Deitra Farr - Let It Go! (2005) [SACD]

She was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and Farr began singing in the mid-1970s with various soul bands. At the age of 18, Farr recorded the lead vocals on "You Won't Support Me", with the Chicago group Mill Street Depo. That song made the Top 100 R&B list with Cashbox magazine. She began singing the blues in the early 1980s. From 1993 to 1996, she was the lead singer for Mississippi Heat and recorded two albums with them, Learned the Hard Way and Thunder in my Heart
In 1997, she released her first solo album titled The Search is Over, on the British record label, JSP Records.
In 2005, Farr released her second JSP album, Let It Go. The blues guitarist, Billy Flynn, played on Let It Go.
In October 2015, Farr was inducted into the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame as a "Legendary Blues Artist".
Deitra received " The Koko Taylor Queen of the Blues Award" from the Jus Blues Music Foundation on August 3, 2017.

Tracks:

01. Let It Go!
02. Signs, Signals And Warnings
03. It Really Doesn’t Matter
04. I’m Through With It
05. When They Really Love You
06. In A Dark Place
07. Don’t Hold Me So Tight
08. A Week From Yesterday
09. My Love For You
10. Call Your Wife
11. Thank You For Leaving Me
12. My Turn, My Time

Personnel:

Deitra Farr (vocals)
Billy Flynn (guitar)
Willie “Vamp” Samuels (bass)
James E. Knowles (drums)
Roosevelt “Mad Hatter” Purifoy (keyboard)
Rodney “Hot Rod” Brown (saxophone)
Peter Bartels (trumpet)
Johnny “Showtime” Janoiwak – tb
Matthew Skoller (harp)