From:   Flippar 
Date:  Thu Jan 10, 2002  7:48 pm
Subject:  Born To Be With You - Katie Webster

 
KATIE WEBSTER

born Kathryn Thorne on January 11th 1939 in Houston Texas
Died September 5th 1999 in League City Texas.

Played gospel music on the piano as a child but develpoed a taste for romping
r&b ala Fats and co. She was house pianist at Jay Miller`s Crawley Louisiana
Studio and from 1959 to 1966 played on a host of fine sessions by Lazy
Lester, Lightnin` Slim and Lonesome Sundown amongst others. She also recorded
fine solo material and duets with Ashton Conroy, many of which are garnered
on the fine Flyright cd listed below. A fine mix of sassy movers like The
Katie Lee, Baby Baby, No Bread No Meat and ballads like Glory Of Love and
Sea Of Love. She also played piano on Phil Phillips original Sea Of Love.

She also played with soul man Otis Redding`s band until his death in 1967.
She missed that fateful gig as she was 8 months pregnant at the time.
Shocked by the tragedy, her career dipped then until recording for Goldband
and Arhoolie in the late 70s/early 80s. She toured Europe to acclaim in 1982
and this inspired her to record for Chicago`s top blues label Alligator,
aided by stars like Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray and the Fab T Birds. After
several succssful albums she suffered a stroke in 1993 andcut back on
touring. She died on September 5th 1999, in League City Texas. A real two
fisted mama.

Recommended Listening
Katie Webster Flyright cd 12 , the best of the golden era tracks
Swamp Boogie Queen Arhoolie
Deluxe Edition cd Alligator