou Shemekia em turnê como seu ato de abertura, o que ajudou a estabelecer seu nome no circuito de blues. Copeland se formou em 1997 na Teaneck High School em Teaneck, Nova Jersey. Ela conseguiu um contrato de gravação com a Alligator Records, que lançou seu álbum de estreia, "Turn the Heat Up!" em 1998, seguindo-o com uma turnê pelo circuito de festivais de blues na América e na Europa. Seu segundo álbum, "Wicked", foi lançado em 2000 e contou com um dueto com uma de suas heroínas, Ruth Brown. Ele lhe rendeu três Blues Music Awards. "Wicked" rendeu a Copeland uma série de indicações ao WC Handy Blues Award, das quais ela saiu com três: Canção do Ano, Álbum de Blues do Ano e Artista Feminina Contemporânea do Ano.
Projetando uma maturidade além de sua idade, a cantora de blues Shemekia Copeland começou a fazer sucesso por conta própria antes mesmo de sair da adolescência. Copeland se transformou em uma gritadora poderosa e cheia de alma na tradição de Koko Taylor e Etta James, mas também provou ser capaz de uma maneira mais sutil
gama de emoções. Sua estreia no Alligator em 1998, "Turn the Heat Up!", apresentou uma versão que elevou sua carreira de "Ghetto Child", um clássico de seu pai, o renomado guitarrista de blues do Texas Johnny Copeland, que faz parte de seu repertório de performances desde então. Ela lançou mais três gravações aclamadas, ásperas e barulhentas, naquela década, antes de revelar uma persona mais sutil e lenta em Never Going Back em 2009.
Em seus dois álbuns seguintes, "33 1/3" de 2012 e "Outskirts of Love" de 2015, ela se tornou não apenas uma
cantora formidável, mas uma estilista influente. Na época de "America's Child", de 2018, ela havia se transformado em uma artista que podia habitar virtualmente qualquer gênero musical sem sacrificar o poder e a paixão que inicialmente estabeleceram sua reputação.
O disco, "Talking to Strangers", foi produzido por Dr. John, e em 2005 ela lançou "The Soul Truth", produzido por Steve Cropper. Em 2008, Copeland assinou com a Telarc International, e lançou seu primeiro álbum, "Never Going Back", com essa gravadora em fevereiro de 2009. Ela ganhou o prêmio "Rising Star -
Artista de Blues" na pesquisa de críticos da revista Down Beat anunciada na edição de dezembro de 2009. Copeland participou do Efes Pilsen Blues Festival em 2009. Em 12 de junho de 2011, no Chicago Blues Festival de 2011, Copeland recebeu a coroa de Koko Taylor e recebeu oficialmente a honra de ser a nova "Rainha do Blues" da filha de Koko Taylor, Cookie Taylor.
Em 2013, Copeland foi indicada ao Blues Music Award na categoria Artista Feminina de Blues Contemporâneo. Ela ganhou o título em 2016.
Copeland retornou ao Alligator para o lançamento de "Outskirts of Love" de 2015, que contou com participações especiais de Robert Randolph, Alvin Youngblood Hart e Billy Gibbons do ZZ Top. O álbum foi indicado ao Grammy na categoria Melhor Álbum de Blues. Em 2017, Copeland deu à luz um filho
e, profundamente inspirada pela experiência, ela mudou de direção. Ela escolheu gravar em Nashville e convocou o produtor/guitarrista Will Kimbrough, que por sua vez convocou convidados que incluíam John Prine, Mary Gauthier, Emmylou Harris, Steve Cropper e mais. Com a orientação de Kimbrough, Copeland cavou fundo e completou um programa ressonante de soul, americana, blues e country com "America's Child" de 2018.
