Deborah Coleman
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Deborah Coleman (October 3, 1956 – April 12, 2018)
Biography
Coleman was born in Portsmouth, Virginia[2] and raised in a music-loving military family that lived in San Diego, San Francisco, Bremerton, Washington, and the Chicago area.[citation needed] With her father playing piano, two brothers on guitar, and a sister who played guitar and keyboards, Deborah picked up guitar at age eight.[1] She graduated in 1974 from Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, Virginia. She worked in various professions, including as a master electrician, before pursuing a career in the music business.[2]
She played at top music venues: North Atlantic Blues Festival (2007), Waterfront Blues Festival (2002), the Monterey Jazz Festival (2001), Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival (2000), Sarasota Blues Festival (1999), the San Francisco Blues Festival (1999), and the Fountain Blues Festival (1998).
Coleman's
Coleman died unexpectedly on April 12, 2018, in a hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, from complications brought on by bronchitis and pneumonia.[2][1]
Selective discography
Albums
Year | Title | Genre | Label |
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1995 | Takin' a Stand | Blues/Rock | New Moon |
1997 | I Can't Lose | Blues-Rock | Blind Pig |
1998 | Where Blue Begins | Blues/Rock | Blind Pig |
2000 | Soft Place to Fall | Blues/Rock | Blind Pig |
2001 | Livin' on Love | Blues/Rock | New Moon |
2002 | Soul Be It | Blues/Rock | Blind Pig |
2004 | What About Love? | Blues | Telarc |
2007 | Stop the Game | Blues/Rock | JSP |
Compilation albums
Year | Title | Genre | Label | Notes |
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2007 | Time Bomb | Blues Rock | Ruf (Idn) | with Sue Foley & Roxanne Potvin |
References
- ^ a b c RIP Deborah Coleman, Making a Scene!, April 13, 2018
- ^ a b c d "Deborah Francine Coleman (1956–2018)". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. April 18, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ "Gibson Guitar Awards: "And the Winner Is ..."". Nyrock.com. February 21, 2001. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "Blues Foundation :: Past Blues Music Awards". Archived from the original on November 8, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
- ^ "Leap in the Dark: Music Review: Sue Foley, Deborah Coleman, and Roxanne Potvin Time Bomb". Archived from the original on June 2, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2007.