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America's Child Image
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  • Summary: The eighth full-length release for the blues singer features guest appearances from John Prine, Rhiannon Giddens, Mary Gauthier, Emmylou Harris, and Steve Cropper.
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  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Sep 18, 2018
    80
    It's to her credit that this open-hearted material never comes off as cloying. [Oct 2018, p.85]
  2. 80
    Shemekia Copeland might have been born into the blues, but the riveting America’s Child shows her continuing to push those boundaries, creating music reflecting a larger, wider-ranging tract of Americana.
  3. Sep 18, 2018
    80
    America's Child doesn't simply address the tumult in 2018 America, it stands as a vital statement of purpose from a modern blues singer who is beginning to hit her stride.
  4. Mojo
    Sep 18, 2018
    80
    There's no faulting Shemekia Copeland's voice. [Sep 2018, p.91]
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