Mississippi Heat
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Mississippi Heat is an American
blues
band
.
The group was formed in 1991 in Chicago
, Illinois
, and was strongly influenced by early electric blues
of the 1950s. They played locally in Chicago clubs
, and went through several member changes in the 1990s, all the while recording eight album
s and a DVD
.
Former
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
.
The group was formed in 1991 in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, and was strongly influenced by early electric blues
Electric blues
Electric blues is a type of blues music distinguished by the amplification of the guitar, bass guitar, drums, and often the harmonica. Pioneered in the 1930s, it emerged as a genre in Chicago in the 1940s. It was taken up in many areas of America leading to the development of regional subgenres...
of the 1950s. They played locally in Chicago clubs
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
, and went through several member changes in the 1990s, all the while recording eight album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s and a DVD
DVD
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.
Members
Current- Pierre Lacocque - harmonica (1991-present)
- Inetta Visor (-present)
- Giles Corey (-present)
- Steve Howard (-present)
- Kenny Smith - drums (1997- present)
Former
- Robert Covington - vocals, drums (1991-93)
- Billy Flynn - guitar (1991-
- James Wheeler - guitar (1991-
- Bob Stroger - bass (1991-
- Deitra Farr - vocals (1993-1996)
- Allen Kirk - drums (1993-1996)
- Mary Lane - vocals (1997)
- Zora YoungZora YoungZora Young is an American blues singer. She is a distant relative of Howlin' Wolf.Young's family moved to Chicago at age seven and sang gospel at the Greater Harvest Baptist Church...
- vocals (1997) - Barrelhouse Chuck - piano (1997-)
- Max Valldeneu
- Chris Hambone Cameron (guest on several CDs)
- Carl WeathersbyCarl WeathersbyCarl Weathersby is a electric blues vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter...
(guest on several CDs) - Lurrie BellLurrie BellLurrie Bell is an American blues guitarist and singer. His father was renowned blues harmonica player, Carey Bell.-Career:...
(guest on last two CDs and DVD)
Discography
- Straight From the Heart (Van der Linden Records, 1993)
- Learned the Hard Way (Van der Linden, 1994)
- Thunder in My Heart (Van der Linden, 1995)
- Handyman (Van der Linden, 1999)
- Footprints on the Ceiling (Crosscut RecordsCrossCut RecordsCrossCut Records is a German record label that was created in 1981 specializing in blues and roots music.-Background:The CrossCut Mailorder service, a division of Bear Family Records, is one of the world's leading sources for blues and related music...
, 2002) - Glad You're Mine (Crosscut, 2005)
- One Eye Open (DelmarkDelmark RecordsDelmark Records is an independent American jazz and blues record label, based in Chicago since 1958. The label originated in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1953 when owner Bob Koester released a recording of the Windy City Six, a traditional jazz group, under the "Delmar" imprint.-History:Born in 1932 in...
, 2005) - Hattiesburg Blues (Delmark, 2008)
- Let's Live it Up! (Delmark, 2010)