BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161104 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:* SHEMEKIA COPELAND (at Bull Run Restaurant) DESCRIPTION:SHEMEKIA COPELAND\n\n\n11/3/2016\n\n\n\nIf you were here for last year's show\, then you know just what a force of nature Shemekia can be on a live stage. Get ready for a ride.\n\n\n\nFrom the softest whisper to a growling\, full-throated blues roar\, vocalist Shemekia Copeland boasts a dynamic range and a vibrant personality that together have the music world hailing her as a diva in the making. Daughter of the late Texas blues guitar legendJohnny Clyde Copeland\, Shemekia was schooled in his Texas-style blues. But her experiences growing up on the streets of Harlem have infused her music with a deeply personal touch that remains decidedly accessible. Following the release of her debut album\, "Turn the Heat Up"\, Copeland began receiving a long list of accolades from critics and fans alike. The Village Voice called Shemekia's voice "nothing short of uncanny\," while Living Blues referred to it as "pure\, beautifully unaffected and powerful." And The Boston Globe proclaimed "She roars with a sizzling hot intensity." While still in her 20s\, she's opened for the Rolling Stones\, headlined at the Chicago Blues Festival and numerous festivals around the world\, scored critics choice awards on both sides of the Atlantic (The New York Times and The Times of London) and shared the stage with such luminaries as Buddy Guy\, B.B. King\, Taj Mahal\, Mick Jagger\, Eric Clapton and John Mayer. Heir to the rich tradition of soul-drenched divas like Ruth Brown\, Etta James and Koko Taylor\, Copeland was presented with Taylor's crown by her daughter\, Cookie\, on June 12\, 2011 at the Chicago Blues Festival and given the honor of the new "Queen of the Blues" by official proclamation of the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois.\n\nHer newest album\, "33 & 1/3" received a Grammy nomination for "Best Blues Album" in 2012.\n\nHer current band lineup is: Willie Scandlyn (rhythm guitar)\, Robin Gould (drums)\, Kevin Jenkins (bass) andArthur Neilson (guitar).\n\n\n\n"She belongs to the school of blues belters whose roars could move rocks up hills" - Jay Ruttenberg\, Time Out NY \n\n\n\nWatch Shemekia's performance on The Letterman Show HERE\n\nWith Gary Clark Jr. at the White House HERE X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:


\n​\;SHEMEKIA COPELAND

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\n11/3/2016
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\nIf you were here for last year'\;s show\, then you know just what a force of nature Shemekia can be on a live stage. Get ready for a ride.
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\nFrom the softest whisper to a growling\, full-throated blues roar\, vocalist \;Shemekia Copeland \;boasts a dynamic range and a vibrant personality that together have the music world hailing her as a diva in the making. Daughter of the late Texas blues guitar legendJohnny Clyde Copeland\, Shemekia was schooled in his Texas-style blues. But her experiences growing up on the streets of Harlem have infused her music with a deeply personal touch that remains decidedly accessible. Following the release of her debut album\, "\;Turn the Heat Up"\;\, Copeland began receiving a long list of accolades from critics and fans alike. \;The Village Voice \;called Shemekia'\;s voice "\;nothing short of uncanny\,"\; while \;Living Blues \;referred to it as "\;pure\, beautifully unaffected and powerful."\; And \;The Boston Globe \;proclaimed "\;She roars with a sizzling hot intensity."\; While still in her 20s\, she'\;s opened for the \;Rolling Stones\, headlined at the \;Chicago Blues Festival \;and numerous festivals around the world\, scored critics choice awards on both sides of the Atlantic (The New York Times and The Times of London) and shared the stage with such luminaries as \;Buddy Guy\, B.B. King\, Taj Mahal\, Mick Jagger\, Eric Clapton \;and \;John Mayer. Heir to the rich tradition of soul-drenched divas like Ruth Brown\, Etta James and Koko Taylor\, Copeland was presented with Taylor&rsquo\;s crown by her daughter\, Cookie\, on June 12\, 2011 at the Chicago Blues Festival and given the honor of the \;new &ldquo\;Queen of the Blues&rdquo\; \;by official proclamation of the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois.
\nHer newest album\, "\;33 &\; 1/3"\; received a Grammy nomination for "\;Best Blues Album"\; in 2012.
\nHer current band lineup is: \;Willie Scandlyn \;(rhythm guitar)\,  \;Robin Gould \;(drums)\, \;Kevin Jenkins \;(bass) andArthur Neilson \;(guitar).
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\n"\;She belongs to the school of blues belters whose roars could move rocks up hills"\; - \;Jay Ruttenberg\, Time Out NY \;
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\nWatch Shemekia'\;s performance on \;The Letterman Show \;HERE
\nWith Gary Clark Jr. at the \;White House \;HERE LOCATION: UID:e.518.27563 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260426T214345Z URL:https://business.nvcoc.com/events/details/shemekia-copeland-at-bull-run-restaurant-27563 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR