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Esther Haynes by Esther Haynes
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fave it Jazz Vocals | Acoustic Blues
13 tracks | 44 minutes
Released Sep 2002
on Res-O Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:41 Honeysuckle Rose lyrics BUY MP3 03:41 Honeysuckle Rose lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:41 Honeysuckle Rose
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:05 Up the Country Blues lyrics BUY MP3 04:05 Up the Country Blues lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:05 Up the Country Blues
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:04 Trouble in Mind lyrics BUY MP3 03:04 Trouble in Mind lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:04 Trouble in Mind
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:42 Lady Be Good lyrics BUY MP3 02:42 Lady Be Good lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:42 Lady Be Good
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:03 Why Don't You Do Right? lyrics BUY MP3 03:03 Why Don't You Do Right? lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:03 Why Don't You Do Right?
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:56 What's the Matter with the Mill? lyrics BUY MP3 02:56 What's the Matter with the Mill? lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:56 What's the Matter with the Mill?
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:58 After You've Gone lyrics BUY MP3 02:58 After You've Gone lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:58 After You've Gone
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:49 Billie's Blues lyrics BUY MP3 02:49 Billie's Blues lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:49 Billie's Blues
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:11 Black Eye Blues lyrics BUY MP3 04:11 Black Eye Blues lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:11 Black Eye Blues
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:53 Darktown Strutter's Ball lyrics BUY MP3 02:53 Darktown Strutter's Ball lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:53 Darktown Strutter's Ball
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:17 Mama's Gone, Goodbye lyrics BUY MP3 03:17 Mama's Gone, Goodbye lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:17 Mama's Gone, Goodbye
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:11 St. Louis Blues lyrics BUY MP3 05:11 St. Louis Blues lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:11 St. Louis Blues
This album pays tribute to early blues, swing, and ragtime vocalists of the 20's and 30's; instrumentation includes fiddle, clarinet, slide guitar, banjo, cornet, and mandolin, among others.
Bio / Background
A native of Virginia, Esther grew up hearing the sounds of bluegrass music. She learned finger-style folk guitar from her sixth grade teacher and started studying bluegrass banjo at age 15, which she continued playing seriously until age 21. During her college years at Virginia Tech, she attended jam sessions and fiddler's conventions in southwestern Virginia, where there is a strong traditional music culture. She played in a folk guitar/voice duo with at coffeehouses, crafts fairs and outdoor events, and had her first paying gig with a bluegrass band in Beaufort, S.C. She also took a group voice class where her professor invited her to take private lessons, and informed her that "music was her element."
On one drive to college with her brother, she heard a tape of Billie Holiday singing "Violets for Her Furs", which made a distinct impression on her. At age 26 she decided to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she studied professional music and voice.
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