Em 2017, ela participou do Mahindra Blues Festival, Mumbai. Em agosto de 2018, seu próximo álbum, America's Child, entrou na mesma lista no número 3. A gravação ganhou os títulos de 'Álbum do Ano' e 'Álbum Contemporâneo do Ano' no 40º Blues Music Awards em 2019. Kimbrough
retornou como produtora de "Uncivil War", indicada ao Grammy de 2020, 12 músicas que misturavam comentários políticos e sociais com temas mais pessoais; artistas convidados incluíam Jason Isbell, Steve Cropper e Duane Eddy. Em maio de 2020, Copeland recebeu outro prêmio Blues Music Award na categoria 'Artista Feminina de Blues Contemporâneo do Ano'.
Ela é uma deusa da soul music e a nova rainha do blues!!!
SOUL TRUTH 2005
Shemekia Copeland – The Soul Truth
Label: Alligator Records – ALCD 4905
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Aug 16, 2005
Genre: Funk / Soul, Blues
Style: Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Modern Electric Blues
Label: Alligator Records – ALCD 4905
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Aug 16, 2005
Genre: Funk / Soul, Blues
Style: Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Modern Electric Blues
TRACKS
01. Breakin' Out 3:32
Arranged By [Horns], Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jim Horn
Bass – David Santos
Drums – Steve Potts
Guitar – Bob Britt, Steve Cropper
Percussion – Tom Roady
Soloist, Tenor Saxophone – Jim Horn
Tenor Saxophone – Harvey Thompson
Trombone – Charles Rose
Trumpet – Steve Patric
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – Hahn, Cropper
02. Who Stole My Radio? 3:57
Arranged By [Horns], Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jim Horn
Arranged By [Original Horn Arrangement] – Joe Hudson
Backing Vocals – Mark Williams, N'Nandi Bryant
Bass – David Santos
Drums – Steve Potts
Guitar – Bob Britt, Steve Cropper
Keyboards – Chuck Leavell
Percussion – Tom Roady
Soloist, Guitar – Bob Britt
Tenor Saxophone – Harvey Thompson
Trombone – Charles Rose
Trumpet – Steve Patric
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – Hudson, Hahn
03. Poor, Poor Excuse 3:01
Arranged By [Horns], Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jim Horn
Backing Vocals – Lisa Cochran, Mark Williams, N'Nandi Bryant
Bass – David Santos
Drums – Steve Potts
Guitar – Steve Cropper
Organ – Felix Cavaliere
Piano – Eddie Gore
Soloist, Tenor Saxophone – Jim Horn
Tenor Saxophone – Harvey Thompson
Trombone – Charles Rose
Trumpet – Steve Patric
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – Hahn, Cropper
04. All About You 4:14
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jim Horn
Arranged By [Horns] – Joe Hudson
Bass – David Santos
Drums – Steve Potts
Guitar – Bob Britt, Steve Cropper
Keyboards – Chuck Leavell
Organ – Felix Cavaliere
Soloist, Tenor Saxophone – Jim Horn
Tenor Saxophone – Harvey Thompson
Trombone – Charles Rose
Trumpet – Steve Patric
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – Hudson, Hahn, Copeland
05. Better Not Touch 3:24
Arranged By [Horns], Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jim Horn
Backing Vocals – Mark Williams , N'Nandi Bryant
Bass – Shake Anderson
Drums – Chester Thompson
Guitar – Bob Britt, Reggie Wooten, Steve Cropper
Organ – Carl Marsh
Soloist, Tenor Saxophone – Jim Horn
Tenor Saxophone – Harvey Thompson
Trombone – Charles Rose
Trumpet – Steve Patric
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – Nicholson, Hahn
06. Strong Enough 5:57
Arranged By [Horns], Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jim Horn
Backing Vocals – Lisa Cochran, Mark Williams , N'Nandi Bryant
Bass – Shake Anderson
Drums – Chester Thompson
Guitar – Bob Britt, Steve Cropper
Organ – Felix Cavaliere
