Jo Ann Kelly's lyrics & chords

5 January 1944 — 21 October 1990 Kelly was born in Streatham, South London, and with her brother, Dave Kelly, and became blues fans in their teens. Few women were singing or playing the blues during the '60s, let alone with her skill or understanding of early blues styles. Jo Ann had a voice far bigger than her slight frame would suggest; with a rich, deep, tonal quality that could easily have come from Dinah Washington or Sister Rosetta Tharpe. After establishing a musical partnership with the British blues musician Tony McPhee, Kelly appea...read more