Janiva Magness

About

Blues artist who was named the B.B. Entertainer of the Year and Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year in 2009.

Before Fame

She released her first independent blues album in 1997 called It Takes One to Know One.

Trivia

She released the album Stronger For It in 2012.

Family Life

Her seventeen-year relationship with husband and musical collaborator Jeff Turmes ended in 2012.

Associated With

Koko Taylor and Magness were the first two women to win the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year Award.