Range from any one of the numerous Sweet Claudette originals, Sam Cooke, James Anthony, Shar-Baby, Jr. Walker & Allstars, Johnnie Taylor, Sarah Brooks. Etta James, Albert King and so many others.
Sweet Claudette On The Road:
Sweet Claudette and her bad azz 6 pc. party band delivers smoking shows laced with bluze, funk, jazz, country, R&B, that are sprayed with danceable, high-energy guitar driven beats and tastefully dotted with horns.' Sweet Claudette’s band brings the party to ya’.
'Sweet Claudette' Harrell-Manning has performed on the Willie King Freedom Creek festival for several years and the Magic City Blues Festival both in Alabama, as well as Veterans Haven Fundraiser, several centers for the Mentally and Physically Challenged Adults, Hot Blues & BBQ, Heatstock, Port Huron Jazz & Blues Festival, Selfridge Air Force Base’s Family Appreciation Day, to name a few. “Claudette is the epitome of Detroit finger-snapping party blues, but she’s also a master at the low down. “ --- Mark E. Gallo, BluesByte, June 2009. Sweet Claudette is one of the best creative ‘unsung’ songwriters in the midwest. Sweet Claudette’s blues songs run the gamet of funky, country, jazzy, classic up-tempo and slow blues feel. “Sweet Claudette is a sultry, deep-voiced singer and songwriter ...”, writes reviewer, George Fish in the February 2009, Illinois Blues Blast E-Zine. Sweet Claudette fronts a five - six piece band with wonderful rich horns intertwined into her music. Dubbed 'Detroit's Matriach of the Blues', Sweet Claudette has achieved local, regional, national and international status while singing the blues to fans in bars, clubs and lounges from Michigan to Alabama and Windsor to Burlington, Ontario Canada. Sweet Claudette enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience with youngsters through a Math In Music Program she personally created, as part of the (B.I.T.S.) Blues In The Schools offering. Sweet Claudette has recorded thirty-six originals over 5 CDs.
Hey Sweet Claudette thanks so much for my award it look good own my wall with my framed CD. It was fun recording it looking forward to recording the next. Thanks for letting me be a part of every thing thru out the years.
Listening to "Best Damn Loving" on the station, and I gots to say Good Gawd, that's some of the best damn groove I ever heard. You and the band got it going on!! Mercy, Mercy!!
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