Lucille Spann

Lucille Spann Lucille Spann American singer Lucille Spann (June 23, 1938 – August 2, 1994),[1] was an American blues singer who participated in the Chicago Blues community in the 1960s and 1970s. Life and works Lucille Spann was born Mahalia Lucille Jenkins in Bolton, Mississippi, the ninth child of Gertrude and Sherman Jenkins.[1][2][3] Her mother died before she was five, and she was brought up by her father and her sisters. She started out singing gospel music, and was banned from listening to the blues. Nevertheless, she developed a liking for Bessie Smith, T-Bone Walker and other blues singers.[3] She moved to Chicago in her teens, where she met Otis Spann whilst working as a barmaid.[3] Soon she started working…

GENRES: Blues, Female Vocalist