Deborah Coleman

Deborah Coleman
Coleman in concert, 2009
Coleman in concert, 2009
Background information
Born
Deborah Francine Coleman

(1956-10-03)October 3, 1956
Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 12, 2018(2018-04-12) (aged 61)
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
GenresBlues, rock
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1995–2018
LabelsBlind Pig, Telarc, JSP, Ruf

Deborah Coleman (October 3, 1956 – April 12, 2018) was an American blues musician. Coleman won the Orville Gibson Award for "Best Blues Guitarist, Female" in 2001, and was nominated for a W.C. Handy Blues Music Award nine times.

Biography

Coleman was born in Portsmouth, Virginia She graduated in 1974 from Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, Virginia. She worked in various professions, including as a master electrician, before pursuing a career in the music business.

Her album Time Bomb (2007) featured three women blues musicians: Coleman, Sue Foley and Roxanne Potvin.

Coleman died unexpectedly on April 12, 2018, in a hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, from complications brought on by bronchitis and pneumonia.

Selective discography

Albums

Year Title Genre Label
1995 Takin' a Stand Blues/Rock New Moon
1997 I Can't Lose Blues-Rock Blind Pig
1998 Where Blue Begins Blues/Rock Blind Pig
2000 Soft Place to Fall Blues/Rock Blind Pig
2001 Livin' on Love Blues/Rock New Moon
2002 Soul Be It Blues/Rock Blind Pig
2004 What About Love? Blues Telarc
2007 Stop the Game Blues/Rock JSP

Compilation albums

Year Title Genre Label Notes
2007 Time Bomb Blues Rock Ruf (Idn) with Sue Foley & Roxanne Potvin

References

  1. 1 2 RIP Deborah Coleman, Making a Scene!, April 13, 2018
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Deborah Francine Coleman (1956–2018)". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. April 18, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Gibson Guitar Awards: "And the Winner Is ..."". Nyrock.com. February 21, 2001. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Blues Foundation :: Past Blues Music Awards". Archived from the original on November 8, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
  5. ↑ "Leap in the Dark: Music Review: Sue Foley, Deborah Coleman, and Roxanne Potvin Time Bomb". Archived from the original on June 2, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2007.