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Martha Redbone
American musician (born 1966)
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Musical artist
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.[2]
Early life and education
Martha spent time with her maternal grandparents in Harlan County.[3] She wrote that she spent much of her childhood in Black Mountain, Kentucky, with her maternal grandmother, who is of Eastern Cherokee and Shawnee ancestry, and her maternal grandfather, whom is of Black and Choctaw ancestry.[3][4] She has never conducted a DNA test, but says she looks like people from the Igbo tribe in Nigeria.[3]
Career
Redbone became a musician and singer, combining music styles with Black American and Native American roots music.[5] Her stage