Soloist, Tenor Saxophone – Jim Horn
Tenor Saxophone – Harvey Thompson
Trombone – Charles Rose
Trumpet – Steve Patric
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written By – Smith
Written-By – James
07. You Can't Have That 3:49
Backing Vocals – Mark Williams, N'Nandi Bryant, Shemekia Copeland, Tom Hambridge
Bass – Shake Anderson
Drums – Chester Thompson
Guitar – Bob Britt
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Steve Cropper
Keyboards – Chuck Leavell
Tenor Saxophone – Jim Horn
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – Anderson, Tom Hambridge
08. Uptown Line 5:53
Bass – John Billings
Drums – Steve Potts
Guitar, Slide Guitar – Bob Britt
Percussion – Tom Roady
Sitar [Electric] – Steve Cropper
Soloist, Guitar – Bob Britt
Synthesizer – Carl Marsh
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written By – King
Written-By – Hahn
09. Givin' Up You 3:25
Arranged By [Horns], Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jim Horn
Bass – David Santos
Drums – Steve Potts
Guitar – Steve Cropper
Organ – Eddie Gore
Shaker – Tom Roady
Soloist, Guitar – Steve Cropper
Tenor Saxophone – Harvey Thompson
Trombone – Charles Rose
Trumpet – Steve Patric
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – Hahn, Cropper
10. Used 3:54
Bass – Shake Anderson
Drums – Chester Thompson
Guitar – Bob Britt
Keyboards – Chuck Leavell
Synthesizer – Carl Marsh
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Vocals [Duet] – Dobie Gray
Written-By – Bramlett, House, Slater
11. Honey Do That Voo-doo 3:11
Bass – Shake Anderson
Bass Saxophone – Jim Horn
Drums – Chester Thompson
Guitar – Bob Britt, Reggie Wooten, Steve Cropper
Organ – Eddie Gore
Percussion – Tom Roady
Soloist, Guitar – Steve Cropper
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – Cropper
12. Something Heavy 3:16
Guitar – Steve Cropper
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – Hinton
AMERICA'S CHILD 2018
In October 2015, her album Outskirts of Love peaked at number 6 in the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart. In 2017 she participated in Mahindra Blues Festival, Mumbai
In August 2018, her next album, America's Child, entered the same listing at number 3. The recording won both the 'Album of the Year' and 'Contemporary Album of the Year' titles at the 40th Blues Music Awards in 2019.
Shemekia Copeland – America's Child
Label: Alligator Records – ALCD 4984
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Aug 3, 2018
Genre: Blues
Style: Modern Electric Blues
Label: Alligator Records – ALCD 4984
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Aug 3, 2018
Genre: Blues
Style: Modern Electric Blues
TRACKS
01. Ain't Got Time For Hate 4:23
Backing Vocals – Emmylou Harris, Gretchen Peters, John Prine, Katie Pruitt, Kristi Stassinopoulou, Mary Gauthier, Tommy Womack
Bass – Lex Price
Drums – Pete Abbott
Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals, Written-By – Will Kimbrough
Pedal Steel Guitar – Al Perkins
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – John Hahn
02. Americans 3:53
Backing Vocals – Emmylou Harris, Katie Pruitt
Backing Vocals, Written-By – Mary Gauthier
Bass – Lex Price
Drums – Pete Abbott
Guitar, Organ – Will Kimbrough
Pedal Steel Guitar – Paul Franklin
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – John Hahn
03. Would You Take My Blood? 3:49
Bass – Lex Price
Drums – Pete Abbott
Lead Guitar, Written-By – Will Kimbrough
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – John Hahn
04. Great Rain 4:49
Bass – Lex Price
Drums – Pete Abbott
Guest [Special Guest], Vocals – John Prine
Guitar – Al Perkins
Organ, Lead Guitar – Will Kimbrough
