Music In Homes: Memorial Day Weekend: Queen of the Blues Thornetta Davis

After a long winter, it’s time to celebrate the Memorial Holiday weekend and the beginning of the summertime season with some Funky Rockin’ Blues.

Michigan’s Queen of the Blues, Thornetta Davis, has a heart-thumping voice that has kept the local Blues, R&B and Soul scene alive for more than three decades — and she has electrified audiences at international Blues Festivals from Tunisia to Denmark, and throughout Europe. Her immense talent has earned her a 2018 Kresge Artist Fellowship, the 2017 L’Academie du Jazz Award for “Prix Blues Album,” a spot in the Detroit Music Awards Hall of Fame, more than 30 Detroit Music Awards, and a spotlight at the Tigers vs. Yankees American League Championship series, where she sang “American the Beautiful” to thousands. Wow, this lady leaves us breathless!

She has graced the stage with the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Alberta Adams and Katie Webster. She has opened for Gladys Knight, BB King, Ray Charles and Etta James, to name a few. She has also worked for TV and film on Xeena, the Warrior Princess, HBO’s Sopranos, and Osmosis Jones. She brings her top-notch band for an electrifying and memorable Music in Homes concert.