Toni Lynn Washington
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| Toni Lynn Washington | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Dorothy Kearns | |
| Born | December 6, 1937 (age 69) Southern Pines, North Carolina, United States |
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| Genre(s) | Blues R&B Jazz |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter | |
| Years active | 1980-1992 (Boston Baked Blues), 1992-Present (Toni Lynn Washington Band) | |
| Label(s) | NorthernBlues | |
| Associated acts |
Toni Lynn Washington Band | |
| Website | [1] | |
Toni Lynn Washington was born in Southern Pines, North Carolina. She spent most of her youth there and she loved nothing better than a chance to sing with her school and church choirs. Her education in the language and lifestyle of music continued when her family moved to Boston, where she finished her formal education and went about building a career that has taken her through more cities, states and countries than she'd care to remember.
Upcoming Shows
| Venue | Time | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing City | 8:00 PM | February 16, 2007 | Newton, Massachusetts |
| Amazing Things Art Center | 8:00 PM | February 23, 2007 | Framingham, Massachusetts |
| Del Vaudos | 8:00 PM | March 2, 2007 | Nashua, New Hampshire |
| Ryles | 9:00 PM | March 3, 2007 | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Horsefeathers | 8:00 PM | March 18, 2007 | North Conway, New Hampshire |
| Strange Brew | 9:00 PM | March 23, 2007 | Manchester, New Hampshire |
Contents |
[edit] Albums
[edit] Blues at Midnight
- Released In: 1995
- Record Label: Tone-Cool Records, A Rounder Records Subsidiary
[edit] Its My Turn Now
- Released In: 1997
- Record Label: Tone-Cool Records, A Rounder Records Subsidiary
[edit] Good Things
- Released In: 2000
- Record Label: Tone-Cool Records, A Rounder Records Subsidiary
[edit] Been So Long
- Released In: 2003
- Record Label: NorthernBlues Music
[edit] Main Band Members
- Keyboards: Bruce Bears
- Guitar: Duke Robillard, Kevin Belz, and Mike Null
- Saxophone: Chuck Langford, Gordon Beadle, and Doug James
- Trumpet: Scott Aruda
- Drums: Dave Jamrog and Mark Texeira
- Bass: Jesse Williams and Sven Larsen
- Producers: Duke Robillard and Bruce Bears
[edit] Performances at Major Venues
- Saratoga Jazz Festival
- Chicago Blues Festival
- Memphis in May
- Newport Jazz Festival at Sea (aboard the QE2)
[edit] Musical career
Toni has toured of Europe, the U.S. and Canada, and performed over 2000 times since 1992. She has had Seven WC Handy National Blues Award nominations. She has gotten critical acclaim from the media, including Essence Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Sun-Times, Living Blues, Knight Ridder Newspapers, Blues Revue, The Ottawa Citizen, Big City Blues, Boston Magazine, The Boston Herald, Jazziz, Downbeat, The House of Blues Radio Hour, NPR's 'All Things Considered', Mountain Stage, The Boston Phoenix, Bluestage, WBOS, WGBH, WFNX, and more.
She received the 1999 Boston Blues Festival Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2003 Toni released her fourth CD since 1997, and her first on the NorthernBlues Label. The CD, produced by Duke Robillard and her longtime musical director and keyboardist Bruce Bears, entitled "Been So Long" has been universally received as her best ever and one of the best Blues CDs of 2003.
Other recent highlights include "watching Ruth Brown and Carla Thomas enjoy my show so much at the Handy Awards VIP Party" Toni said, and giving the "Best New Artist" Award to newcomer Robert Randolph and The Family Band while trading jokes with Little Milton at the Orpheum (Memphis) later that night. It's been a fun couple of years, but we think the fun is just starting.
[edit] Artists Toni has Appeared With
Toni Lynn Washington has appeared in performance, on bills, on recording or on compilations with the following artists and musicians:
- Carla Thomas
- Ann Peebles
- Gordon Beadle
- Duke Robillard
- Jesse Williams
- Doug James
- Scott Aruda
- Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson
- Ronnie Earl
- Dave Jamrog
- Roomful of Blues
- Little Milton
- Bruce Katz
- Amadee Castenell Jr.
- Junior Watson
- Irma Thomas
- Paul Ahlstrand
- Ed Spargo
- Marcia Ball
- Steve Brown
- Mark Texeira
- John Pousette-Dart
- Lou Ulrich
- Mighty Sam McClain
- Warren Grant
- Susan Tedeschi
- Richard Rosenblatt
- And Many, Many, More
[edit] W.C. Handy Award Nominations
- 2003, 2004 and 2005 "Soul-Blues Female Performer of the Year"
- Her Previous Albums for "Album of the Year"
[edit] Sources
[edit] Official Site
[4]Toni Lynn's Official Site
