Shemekia Copeland (b Harlem, New York City, 10 April 1979) is an American b… Read Full Bio ↴Shemekia Copeland (b Harlem, New York City, 10 April 1979) is an American blues singer.
The daughter of blues guitarist and singer Johnny Copeland, she began to pursue a singing career in earnest at age 16, when her father's health began to decline; he took Shemekia on tour as his opening act, which helped establish her name on the blues circuit.
She landed a record deal with Alligator, which issued her debut album "Turn the Heat Up!" in 1998. The record was met with enthusiastic reviews, and she toured the blues festival circuit in America and Europe. Her second album, "Wicked", was released in 2000 and featured a duet with one of her heroes, early R&B diva Ruth Brown. It earned her three W.C. Handy Blues Awards.
The follow-up record, "Talking to Strangers", was produced by Dr. John, and in 2005 she released "The Soul Truth", produced by Steve Cropper.
See also:
Official Website
Artist Biography by Steve Huey
Turn the Heat Up!
The daughter of renowned Texas blues guitarist Johnny Copeland, Shemekia Copeland began making a splash in her own right before she was even out of her teens. Projecting a maturity beyond her years, Copeland fashioned herself as a powerful, soul-inflected shouter in the tradition of Koko Taylor and Etta James, yet also proved capable of a subtler range of emotions. Copeland was born in Harlem in 1979 and her father encouraged her to sing right from the beginning, even bringing her up on-stage at the Cotton Club when she was just eight years old. She began to pursue a singing career in earnest at age 16, when her father's health began to decline due to heart disease; he took Shemekia on tour with him as his opening act, which helped establish her name on the blues circuit. She landed a record deal with Alligator, which issued her debut album, Turn the Heat Up!, in 1998, when she was just 19 years old (sadly, her father didn't live to see the occasion).
Wicked
While the influences on Copeland's style were crystal clear, the record was met with enthusiastic reviews praising its energy and passion. Marked as a hot young newcomer to watch, Copeland toured the blues festival circuit in America and Europe, and landed a fair amount of publicity. Her second album, Wicked, was released in 2000 and featured a duet with one of her heroes, early R&B diva Ruth Brown. Wicked earned Copeland a slew of W.C. Handy Blues Award nominations and she walked off with three: Song of the Year, Blues Album of the Year, and Contemporary Female Artist of the Year. The follow-up record, Talking to Strangers, was produced by legendary pianist Dr. John and featured songs that she proudly claimed were her best yet. The Soul Truth, produced by Steve Cropper, was released by Alligator Records in 2005. Never Going Back followed in 2009 from Telarc Blues, and was produced by the Wood Brothers' Oliver Wood. 33 1/3 appeared in 2012, and was again produced by Wood and issued by Telarc
The daughter of blues guitarist and singer Johnny Copeland, she began to pursue a singing career in earnest at age 16, when her father's health began to decline; he took Shemekia on tour as his opening act, which helped establish her name on the blues circuit.
She landed a record deal with Alligator, which issued her debut album "Turn the Heat Up!" in 1998. The record was met with enthusiastic reviews, and she toured the blues festival circuit in America and Europe. Her second album, "Wicked", was released in 2000 and featured a duet with one of her heroes, early R&B diva Ruth Brown. It earned her three W.C. Handy Blues Awards.
The follow-up record, "Talking to Strangers", was produced by Dr. John, and in 2005 she released "The Soul Truth", produced by Steve Cropper.
See also:
Official Website
Artist Biography by Steve Huey
Turn the Heat Up!
The daughter of renowned Texas blues guitarist Johnny Copeland, Shemekia Copeland began making a splash in her own right before she was even out of her teens. Projecting a maturity beyond her years, Copeland fashioned herself as a powerful, soul-inflected shouter in the tradition of Koko Taylor and Etta James, yet also proved capable of a subtler range of emotions. Copeland was born in Harlem in 1979 and her father encouraged her to sing right from the beginning, even bringing her up on-stage at the Cotton Club when she was just eight years old. She began to pursue a singing career in earnest at age 16, when her father's health began to decline due to heart disease; he took Shemekia on tour with him as his opening act, which helped establish her name on the blues circuit. She landed a record deal with Alligator, which issued her debut album, Turn the Heat Up!, in 1998, when she was just 19 years old (sadly, her father didn't live to see the occasion).
