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Santa Barbara Blues Society
P.O. Box 30853
Santa Barbara, CA 93130
(805) 722-8155 (voice)
(805) 899-4100 (fax)
info@SBBlues.org
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SBBS Show Flyer
By Susan Soria
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| • Doors Open at 7:30 • Earl Warren Showgrounds |
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| • $30 General Admission • $40 VIP Seating |
| • $15 College Students • $10 High School Students |
• $5 SBBS Membership Ticket Discount
(2 tickets max. per SBBS member) |
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| Sista Monica Info & Music Samples |
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The Lioness of the Blues
Sista Monica is one of the hottest contemporary female blues, soul and gospel
singers on the international music scene today. She has shared stages with Buddy Guy,
Ray Charles, Dr. John, John Lee Hooker and Etta James in Monterey. Her awards
and accolades have been nothing less than spectacular!
1998 W.C. Handy Award Nominee for Best Contemporary Blues Female;
1998 California Music Award Winner for Most Outstanding Blues Artist;
BAMMIE Awards Most Outstanding Blues Artist for the Year 1998; In 1999 and 2000, Monica was also nominated for Best International Female
Performer in the United Kingdom sharing the category with Irma Thomas, Etta
James, Koko Taylor, and Angela Walker.
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In 2002 Sista Monica received the
Artist of the Year Award at the prestigious 17th Annual Monterey Bay
Blues Festival.
She is a new recipient
of the “Artist Of The Year Award 2005�
1998 W.C. Handy Award Nominee for "Best Contemporary Blues Female;" 1998 California Music Award Winner for "Most Outstanding Blues Artist;" and "Most Outstanding Blues Artist for the Year 1998" presented by the BAMMIE Awards. In 1999 and 2000, Monica was also nominated for “Best International Female Performer in the United Kingdom” sharing the category with Irma Thomas, Etta James, Koko Taylor, and Angela Walker.
She has produced and recorded six (6) full length CDs on Mo Muscle Records.
She is a new recipient of the “Artist Of The Year Award 2005�
Born in Gary, Indiana - Monica Parker started singing in the church choir at the age of seven. Her musical influences growing up were Al Green, Otis Redding, Gladys Knight, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, BB King, Albert Collins, The Staples Singers, James Brown and Aretha Franklin.
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