Shemekia Copeland - Wicked - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Deluxe Edition brings together the most exciting and soulful moments from Shemekia's Alligator albums-16 pulse-pounding tracks of the very best modern blues and R&B. From the swaggering InchTurn the Heat UpInch to the soul-baring InchGhetto ChildInch to the rocking InchLivin' on LoveInch and InchIt's 2 A. M. Inch to the sly and sultry InchStay a Little Longer, Santa,Inch Copeland's immense vocal talents and captivating personality never cease to delight and amaze. Throughout Deluxe Edition, one thing is clear Shemekia Copeland is a charismatic artist possessing one of the great blues voices of this or any other era.

Grammy-nominated vocal dynamo Shemekia Copeland a powerful new album produced by R&B legend Steve Cropper. The SOUL TRUTH isShemekia Copeland's funkiest, deepest and most exciting effort eyet. A tour-de force of rock, soul and blues.

Shemekia returns to Alligator with a new celebrating her continuing mastery of roots music styles from blues and soul to rock and Americana. ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons (guitar on a smoldering version of InchJesus Just Left ChicagoInch), Robert Randolph, Alvin Youngblood Hart and Will Kimbrough guest, but it's Shemekia and her commanding vocals that dominate the performances on new original material, plus songs by John Fogerty, Albert King, Jesse Winchester, Jessie Mae Hemphill and her father, Johnny Copeland.