Nora Jean Bruso | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Elnora Jean Wallace |
| Also known as | Nora Jean Wallace Nora Jean |
| Born | June 21, 1956 Greenwood, Mississippi, United States |
| Genres | Chicago blues, electric blues |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Labels | Red Hurricane Records, Severn Records |
Nora Jean Bruso (born June 21, 1956)[1] is an American Chicago and electric blues singer and songwriter.[2] She has penned over 700 songs,[3] and worked with Carl Weathersby and Dave Specter.[4]
Fellow blues singer, Koko Taylor once commented, "Nora Jean sounds just like I did when I was her age. She is one of the new upcoming women that's singing the real blues. I know she is going to make it."[5] Bruso was named one of the ten great women in Chicago blues by Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.[6] She has been nominated various times for a Blues Music Award.
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