Wicked
While the influences on Copeland's style were crystal clear, the record was met with enthusiastic reviews praising its energy and passion. Marked as a hot young newcomer to watch, Copeland toured the blues festival circuit in America and Europe, and landed a fair amount of publicity. Her second album, Wicked, was released in 2000 and featured a duet with one of her heroes, early R&B diva Ruth Brown. Wicked earned Copeland a slew of W.C. Handy Blues Award nominations and she walked off with three: Song of the Year, Blues Album of the Year, and Contemporary Female Artist of the Year. The follow-up record, Talking to Strangers, was produced by legendary pianist Dr. John and featured songs that she proudly claimed were her best yet. The Soul Truth, produced by Steve Cropper, was released by Alligator Records in 2005. Never Going Back followed in 2009 from Telarc Blues, and was produced by the Wood Brothers' Oliver Wood. 33 1/3 appeared in 2012, and was again produced by Wood and issued by Telarc
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Shemekia Copeland Lyrics
Beat Up Guitar In a bar down in Texas in a poor part of…
Ghetto Child Little girl standin' on the corner Somebody, please won't yo…
It's 2 A.M. Ring-a-ling-a-ling is the sound been hearin all night Tryin …
Love Scene Give me hot romance And cool champagne A night of passion …
Salt In My Wounds One last slow blues To close the show I watched you dance…
Stay a Little Longer, Santa You look so handsome in that bright red suit. For a…
Turn the Heat Up Now every woman wants a man A man who keep this…
Who Stole My Radio? I want passion, I want feeling I want to be rocked…
Your Mama's Talking Baby when i need your affection it seems like you're never…
Alexandra Nicole
on Wild, Wild Woman
WILD WILD WOMAN-SHAMEKIA COPELAND
HE WAS TALL DARK AND HANDSOME STANDING AT THE BAR
I HAD A POCKET FULL OF MONEY I SAID HOP INTO MY CAR
DRIVE THIS THING SOUTH JUST AS FAST AS YOU CAN CUZ I'M A WILD WOMAN BABY AND YOU'RE A LUCKY MAN
DRIVING DOWN TO MEXICO A SLEEPY LAZY TOWN
I SAID WAKE IT UP SHAKE IT UP AND TEAR THIS SUCKER DOWN
GONNA ROCK YOU BABY GIVE YOU ALL YOU CAN STAND
CUZ I'M A WILD WOMAN BABY AND YOU'RE A LUCKY MAN...
I'M A WILD WILD WOMAN...I'M A WILD WILD WOMAN I'M A WILD WILD WOMAN AND YOU'RE A LUCKY MAN.
I'M WILDER THAN A TIGER READY TO ATTACK WAIT UNTIL YOU FEEL MY CLAWS ALL ACROSS YOUR BACK...DON'T BOTHER FIGHTING DON'T GIVE ME NO LIP...YOU CAN'T TAME ME BABY UNLESS YOU GOT A WHIP!
CUZ I'M A WILD WILD WOMAN...YES I'M A WILD WILD WOMAN...OH I'M A WILD WILD WOMAN...AND YOU'RE A LUCKY MAN.
(instrumental)
BY THE TIME WE GOT TO PANAMA WE DIDN'T HAVE A BUCK
THAT'S WHEN WE GOT THE NEWS THAT YOU WERE OUT OF LUCK
WALKED UP TO A GAMBLER PUT THE DICE IN HIS HAND....SAID I'M A WILD WOMAN BABY AND YOU'RE A LUCKY MAN
I'M A WILD WILD WOMAN....I'M A WILD WILD WOMAN...I'M A WILD WILD WOMAN...AND YOU'RE A LUCKY MAN...
(repeat 3x end)
(posted by Alexandra Nicole (LexNicole) 1-2-2016
Alexandra Nicole
on Wild, Wild Woman
I am a vocalist and sing her song "WILD WILD WOMAN" with my BluesRock group.
I will contribute the lyrics to this site as well another as there are no lyrics posted to this song....LexNicole