Nora Jean Bruso

Nora Jean Bruso
Background information
Birth nameElnora Jean Wallace
Also known asNora Jean Wallace
Nora Jean
Born (1956-06-21) June 21, 1956 (age 68)
Greenwood, Mississippi, United States
GenresChicago blues, electric blues
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1970s–present
LabelsRed 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.

  1. ^ Bob L. Eagle; Eric S. LeBlanc (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Praeger. p. 206. ISBN 978-0313344237. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  2. ^ Richard Skelly. "Nora Jean Bruso | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Today's was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Nora Jean Bruso Discography at CD Universe". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Severn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Nora Jean Bruso – Going Back to Mississippi". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-12-16.