Toni Lynn Washington
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| Toni Lynn Washington | |
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 Photo by Tom Beetz
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dorothy Kearns |
| Born | December 6, 1937 Southern Pines, North Carolina, United States |
| Genre(s) | Blues, R&B, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1980 – present |
| Label(s) | NorthernBlues |
| Website | Myspace page |
Toni Lynn Washington (born Dorothy Kearns, 6 December 1937, Southern Pines, North Carolina) took to music at an early age, singing with her school and church choirs.
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[edit] Albums
[edit] Blues at Midnight
- Released In: 1995
- Record label: Tone-Cool Records, a Rounder Records subsidiary
[edit] It's My Turn Now
- Released In: 1997
- Record label: Tone-Cool Records
[edit] Good Things
- Released In: 2000
- Record label: Tone-Cool Records
[edit] Been So Long
- Released In: 2003
- Record label: NorthernBlues Music
[edit] Main band members
- Keyboards: Bruce Bears
- Guitar: Duke Robillard, Kevin Belz, and Mike Null
- Saxophone: Chuck Langford, Gordon Beadle, and Doug James
- Trumpet: Scott Aruda
- Drums: Dave Jamrog and Mark Texeira
- Bass: Jesse Williams, Sven Larson and Steve Cuoco
- Producers: Duke Robillard and Bruce Bears
[edit] Musical career
She has had seven Blues Music Award nominations. Washington received the 1999 Boston Blues Festival Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2003 she released her fourth CD since 1997, and her first on the NorthernBlues label.
[edit] Blues Music Award nominations
- 2003, 2004 and 2005 "Soul-Blues Female Performer of the Year"
- Her previous albums for "Album of the Year"
