"Con Alma de Blues Magazine" Nº7 English Edition Con Alma de Blues Magazine Nº7 /English Edition | Page 4

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Interview
Deitra Farr shot to fame as the singer with Mississippi Heat, a
Chicago all star band which rocked its way around the national
and international blues circuit in the early 1990s.
Deitra was born in Chicago in 1957, and spent her childhood
immersed in 60s-era soul music. Her initial inspiration to sing
came from watching Diana Ross and the Supremes on TV. But
she also loved Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin, and through
her father became enamored of Lightnin’ Hopkins, and Chicago
stalwarts like Little Walter.