Old Haunts 1966 courtesy of Gearbox Records

courtesy of Gearbox Records

Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap

Opening track "Happy" pairs ironic wit with groovy rhythms and poppy arrangements

and the darkness

emerging with a self-titled album in 2016 and joining Fuzz

Old Haunts 1966 courtesy of Gearbox RecordsIt's ironic that female blues singers were first to establish successful recording careers, with Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and others in the early 1920s. They preceded their male counterparts like Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton and later Robert Johnson. However, from around 1930 on it's difficult to note more than a handful of female blues singers who became prominent. The good news is that there's a lady from Auckland, New Zealand, who is