In 2006, she won the Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge.[4] Along with other awards, Brent garnered two 2009 Blues Music Awards - one for Acoustic Artist of the Year, the other for Acoustic Album of the Year (Mississippi Number One).[5] At The 14th Annual Independent Music Awards in 2015, Eden Brent won the award in the "Holiday Song" category for "Valentine".
When she was 16, Eden Brent met the late blues pioneer, Abie Ames, and began to teach herself how to play his style. Brent has said,
"By the time I was 19, I’d nearly become sort of a groupie. I’d go hear him and request certain songs because I wanted to hear them and sort of watch over his shoulder a bit and watch the way he was playing. Sometimes I’d request the same thing over and over and then go home and try to learn it. Finally, after a few failures of not being able to pick it up on my own I was bold enough to ask him to teach me."[7]
In 1985, Ames took her under his wing for 16 years, nicknaming her Little Boogaloo.[8] This apprenticeship advanced Brent’s talents. She was featured alongside Ames in the 1999 PBS documentary, Boogaloo & Eden: Sustaining the Sound, and in the 2002 South African production Forty Days in the Delta.[9]
Since launching her career, Eden travels the United States and abroad performing in festivals like Notodden, the Chicago Blues Festival, Cognac's Blues Passions, and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. She's a frequent piano bar host aboard the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise.[10]
2018: An Eden Brent Christmas (with Bob Dowell) (Yellow Dog Records)
Referencesedit
^ abJordan, Charles. "Eden Brent: A Biography". Mississippi Writers and Musicians. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
^Tom Clarke (2008-06-01). . Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
^Josh Hathaway (2008-04-15). "Music Review: Eden Brent - Mississippi Number One". Retrieved 2009-06-30.
^. 2006-01-29. Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
^. 2009-05-09. Archived from the original on 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
^. EdenBrent.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
^Interview w/ Eden Brent, Americana Music Show episode 201, published 4 August 2014.
^Art Tipaldi (2009-02-01). . Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
^Cypress Bend Productions and Mississippi Educational Television (2009-02-01). "Sustaining The Sound, public television documentary". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
^"Eden Brent". The Independent Music Awards. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
External linksedit
Official Eden Brent website
Yellow Dog Records website
December 15, 2023
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Eden Brent born November 16 1965 in Greenville Mississippi United States 1 is an American musician on the independent Yellow Dog Records label A blues pianist and vocalist she combines boogie woogie with elements of blues jazz soul gospel and pop Her vocal style has been compared to Bessie Smith Memphis Minnie and Aretha Franklin 2 3 She took lessons from Abie Boogaloo Ames a traditional blues and boogie woogie piano player and eventually earned the nickname Little Boogaloo 1 Eden BrentEden Brent performing at the Rawa Blues Festival in Poland 2009Background informationBorn 1965 11 16 November 16 1965 age 58 Greenville Mississippi United StatesGenresBlues boogie woogieOccupationsMusicianInstrumentsPiano vocalsYears active1994 presentLabelsYellow Dog RecordsWebsiteedenbrent com In 2006 she won the Blues Foundation s International Blues Challenge 4 Along with other awards Brent garnered two 2009 Blues Music Awards one for Acoustic Artist of the Year the other for Acoustic Album of the Year Mississippi Number One 5 At The 14th Annual Independent Music Awards in 2015 Eden Brent won the award in the Holiday Song category for Valentine Contents 1 History 2 Awards 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksHistory editEden Brent was born in 1965 and raised in Greenville Mississippi where she attended Washington School https www mswritersandmusicians com mississippi musicians eden brent Brent studied jazz and music at the University of North Texas graduating