Deitra Farr
Regina del Blues
Chicago native Deitra Farr began her career in 1975, singing with local soul
bands, before starting her blues career in the early 1980s. From 1993 to 1996,
Deitra Farr was the lead singer with Mississippi Heat, recording two
CD’s with this all-star group. In 1997, Deitra Farr resumed her own solo
career, continuing to sing blues, while reaching back to her soul music roots.
After recording on eight previous CD projects with others, she recorded her
first solo CD, The Search is Over, for the London-based JSP records. In
2005, Deitra released her second JSP CD Let it Go! The multi-talented
Deitra Farr is also a published writer, poet, and songwriter. A graduate of
Columbia College (Bachelor of Arts in Journalism), Deitra Farr has recorded
many of her own compositions and has written articles for the Chicago Daily
Defender, The Chicago Blues Annual, and the Italian blues magazine
il Blues. Currently she has a column "Artist to Artist" in
Living Blues Magazine. In 1990, Deitra Farr represented the Chicago
Tourism Bureau in Düsseldorf, Germany and has toured England, Iceland,
Finland, Norway, Canada, Holland, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy,
Yugoslavia, Greece, Israel, Austria, Latvia, and Portugal. Deitra Farr toured
Europe with the 2000 Chicago Blues Festival with
Lil' Ed Williams
and the Blues Imperials. In 2003, Deitra Farr completed a six week British
tour with
Otis Grand
and
Bobby Parker,
as the American Festival of the Blues
II. She did the 2004 Chicago Blues Festival European tour with
Jody Williams
and
Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones.
Deitra Farr is considered one of
Chicago’s top vocalists, according to Living Blues Magazine (May 1997). Fiery,
energetic, and soul-stirring describes this woman, who has over the years been
nominated for Traditional Female Blues artist of the year by the W.C. Handy
Awards, Female Blues Artist of the year by the Living Blues Critics Awards,
and the British Blues Connection Awards. The Italian newspaper, The Pistoia La
Nationale, proclaimed Deitra Farr "Regina del Blues". Be a witness.
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Various Articles on Deitra Farr
Article by Jeremy Loome.
Reviews and Critiques of Deitra Farr Live Performances and Recordings
Live review by Dave Glackin.
Deitra Farr Photos
Nine Deitra Farr photos by Andy Ford.
Deitra Farr photos at bbc.co.uk.
Twelve photos of the Deitra Farr Band & Keith Dunn.
Deitra Farr photos by Dragan Tasic.
Deitra Farr photo by Adam Bielawski.
Deitra Farr Videos
Mississippi Heat Live at the SBF: Lonely No More. Runtime 05:15.
Mississippi Heat Live at the SBF: Lonely Nights No More. Runtime 04:59.
Deitra Farr w/Raphael Wressnig & Enrico Crivellaro 12-07-08. Runtime 05:02.
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