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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Diane Fulmore[1][2] |
| Born | February 6, 1966 New York City |
| Origin | New York City, New York,[3] and Kentucky, United States |
| Genres | Rhythm and Blues, Folk and Soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, composer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Dome Records[4] |
| Website | martharedbone |
Martha Redbone (born 1966) is an American blues and soul singer, who has won awards for her contemporary music. Her music is a mix of rhythm and blues and soul music influences, fused with elements of Native American music.[5] She self-identifies as having Choctaw, Eastern Cherokee, Shawnee,[6] and African-American ancestry.
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Early life and education
Diane Fulmore was born in 1966,[2] in New York City.[3] Martha spent time with her maternal grandparents in Harlan County.[6] She wrote that she spent much of her childhood in Black Mountain, Kentucky, with her maternal grandmother, whom she identifies as being of Eastern Cherokee and Shawnee ancestry, and her maternal grandfather, whom she identifies as being of Black and Choctaw ancestry.[3][6] She has never conducted a DNA test.[6] She wrote that she moved back to Brooklyn, New York, as a child, "but we went back to Kentucky often for ceremonies."[3]
Career
Redbone became a musician and singer, combining music styles with Black American and Native American roots music. She began performing under the name Martha Redbone in 1996, using the nickname "Redbone" given to her by her father.[1] She was mentored by Junie Morrison of the Ohio Players and Parliament Funkadelic where she honed her skills as a professional songwriter and producer. Since bursting onto the scene at the 2002 Native American Music Awards, she has earned a reputation as a collaborator, performer, educator, and mentor across native North America and in some cases abroad. In early 2007, Redbone's Skintalk won The 6th Annual Independent Music Awards for Best R&B Album.[7]
Her 2012 work, The Garden of Love – Songs of William Blake, sets Blake's poetry to music that draws from rural influences of Appalachia: English folk, African American, and Native American traditions. She tours nationally with the Martha Redbone Roots Project.[8] The New York Times said her voice holds “both the taut determination of mountain music and the bite of American Indian singing.”[9]
Personal life
Redbone is married to Aaron Whitby, and the couple has a son.[6]
Discography
- Home of the Brave (2001)
- Skintalk (2004)
- Future Street (2006)
- The Garden of Love – Songs of William Blake (2012)
References
- ^ a b Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Trademarks, Volume 1243, Issue 1 ed.). Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. 2001. p. 256.
- ^ a b "Home of the brave". Copyright Encyclopedia. Advameg, Inc. 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d Redbone, Martha. "Meet Martha!" (PDF). Musical Explorers – Carnegie Hall. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Martha Redbone". Discogs. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Martha Redbone", Soultracks
- ^ a b c d e Martin-Brown, Becka (10 November 2019). "'Good Music Is A Celebration': Martha Redbone combines cultures in 'brilliant collision'". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "6th Annual Winners" Archived 2009-05-01 at the Wayback Machine, Independent Music Awards
- ^ "The Martha Redbone Roots Project" Archived 2013-12-07 at the Wayback Machine, August 2013, The Ark (Ann Arbor, MI), accessed 16 June 2014
- ^ "The Martha Redbone Roots Project", Freight & Salvage Coffee House, 2013, accessed 16 June 2014
External links
- Martha Redbone's website
- Diane Fulmore aka “Martha Redbone”, Tribal Alliance Against Frauds
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