with a Bachelor s degree in Music 6 When she was 16 Eden Brent met the late blues pioneer Abie Ames and began to teach herself how to play his style Brent has said By the time I was 19 I d nearly become sort of a groupie I d go hear him and request certain songs because I wanted to hear them and sort of watch over his shoulder a bit and watch the way he was playing Sometimes I d request the same thing over and over and then go home and try to learn it Finally after a few failures of not being able to pick it up on my own I was bold enough to ask him to teach me 7 In 1985 Ames took her under his wing for 16 years nicknaming her Little Boogaloo 8 This apprenticeship advanced Brent s talents She was featured alongside Ames in the 1999 PBS documentary Boogaloo amp Eden Sustaining the Sound and in the 2002 South African production Forty Days in the Delta 9 Since launching her career Eden travels the United States and abroad performing in festivals like Notodden the Chicago Blues Festival Cognac s Blues Passions and the New Orleans Jazz amp Heritage Festival She s a frequent piano bar host aboard the Legendary Rhythm amp Blues Cruise 10 Awards editWon2009 Acoustic Artist of The Year by the Blues Foundation 11 2009 Acoustic Album of Year by the Blues Foundation 11 2010 Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of The Year by the Blues Foundation 12 2015 Holiday Song award for Valentine 2015 14th Annual Independent Music AwardsNominated2008 Sean Costello Rising Star Award by the Blues Blast Music Awards 2008 Blues Song Of The Year by the Blues Critic Awards Reader s Poll for Mississippi Number 1 2009 Blues Album of the Year by the Just Plain Folks Music Awards for Mississippi Number 1 2009 Blues Song of the Year by the Just Plain Folks Music Awards for Until I Die 2009 Best New Artist Debut by the Blues Foundation for Mississippi Number 1 2009 Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year by the Blues Foundation 2009 Blues Song Of The Year finalist at the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards for Mississippi Flatland Blues 2009 Blues Artist of The Year by the Living Blues Awards 2009 Best New Artist Debut Recording by the Blues Blast Music Awards 2009 Best Female Artist by the Blues Blast Music Awards 2009 Sean Costello Rising Star Award by the Blues Blast Music Awards 2010 Most Outstanding Musician Keyboard by the Living Blues Awards 13 2011 Blues Album Adult Contemporary Song for The Independent Music Awards 14 Discography edit2003 Something Cool Little Boogaloo Records 2008 Mississippi Number One Yellow Dog Records 2010 Ain t Got No Troubles Yellow Dog Records 2014 Jigsaw Heart Yellow Dog Records 2018 An Eden Brent Christmas with Bob Dowell Yellow Dog Records References edit a b Jordan Charles Eden Brent A Biography Mississippi Writers and Musicians Retrieved 2013 03 12 Tom Clarke 2008 06 01 Elmore review Archived from the original on 2009 03 03 Retrieved 2009 06 05 Josh Hathaway 2008 04 15 Music Review Eden Brent Mississippi Number One Retrieved 2009 06 30 2006 International Blues Challenge results 2006 01 29 Archived from the original on 2009 04 03 Retrieved 2009 05 08 2009 Blues Awards recipients 2009 05 09 Archived from the original on 2009 06 05 Retrieved 2009 05 11 Discography EdenBrent com Archived from the original on 2013 05 30 Retrieved 2013 03 12 Interview w Eden Brent Americana Music Show episode 201 published 4 August 2014 Art Tipaldi 2009 02 01 Blues Revue Issue 116 New Women of The Blues Archived from the original on 2009 05 07 Retrieved 2009 06 30 Cypress Bend Productions and Mississippi Educational Television 2009 02 01 Sustaining The Sound public television documentary Archived from the original on 2021 12 21 Retrieved 2009 07 01 Eden Brent Bio edenbrent com Retrieved 2023 04 16 a b Eden Brent Lowell Folk Festival Archived from the original on 2013 04 15 Retrieved 2013 03 12 Gordon Keith Blues Music Awards 2012 About com Retrieved 2013 03 12 Bio EdenBrent com Retrieved 2013 03 12 Eden Brent The Independent Music Awards Retrieved 2013 03 12 External links editOfficial Eden Brent website Yellow Dog Records website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eden Brent amp oldid 1185556369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
