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Title
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KC Blues Scene Mourns Singer
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Description
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Annetta "Cotton Candy" Washington, local blues singer, died December 25, 2007, at the age of 76. Her death was due to complications from a stroke. "She was a founding member of the Kansas City Blues Society...and was among the first women to be named an Elder Statesman of Jazz in Kansas City." Next year would have been her 40th year in the Kansas City music scene. Includes her picture.
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Date
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2007-12-26
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Annetta "Cotton Candy" Washington, In Rememberance
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Description
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A collection of stories by various Kansas City musicians in remembrance of Annetta "Cotton Candy" Washington, "Kansas City's Queen of the Blues," who passed away on Dec. 25, 2007."Mama's Tribute" - John Altevogt"Driving Ms. Cotton: A Blues Odyssey" - Chris "Sasquatch" Cohick"A Tribute to Annetta 'Cotton Candy' Washington" - Professor David Creighton"Cotton Candy" - Bruce Hibbs"An Ode to Wild Woman #1 Cotton Candy" - Connie "Crash" Humiston"Cotton Candy Was My First" - Mickey Houze"Dear Blues News Staff & the K.C. Blues Community" - Dan Jones"Loving Cotton Candy" - Penelope
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Date
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2008-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
