Shemekia Copeland - America's Child [CD]

Shemekia stakes her claim as a riveting Americana singer of striking authenticity on this album produced by genre champion Will Kimbrough.  Eight new songs from Mary Gauthier, Kimbrough and more, plus brilliant versions of John Prine’s “Great Rain” (a duet with Prine), The Kinks’ “I’m Not Like Everybody Else,” Johnny Copeland’s “Promised Myself” and the traditional ballad “Go To Sleepy Little Baby.”  Rhiannon Giddens, Steve Cropper, Emmylou Harris and more guest.  "Copeland is a powerhouse, a superstar…she can do no wrong –Rolling Stone