Biography
Born in Shreveport Louisiana to a traveling man…singer, songwriter,
Teresa Lynne can blow your mind playing Harmonica or break your heart with her whiskey throated vocals.
Teresa has been influenced by some great blues legends such as Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters and James Cotton.
Teresa was thrilled when James Cotton came to one of her shows and got up and jammed with her.
Later he was quoted as saying “I had to see her play harp for myself!”
She was also invited up to jam by Delbert McClinton at his concert in Shreveport Louisiana.
Bruce Iglauer of Alligator records says that “Teresa Lynne is quite a good harp player by any standards with voice full of
good pitches and attitude and a good variety of phrasing.”
In her early years she did studio (ghost) work for Charlie McCoy, Pete Drake, Bob Moore.
She opened for Alice Cooper at his concert in Orlando Florida at the age of 17.
Monterey Bay Blues Festival 2006 says that Teresa Lynne has been called the “Last Red Hot Mamma”
for her Etta James-style roadhouse blues, not to mention her gender-defying mastery of the harmonica.
A Louisiana native, 20 years ago Lynne settled in Denver where she became a local favorite.
Traveling with her kickin’ blues band. Monterey Bay Blues Festival music lovers are about to discover one of the
Rockies best-kept secrets.
James Meadows Rocky Mountain News “weather its train riffs, piercing high notes or flat out Boogie Woogie…Lynne can
flat out blow harp!”
The Teresa Lynne Blues Band has performed in Colorado for more
than a decade and has played in the Vail, Breckenridge, Crested Butte ski
resorts and local area night clubs such as Brendan's, Herman's Hideway,
Little Bear and the Grizzly Rose. Teresa also performed at the Blackhawk and Central City Casino's;
The BlackHawk Station and Harrah's among others. She sang jingles for the local radio station
103.5 The Fox. She has performed at Colorado festivals such as Lodo Blues
Festival, Boulder Blues Festival (4 years),
Peoples fair (8 years) and
Pearl Street Fair.
During his tour in Denver, blues legend James Cotton and his band
showed up at a Teresa Lynne gig to hear her for himself. He said "she's pretty good for a
girl or a guy", and urged Teresa to move to Chicago.
Teresa Lynne is one of the most soulful blues artist around. Never happy
copying another artist's style, Teresa worked at her
own style and although she is compared to
great singers such as Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt, Ruth Brown and great
harmonica players such as Muddy Waters, Little Walter and Sonny
Boy Williamson she remains a talent in her own right and has
a few original songs and ideas of her own.