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – John Prine, Michael Campbell
05. Smoked Ham And Peaches 4:37
Banjo [African Banjo] – Rhiannon Giddens
Bass – Lex Price
Drums – Pete Abbott
Steel Guitar [National Guitar] – Will Kimbrough
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – John Hahn, Mary Gauthier
06. The Wrong Idea 4:07
Backing Vocals – Lisa Oliver Gray
Bass – Lex Price
Drums – Pete Abbott
Fiddle – Kenny Sears
Lead Guitar, Organ – Will Kimbrough
Vocals, Backing Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – John Hahn, Kevin Nolan, Matt Nolan, Truman Morrison, Willie Morrison
07. Promised Myself 5:28
Bass – Lex Price
Drums – Pete Abbott
Guitar, Organ – Will Kimbrough
Lead Guitar – Steve Cropper
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – Johnny Clyde Copeland
08. In The Blood Of The Blues 4:54
Bass – Lex Price, Lex Price
Drums – Pete Abbott
Lead Guitar – Will Kimbrough
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – Derrick Procell, Terry Abrahamson
09. Such A Pretty Flame 4:37
Bass – Lex Price
Drums – Pete Abbott
Lead Guitar – Will Kimbrough
Pedal Steel Guitar – Al Perkins
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – John Hahn, Oliver Wood
10. One I Love 2:56
Bass – Lex Price
Drums – Pete Abbott
Harmonica – J.D. Wilkes
Lead Guitar – Will Kimbrough
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – Gwil Owen, Kevin Gordon
11. I'm Not Like Everybody Else 4:19
Bass – Lex Price
Drums – Pete Abbott
Lead Guitar – Will Kimbrough
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – Ray Davies
12. Go To Sleepy Little Baby 1:56
Lead Guitar – Will Kimbrough
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
Written-By – Traditional
UNCIVIL WAR 2020
Shemekia Copeland – Uncivil War
Label:Alligator Records – ALCD 5001
Format: CD, Album, Stereo
Country: US
Released: Oct 23, 2020
Genre: Blues
Style: Modern Electric Blues
Label:Alligator Records – ALCD 5001
Format: CD, Album, Stereo
Country: US
Released: Oct 23, 2020
Genre: Blues
Style: Modern Electric Blues
TRACKS
01. Clotilda's On Fire 4:26
Written-By – John Hahn, Will Kimbrough
02. Walk Until I Ride 4:13
Written-By – John Hahn, Will Kimbrough
03. Uncivil War 4:46
Written-By – John Hahn, Will Kimbrough
04. Money Makes You Ugly 3:36
Written-By – John Hahn (2), Will Kimbrough
05. Dirty Saint 3:33
Written-By – John Hahn, Will Kimbrough
06. Under My Thumb 3:10
Composed By – Mick Jagger & Keith Richards*
07. Apple Pie And A .45 3:45
Written-By – John Hahn, Will Kimbrough
08. Give God The Blues 3:47
Written-By – Chuck Cannon, Phil Madeira, Shawn Mullins
09. She Don't Wear Pink 3:00
Written-By – John Hahn, Webb Wilder
10. No Heart At All 4:17
Written-By – John Hahn , Tom Hambridge, Will Kimbrough
11. In The Dark 4:27
Written-By – Don Robey, Herman Parker
12. Love Song 3:04
Written-By – Johnny Clyde Copeland
CREDITS
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Janelle Means (tracks: 2, 4, 9), Lisa Oliver Gray (tracks: 2, 4, 9), Will Kimbrough (tracks: 2)
Backing Vocals, Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – The Orphan Brigade (tracks: 3)
Bass – Lex Price
Booking – Mint Talent Group, Patrick McAuliff
Design [Packaging Design By] – Kevin Niemiec
Dobro – Jerry Douglas (tracks: 3)
Drums – Pete Abbott
Executive-Producer [Executive Producer] – John Hahn
Guitar – Duane Eddy (tracks: 9), Phil Madeira (tracks: 8), Steve Cropper (tracks: 11), Webb Wilder (tracks: 9), Will Kimbrough
Lap Steel Guitar – Jerry Douglas (tracks: 2, 10)
Lead Guitar – Christone "Kingfish" Ingram (tracks: 4), Jason Isbell (tracks: 1)
Management – John Hahn Management
Mandolin – Sam Bush (tracks: 3)
Mastered By – Jim DeMain
Organ – Phil Madeira (tracks: 5)
