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Wikipedia / Big Time Sarah

Sarah Streeter (January 31, 1953 – June 13, 2015), better known by her stage name Big Time Sarah, was an American blues singer.

Biography

She was born in Coldwater, Mississippi, and raised in Chicago, where she sang in gospel choirs in South Chicago churches. At age 14, she began singing blues at the Morgan's Lounge Club, and in the 1970s she played with musicians such as Magic Slim, Buddy Guy, The Aces, Junior Wells, Johnny Bernard, and Erwin Helfer.

Her experience playing with Sunnyland Slim led to her first solo release, a single released on his label, Airway Records. Teamed with Zora Young and Bonnie Lee in 'Blues with the Girls', Sarah toured Europe in 1982 and recorded an album in Paris, France. From 1989, she performed with a group called The BTS Express. From 1993 to 2015, she recorded for Delmark Records.

Death

Big Time Sarah died on June 13, 2015, aged 62, from heart complications in a Chicago-area nursing home.

Discography

  1. Studio albums

Year

Title

Label

1985

Undecided

Blues R&B Recording

1993

Lay It on 'em Girls

Delmark (Big Time Sarah & the BTS Express)

1996

Blues in the Year One-D-One

Delmark (Big Time Sarah & the BTS Express)

2001

A Million of You

Delmark

  1. Compilation albums

Year

Title

Label

1982

Blues with the Girls

Epm Musique

2001

Long Tall Daddy with Sunnyland Slim

Arcola Records

References