Diunna Greenleaf

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Diunna Greenleaf The Leader Of Blue Mercy Is A Native Texan Houston Who Has A Background Steeped In Gospel Music. Influenced By The Likes Of Koko Taylor Aretha Franklin Rosetta Thorpe Sam Cooke Charles Brown And Her Own Parents Ben & Mary Ella Greenleaf Gospel . She Has Developed "Diunna's Style Of Blues" In The Same Tradition As So Many Other Great Texas Blues Men And Women. She Combines Intricate Patches Of Jazz Gospel And Heartfelt Soul To Create A Kind Of Blues That Takes One On An Emotional Roller Coaster Ride. Diunna And Her Band Blue Mercy Have Performed Throughout The United States And Internationally. She Has Performed At The Lugano Blues Festival And The Bern Jazz Festival Both In Switzerland As Well As The Cahors Blues Festival In France. For The 2009 Season Diunna Is Slated To Do Festivals In Norway Canada Australia England Italy France Virgin Islands And A Return Trip To Switzerland As Well As Other Performances Throughout Europe Asia And The United States. Diunna Has Opened For And Performed With The Likes Of Bob Margolin Keb Mo Willie “Pinetop” Perkins Hubert Sumlin Willie “Big Eyes” Smith James Cotton Carrie Bell Big Bill Morganfield Smoking Joe Kubek And B’Nois King Anson Funderburge Sam Meyers And The Rockets Bernard Allison Odetta Rod Piazza And The Mighty Flyers I.J. Gosey Sherman Robertson Kenny Neal The Late Great Teddy “Cry Cry” Reynolds And Numerous Others. Diunna's Commitment To Blues Goes Well Beyond Performing On Stage. She Served For Three Years As President Of The Houston Blues Society Making History As The First Woman Ever Elected To This Position. During Her Presidency She Used Her Professional Guidance And Grant Writing Skills To Produce The Willie Mae Thornton Blues Festival Bringing In Such Talent As “The Queen Of Blues” Mrs. Koko Taylor Mr. Bernard Allison Texas Johnny Brown I.J. Gosey Diane Price Mel Waiters Betty Lewis Gary Clark Jr. Jeremy And The Hotboys Along With Many Others. Diunna Started The Annual Houston Blues Society Founders Day And Actively Continued The Blues In Schools Program Throughout The State. She Is One Of The Founders Of Friends Of Blues Montgomery County. Diunna Has Once Again Been Nominated For The "Traditional Blues Female Artist Of The Year" At The 2009 Blues Music Awards To Be Held In Memphis On May 7th. Diunna's Most Recent Achievement Was Her Win For "Best New Artist Debut" At The 2008 Blues Music Awards In Tunica MS. She Was Also Nominated For "Traditional Blues Female Artist Of The Year." Http //www.Diunna.Com read less