Organ [Hammond Organ B-3] – Steve Conn (tracks: 3)
Percussion – John Hahn (tracks: 6), Pete Abbott (tracks: 6), Will Kimbrough (tracks: 6)
Photography By [Photos By] – Mike White
Producer [Produced By] – Will Kimbrough
Recorded By – Sean Sullivan
Vocals – Shemekia Copeland
MONEY MAKES YOU UGLY LYRICS
The ice is meltin' and my lawn's on fire
The world 's got a fever gettin higher and higher
Raping mother nature fracking up the earth
Selling off the land for all that it's worth
Just a little blue rock flying through space
Whoever told you that you own this place
Money makes you ugly
Baby that's the truth
Money makes you ugly
You're the livin' proof
One thing in life I know for sure
Money makes you ugly
That's why I'm glad to be poor
We're drinkin' dirty water while you're sippin' champagne
When do you think you'll start to feel ashamed
Your conscience was laid off with all the people you fired
Took back their benefits before they retired
The lap of luxury it must feel nice
But one day you're gonna have to pay the price
Money makes you ugly
Baby that's the truth
Money makes you ugly
You're the livin' proof
One thing in life I know for sure
Money makes you ugly
That's why I'm glad to be poor
You can have the best smile
Money can buy
Botox your lips
Change the color of your eyes
But when judgement day comes
You'll never gonna win
When deep down inside you know you're ugly as sin
Another hurricane is comin'
A whole bunch of quakes
The air just poisoned
Grandma's birthday cake
You turned a pretty garden
Into livin' hell
Like throwing wooden nickels
In a wishing well
It was good while it lasted
Fun there's no doubt
Will the last person leavin'
Please turn the lights out
Money makes you ugly
Baby that's the truth
Money makes you ugly
You're the livin' proof
One thing in life I know for sure
Money makes you ugly
That's why I'm glad to be poor
(Money makes you ugly)
That's why I'm glad to be poor
(Money makes you ugly)
I'm so happy I'm poor
(Money makes you ugly)
The world 's got a fever gettin higher and higher
Raping mother nature fracking up the earth
Selling off the land for all that it's worth
Just a little blue rock flying through space
Whoever told you that you own this place
Money makes you ugly
Baby that's the truth
Money makes you ugly
You're the livin' proof
One thing in life I know for sure
Money makes you ugly
That's why I'm glad to be poor
We're drinkin' dirty water while you're sippin' champagne
When do you think you'll start to feel ashamed
Your conscience was laid off with all the people you fired
Took back their benefits before they retired
The lap of luxury it must feel nice
But one day you're gonna have to pay the price
Money makes you ugly
Baby that's the truth
Money makes you ugly
You're the livin' proof
One thing in life I know for sure
Money makes you ugly
That's why I'm glad to be poor
You can have the best smile
Money can buy
Botox your lips
Change the color of your eyes
But when judgement day comes
You'll never gonna win
When deep down inside you know you're ugly as sin
Another hurricane is comin'
A whole bunch of quakes
The air just poisoned
Grandma's birthday cake
You turned a pretty garden
Into livin' hell
Like throwing wooden nickels
In a wishing well
It was good while it lasted
Fun there's no doubt
Will the last person leavin'
Please turn the lights out
Money makes you ugly
Baby that's the truth
Money makes you ugly
You're the livin' proof
One thing in life I know for sure
Money makes you ugly
That's why I'm glad to be poor
(Money makes you ugly)
That's why I'm glad to be poor
(Money makes you ugly)
I'm so happy I'm poor
(Money makes you ugly)
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