Biography

Ann Rabson was born on April 12, 1945 in New York City, New York, USA. She was married to George Newman. She died on January 30, 2013 in Hartwood, Virginia, USA.

She had been playing and singing the blues professionally since 1962.

She was nominated eight times for a Blues Music Award (formerly W.C. Handy Award) as Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year. Her first solo album, "Music Makin' Mama", was nominated as Album of the Year in both the Traditional Blues and Acoustic Blues categories, and her composition "Elevator Man" was nominated as Song of the Year.