Debbie Davies - Davies rise to the upper echelon of blues music started at an early age as she absorbed the music heard constantly in her home. She was particularly attracted to the bluesier sounds of her father's Ray Charles records, and by the age of 12 realized that her affinity for an instrument was for the guitar. In 1988 she was recruited by Albert Collins to join the Icebreakers, and for the next three years she was a featured guitarist performing behind one of the most innovative bluesmen of all time. Since 1993, Debbie has produced nine solo recordings and two collaborative CDs, one with guitarists Tab Benoit and Kenny Neal, and another with guitarists Anson Funderburgh and Otis Grand. The roster of other artists who have joined Debbie in the studio on her recordings reads like a who's who of the blues: Albert Collins, Ike Turner, James Cotton, Mick Taylor, Peter Green, Coco Montoya, Duke Robillard, Tommy Shannon, Chris "Whipper" Layton, Sugar Ray Norcia, Mudcat Ward, Charlie Musselwhite, Bruce Katz, Per Hanson, Noel Neal, and Rod Carey. She has received numerous nominations for Blues Music Awards, and in 1997 won the award for Best Contemporary Female Blues Artist. A 20-year veteran of the road, Debbie Davies is truly one of the leading lights on the contemporary blues music scene today. "She wields an electric guitar as if it were a wand." - Los Angeles Times $15