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Katie Webster has a single from her 1989 album Katie Webster Two-Fisted Mama. The single is entitled Stood Up Again. The lyrics tell the story of someone who has been let down and disappointed in relationship. Katie gets stood up, but in the end her man gets stood up. She repays him.

Katie Webster was a boogie-woogie pianist. Her genres are Boogie-woogie,, soul, and swamp blues. She played piano with Otis Redding in the 1960s, but after his death went into semi-retirement.

In the 1980s she was repeatedly booked for European tours and recorded albums for the German record label, Ornament Records, with Gary Wiggins and Chris Rannenberg (The International Blues Duo). She cut You Know That's Right with the band 'Hot Links', and the album that established her in the United States: The Swamp Boogie Queen with guest spots by Bonnie Raitt and Robert Cray. Two-Fisted Mama! was released in 1989. Webster promoted the album with a North American tour. The album was nominated for a Bammy Award, in the "Blues Album" category. 

 Katie Webster passed away in 1999 at age 63. You can check out Katie Webster's music on Spotify. Thank you for listening to Podcast and Blues. I am your host Gail Nobles.


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Today's topic Katie Webster. Katie Websterhas a single from her nineteen eighty nine
album Katie Webster Two Fisted Mama.The single is entitled stood Up Again.

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The lyrics tell the story of someonewho has been let down and disappointed in
relationship. Katie gets stood up,but in the end her man gets stood
up, she repays him. KatieWebster was a boogie woogie pianist. Her

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genres are boogie woogie, soul andswamp blues. She played piano with Otis
Redding in the nineteen sixties, butafter his his death, went into semi
retirement. In the nineteen eighties,she was repeatedly booked for European tours and

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recorded albums for the German record labelOrnament Records with Gary Wiggins and Chris Rannenberg,
the international blues duo. She cutyou Know That's Right with the band
Hotlink, and the album that establishedher in the US, The Swamp Boogie

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Queen, with guest spots Bonnie Reettand Robert Craye. Two Fisted Mama,
was released in nineteen eighty nine.Webster promoted the album with a North American
tour. The album was nominated fora Bammy Award in the Blues album category.

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Katie Webster passed away in nineteen ninetynine at age sixty three. You
can check out Katie Webster's music onSpotify. Thank you for listening to Podcasting
Blues. I'm your host, GaleNobles,