Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States
Died
7 September 2006 (aged 75)
There are several artists with that name, 1. a blues singer, 2. a country rock singer. – 1) Bonnie Lee (June 11, 1931 – September 7, 2006) was an American Chicago blues singer known as "The Sweetheart of the Blues". She is best remembered for her lengthy working relationships with Sunnyland Slim and Willie Kent. David Whiteis, who interviewed Lee in researching his book Chicago Blues: Portraits and Stories, stated, "she was one of the last of her genre, the big-voiced woman blues singer fronting a Chicago band." Biography: She was born Jessie Lee Frealls in… read more
There are several artists with that name, 1. a blues singer, 2. a country rock singer. – 1) Bonnie Lee (June 11, 1931 – September 7, 2006) was an American Chicago blues singer known as "The Sweetheart of the Blues". She is best remembered for her lengthy working relationships … read more
There are several artists with that name, 1. a blues singer, 2. a country rock singer. – 1) Bonnie Lee (June 11, 1931 – September 7, 2006) was an American Chicago blues singer known as "The Sweetheart of the Blues". She is best remembered for her lengthy working relationships with Sunnyland Slim and Willie Kent. David Whiteis, who interviewed Lee … read more