Bio
For over a decade, this hard-hitting five-piece has whipped Southern California audiences into a frenzy with their seamless mix of blues, rock, and soul and word of this dance party is quickly spreading from The West Coast to Europe…
With a reputation built on virtuoso musicianship, sweat-soaked dance floor marathons, and a play-'em-till-they-drop attitude, Lady Dottie and The Diamonds has honed their craft to a switchblade edge that cuts through classic blues covers and soul-fried originals like butter. With the self titled debut release on Hi Speed Soul records the band solidly demonstrates that classic blues-based songwriting is a long way from dead - it's alive and proud and louder than hell!
The band leader, Lady Dottie, is a soulful woman in her early 60s named Dorothy Mae Whitsett. Singing everywhere from the kitchen to the pulpit, she was raised in a family of 14 and performed in a gospel choir. "It was hard coming up, but I'm still here and feeling good, too" Whitsett admits. "Days of hunger made me stronger!" An Alabama-bred fireball, Dottie's curvier than Lombard and got more gumption than a pack of wolves. She's a tambourine-toting, hip gyrating powerhouse with a sultry voice that will leave you trembling.
... "I feel privileged to turn a new generation onto the blues" Whitsett says. "We have to realize that people are meant to come together, and nothing does that like music."
This past year Lady Dottie and The Diamonds toured The West Coast from San Diego to Seattle and the Southwest out to Tucson. The music caught the attention of KEXP who featured the band having them play live on the air and word quickly traveled around the globe as Dottie and the boys stole the hearts of Spain last November. A combination of Rock Blues, and soul mixed with Sangria and Siestas made for a whirlwind ride of 10 shows in twelve days covering ground from Madrid to the Canary Islands.
Now one Year later with new songs and anxious to return to Europe the Band will hit The U.K., Soain, Hermany, and Italy.
Tourdates
new shows to be announced soon
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