Big Time Sarah
Sarah Streeter (January 31, 1953 – June 13, 2015), better known by her stage name Big Time Sarah, was an American blues singer.
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Big Time Sarah
- Name
- Big Time Sarah
- Birth Name
- Sarah Streeter
- Born
- 31 January 1953
- Birthplace
- Coldwater, Mississippi, United States
- Died
- 13 June 2015
- Place of death
- near Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Occupation
- Vocalist
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- blues · rhythm and blues
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Sarah Streeter (January 31, 1953 – June 13, 2015), better known by her stage name Big Time Sarah, was an American blues singer.
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Big Time Sarah was an American musician and singer. Born in Coldwater, the musician died in Chicago. Genres include blues and rhythm and blues.
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• Name — Big Time Sarah • Birth Name — Sarah Streeter • Born — 31 January 1953 • Birthplace — Coldwater, Mississippi, United States • Died — 13 June 2015 • Place of death — near Chicago, Illinois, United States • Genre — Blues • Occupation — Vocalist • Years Active — 1970s–2015 • Label — Delmark • Past Member Of — Sunnyland Slim
Biography
Biography
She was born in Coldwater, Mississippi, and raised in Chicago, where she sang in gospel choirs in South Chicago churches. At age 14, she began singing blues at the Morgan's Lounge Club, and in the 1970s she played with musicians such as Magic Slim, Buddy Guy, The Aces, Junior Wells, Johnny Bernard, and Erwin Helfer. Her experience playing with Sunnyland Slim led to her first solo release, a single released on his label, Airway Records. Teamed with Zora Young and Bonnie Lee in 'Blues with the Girls', Sarah toured Europe in 1982 and recorded an album in Paris, France. From 1989, she performed with a group called The BTS Express. From 1993 to 2015, she recorded for Delmark Records.
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Big Time Sarah died on June 13, 2015, aged 62, from heart complications in a Chicago-area nursing home.
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Big Time Sarah was born at Coldwater.
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Big Time Sarah died at Chicago.
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• Studio albums • Year — Title — Label • 1985 — Undecided — Blues R&B Recording • 1993 — Lay It on 'em Girls — Delmark (Big Time Sarah & the BTS Express) • 1996 — Blues in the Year One-D-One — Delmark (Big Time Sarah & the BTS Express) • 2001 — A Million of You — Delmark • Compilation albums • Year — Title — Label • 1982 — Blues with the Girls — Epm Musique • 2001 — Long Tall Daddy with Sunnyland Slim — Arcola Records
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- 1.Wynn, Ron. [ Big Time Sarah] at AllMusic
- 2.Santelli, Robert. The Big Book of Blues. Penguin, 1993, pp. 33-34. Internet Archive
- 3.Russell, Tony. The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Carlton Books Limited. 195. 1997. 1-85868-255-X.
- 4.Colin Larkin. The Guinness Who's Who of Blues. Guinness Publishing. 36. 1995. 0-85112-673-1.
- 5.Chicago blues legend 'Big Time Sarah' dies at 62, abc7chicago.com; accessed June 16, 2015.
- 6.Big Time Sarah Albums and Discography. AllMusic.
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