Deanna Bogart (born September 5, 1959, Detroit, Michigan, United States), is an American blues and fusion singer, pianist, saxophone player, composer, arranger, and producer.[1]

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Background

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She began her career in Baltimore and the Washington suburbs of Maryland with the ensemble Cowboy Jazz, and following that band's breakup in 1986, a stint playing with Root Boy Slim. In the early 1990s she began her solo career. She has won five Blues Music Awards in the 'Instrumentalist - Horn' category, the most recent in 2023.[2] In 2013, Bogart was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the 'Pinetop Perkins Piano Player' category.[3][4]

Discography

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  • 1991: Out to Get You
  • 1992: Crossing Borders
  • 1996: New Address
  • 1998: The Great Unknown
  • 2001: Deanna Bogart Band Live
  • 2002: Timing Is Everything
  • 2006: Real Time
  • 2009: Eleventh Hour
  • 2012: Pianoland
  • 2014: Just a Wish Away

References

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  1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Deanna Bogart". AllMusic. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
  2. ^ Grein, Paul (May 12, 2023). "Tommy Castro Repeats as Entertainer of the Year at 2023 Blues Music Awards: Full Winners List". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Blues Music Awards Nominees – 2013 – 34th Blues Music Awards". Blues.org. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "2015 Blues Music Awards Winners". Americanbluesscene.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
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