Sarah Streeter
b. January 31th, 1953 in Coldwater (Mississippi)
d. June 13th, 2015 in Chicago (Illinois)
LONG TALL DADDY
Arcola
PATIENCE LIKE JOB
Airway
ROCKING MY BLUES AWAY
Ornament
SHE GOT A THING GOIN' ON
Earwig
May 1976 / August 1977 / January 1978
Encore enfant, sa famille s'installe à Chicago. Elle chante du Gospel à l'église dès son plus jeune âge. Précoce, Sarah chante dans les clubs dès l'adolescence en particulier aux côtés des Aces, Magic Slim ou Johnny Bernard. Mais c'est véritablement le pianiste Sunnyland Slim qui la prend sous son aile en 1976 et lui fait enregistrer ses premiers morceaux. On peut retenir cette belle version de "Long tall daddy" avec Magic Slim à la guitare et "Black cat crossed my trail".
Still a child, her family moved to Chicago. She sang Gospel in church from an early age. Precocious, Sarah sang in clubs as a teenager, particularly alongside the Aces, Magic Slim or Johnny Bernard. But it was really the pianist Sunnyland Slim who took her under his wing in 1976 and had her record her first songs. We can point out this beautiful version of "Long tall daddy" with Magic Slim on guitar and "Black cat crossed my trail".
BLUES WITH THE GIRLS
Paris Album
EPM
February 1982
Au début de l'année 1982, Sarah figure à l'affiche de la tournée Blues with the Girls aux côtés de Zora Young et de Bonnie Lee. A l'occasion de la tournée, ce disque est enregistré sur le sol français. Elle y chante, avec sa voix puissante directement héritée de "Big Mama" Thornton, de bons titres comme "Fever", "Hoochie coochie man" ou "What makes my man tick".
In early 1982, Sarah appeared on the Blues with the Girls tour alongside Zora Young and Bonnie Lee. On the occasion of the tour, this disc is recorded on the french ground. She sings here, with her powerful voice directly inherited from "Big Mama" Thornton, nice titles like "Fever", "Hoochie coochie man" or "What makes my man tick".
UNDECIDED
Blues R&B
February 1983
Pour son premier véritable album, "Big Time" Sarah propose un programme de Chicago Blues plutôt classique produit par Ike Davis. Un opus inégal avec une poignée de morceaux convaincants comme "30 days in jail", "I can't stand to be used", "That's why I'm crying", "Blues all alone".
For her first real album, "Big Time" Sarah offers a rather classic Chicago Blues program produced by Ike Davis. An uneven opus with a handful of convincing tracks like "30 days in jail", "I can't stand to be used", "That's why I'm crying", "Blues all alone".
IN ATHENS
Aphoi Planirea
February 1985
CRYING
CMA
Chrisly
April 1992
En Allemagne, Sarah grave un second album accompagnée par le guitariste Steve Freund, le saxophoniste Sam Burckhardt ainsi que des musiciens allemands. Produit par Dirk Rummel et Martin Scheer, il recèle quelques bons titres comme "30 days in jail", "You got me running" mais l'ensemble reste très convenu et sans surprise.
In Germany, Sarah records a second album accompanied by guitarist Steve Freund, saxophonist Sam Burckhardt as well as german musicians. Produced by Dirk Rummel and Martin Scheer, it contains some good titles like "30 days in jail", "You got me running" but the whole remains very conventional and without surprise.
LAY IT ON 'EM GIRLS
Delmark
September 1992
Cet album proposé par le label Delmark et produit par Robert Koester représente probablement le sommet discographique de la carrière de "Big Time" Sarah. Elle est supportée par un superbe groupe en particulier Rico Mac Farland et Tony Llorens. Même si son registre vocal reste limité, elle se montre parfaitement à l'aise entre puissance et feeling. Un programme intense avec beaucoup de reprises réussies ("I make love", "Lay it on 'em girls", "Thrill is gone", "Summertime") sans oublier sa composition personnelle "Blues all alone".
This album offered by the Delmark label and produced by Robert Koester probably represents the discographic peak of "Big Time" Sarah's career. She is supported by a superb backing band particularly Rico Mac Farland and Tony Llorens. Even if her vocal register remains limited, she is perfectly at ease between power and feeling. An intense program with many achieved covers ("I make love", "Lay it on 'em girls", "Thrill is gone", "Summertime") without forgetting her personal composition "Blues all alone".
BLUES ON THE YEAR ONE-D-ONE
Delmark
September 1995
Second album pour Delmark dans la directe continuation du précédent. On trouve beaucoup de reprises généralement réussies et quelques rares compositions personnelles : "Blues in the year one-d-one", "Long tall daddy", "You don't love me baby", "Chicken heads", "Cadillac assembly line", "I don't want no man". Mention particulière au superbe guitariste Emery Williams décédé pendant la réalisation de l'album.
Second album for Delmark in the direct continuation of the previous one. There are many generally achieved covers and a few rare personal compositions : "Blues in the year one-d-one", "Long tall daddy", "You don't love me baby", "Chicken heads", "Cadillac assembly line", "I don't want no man". Special mention to the superb guitarist Emery Williams who died during the production of the album.
MOJO MAMAS
Blue Chicago
December 1999
A MILLION OF YOU
Delmark
February 2000
Malgré une tracklist trop classique et une voix un peu limitée, Sarah donne ici encore un bon album de Chicago Blues accompagné de bons sidemen (Rico Mac Farland, Roosevelt Purifoy). Un programme sympathique mais conventionnel dont on retient "Red dress", "A million of you", "I'll take care of you" et "Stop your killing me".
Despite an overly classic tracklist and a somewhat limited voice, Sarah gives here yet another good Chicago Blues album accompanied by good sidemen (Rico Mac Farland, Roosevelt Purifoy). A nice but conventional program from which we can point out "Red dress", "A million of you", "I'll take care of you" and "Stop your killing me".
BIG TIME BLUES LIVE
Styx
2003