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BIOGRAPHY
She has developed "Diunna's style of Blues" in the same tradition as so
many other great Texas blues men and women. She combines intricate patches
of jazz, gospel and heartfelt soul to create a kind of blues that takes one
on an emotional roller coaster ride.
Diunna and her band Blue Mercy have performed throughout the United States
and Internationally. She has performed at the Lugano Blues Festival and the
Bern Jazz Festival, both in Switzerland, as well as the Cahors Blues
Festival in France. For the 2009 season, Diunna is slated to do festivals in
Norway, Canada, Australia, England, Italy, France, Virgin Islands and a
return trip to Switzerland, as well as other performances throughout Europe,
Asia and the United States.
Diunna has opened for and performed with the likes of Bob Margolin, Keb Mo,
Willie “Pinetop” Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, James
Cotton, Carrie Bell, Big Bill Morganfield, Smoking Joe Kubek and B’Nois
King, Anson Funderburge, Sam Meyers and the Rockets, Bernard Allison,
Odetta, Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers, I.J. Gosey, Sherman Robertson,
Kenny Neal, the late great Teddy “Cry Cry” Reynolds, and numerous
others.
Diunna's commitment to Blues goes well beyond performing on stage.
She served for three years as President of the Houston Blues Society, making
history as the first woman ever elected to this position. During her
presidency she used her professional guidance and grant writing skills to
produce the Willie Mae Thornton Blues Festival, bringing in such talent as
“The Queen Of Blues” Mrs. Koko Taylor, Mr. Bernard Allison, Texas Johnny
Brown, I.J. Gosey, Diane Price, Mel Waiters, Betty Lewis, Gary Clark, Jr.,
Jeremy And The Hotboys, along with many others.
Diunna started the annual Houston Blues Society Founders Day and actively
continued the Blues In Schools Program throughout the state. She is one of
the founders of Friends of Blues Montgomery County. Diunna has once again
been nominated for the "Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year" at the
2009 Blues Music Awards to be held in Memphis on May 7th. Diunna's most
recent achievement was her win for "Best New Artist Debut" at the 2008 Blues
Music Awards in Tunica, MS. She was also nominated for "Traditional Blues
Female Artist of the Year."
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