Ann Rabson (April 12, 1945 – January 30, 2013)

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vocalist, pianist and guitar player. She was a solo

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artist signed to

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and was a member of Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women, an acoustic blues band that disbanded amicably in 2009.

Life

Born in New York City in 1945, Rabson had been playing and singing the blues professionally since 1962. She also performed as a solo act and with various other bands. She had been nominated eight times for a

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(formerly W.C. Handy Award) as Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year. Her first solo album, ''Music Makin' Mama'', was nominated as Album of the Year in both the Traditional Blues and Acoustic Blues categories, and her composition "Elevator Man" was nominated as Song of the Year. Rabson's second solo album, ''Struttin' My Stuff'', was released by M.C. Records in September 2000. Her joint album with

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, ''Not Alone'', won a

in 2013 in the 'Acoustic Album' category. Rabson died on January 30, 2013, in

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, after a long battle with cancer. She was 67.

Discography

*''Music Makin' Mama'' – (1997) on

*''Struttin' My Stuff'' – (2000) on M.C. Records *''In A Family Way'' – (2005) on Emit Doog Music *''Not Alone'' – (2012) (with

) on Vizztone Records

Discography with Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women

* ''Middle Age Blues'' (self-produced cassette, 1987) * ''Uppity Blues Women'' (1990) * ''Hot Flash'' (1991) * ''Broad Casting'' (1992) * ''Old, New, Borrowed & Blue'' (1994) * ''Cleaning House'' (1996) * ''Live & Uppity'' (1998) * ''Ain't Gonna Hush'' (2001) * ''Deluxe Edition'' (compilation, 2006) * ''Havin' The Last Word'' (2009)

References

External links

Official website
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