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Gaye Adegbalola Born Gaye Todd March 21 1944 Fredericksburg VA Is An American Blues Singer And Guitarist Teacher Lecturer Activist And Photographer. She Was A Founding Member Of Saffire The Uppity Blues Women Initially Formed As A Duo In 1984 By Adegbalola And Her Guitar Teacher Ann Rabson. Adegbalola Was Born And Raised In Fredericksburg Virginia. She Graduated As Valedictorian Of The Then-Segregated Walker-Grant High School. She Finished Boston University With A Major In Biology And A Minor In Chemistry. Prior To Becoming A Teacher She Worked As A Technical Writer For TRW Systems A Biochemical Researcher At Rockefeller University And A Bacteriologist At Harlem Hospital. She Has A Master’s Degree In Educational Media With A Concentration In Photography From Virginia State University. In The Early '70s She Began Her Teaching Career. She Was An Educator In The Fredericksburg City Public School System For 18 Years And Honored As Virginia State Teacher Of The Year In 1982. Throughout Her Teaching Career She Directed Harambee 360º Experimental Theater. She Was Able To Creatively Use Performance As A Tool To Assist Black Youth In Gaining Confidence As They Struggled With Identity Issues During The Spread Of "integration." During Her Teaching Career Adegbalola Moonlighted As A Musician. By Maintaining The Blues Legacy She Now Sees Herself As A Contemporary Griot – Keeping The History Alive Delivering Messages Of Empowerment Ministering To The Heartbroken And Finding Joy In The Mundane. As A Founding Member Of Saffire The Uppity Blues Women She Became A Full-Time Performer. Saffire Ended In November 2009 After Making Music Together For 25 Years. She Has Toured Nationally And Internationally And Has Won Numerous Awards Including The Prestigious Blues Music Award Formerly The W.C. Handy Award – The Grammy Of The Blues Industry . As Of 2012 Adegbalola Has 14 CDs In National Distribution Including 4 On Her Own Label Hot Toddy Music. Gaye Composes Sings And Plays Acoustic Guitar Slide Guitar And Harmonica. She Is The Mother Of Son Juno Lumumba Kahlil. Motherhood Is Essential To Her Bio. Official Website Gaye Adegbalola
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Gaye Adegbalola Born Gaye Todd March 21 1944 Fredericksburg VA Is An American Blues Singer And Guitarist Teacher Lecturer Activist And Photographer. She Was A Founding Member Of Saffire The Uppity Blues Women Initially Formed As A Duo In 1984 By Adegbalola And Her Guitar Teacher Ann Rabson. Adegbalola Was Born And Raised In Fredericksburg Virginia. She Graduated As Valedictorian Of The Then-Segregated Walker-Grant High School. She Finished Boston University With A Major In Biology And A Minor In Chemistry. Prior To Becoming A Teacher She Worked As A Technical Writer For TRW Systems A Biochemical Researcher At Rockefeller University And A Bacteriologist At Harlem Hospital. She Has A Master’s Degree In Educational Media With A Concentration In Photography From Virginia State University. In The Early '70s She Began Her Teaching Career. She Was An Educator In The Fredericksburg City Public School System For 18 Years And Honored As Virginia State Teacher Of The Year In 1982. Throughout Her Teaching Career She Directed Harambee 360º Experimental Theater. She Was Able To Creatively Use Performance As A Tool To Assist Black Youth In Gaining Confidence As They Struggled With Identity Issues During The Spread Of "integration." During Her Teaching Career Adegbalola Moonlighted As A Musician. By Maintaining The Blues Legacy She Now Sees Herself As A Contemporary Griot – Keeping The History Alive Delivering Messages Of Empowerment Ministering To The Heartbroken And Finding Joy In The Mundane. As A Founding Member Of Saffire The Uppity Blues Women She Became A Full-Time Performer. Saffire Ended In November 2009 After Making Music Together For 25 Years. She Has Toured Nationally And Internationally And Has Won Numerous Awards Including The Prestigious Blues Music Award Formerly The W.C. Handy Award – The Grammy Of The Blues Industry . As Of 2012 Adegbalola Has 14 CDs In National Distribution Including 4 On Her Own Label Hot Toddy Music. Gaye Composes Sings And Plays Acoustic Guitar Slide Guitar And Harmonica. She Is The Mother Of Son Juno Lumumba Kahlil. Motherhood Is Essential To Her Bio. Official Website Gaye Adegbalola
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