Shemekia Copeland has deep roots in the blues: Her father was legendary Texas guitarist Johnny Copeland, and she began performing around age ten, starting with a gig at Harlem’s legendary Cotton Club.

Shemekia Copeland grew up in Harlem during the heyday of early rap and hip-hop in the '80s, when artists such as Doug E. Fresh, Biz Markie, and Kurtis Blow dominated the local scene. Her father, ...

Shemekia Copeland, as my dad used to say, comes by it honestly. As the daughter of revered blues guitarist and singer Johnny Clyde Copeland, she began performing onstage with her father when she was ...

The daughter of legendary Texas guitarist and songwriter Johnny Copeland, Shemekia Copeland, literally was born into the blues. “When I was little I couldn’t believe it when my dad was up there ...

Shemekia Copeland has a distinctive voice. The Washington Post called her, “the greatest blues singer of her generation,” and the Chicago Tribune called her, “the greatest blues vocalist working today ...