Nora Jean Bruso
Nora Jean Bruso | |
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Nora Jean Bruso, in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Nora Jean Wallace Nora Jean |
| Born | Elnora Jean Wallace June 21, 1956 Greenwood, Mississippi, United States |
| Genres | Chicago blues, electric blues |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Labels | Red Hurricane Records, Severn Records |
Nora Jean Wallace (formerly Bruso) (born June 21, 1956) is an American Chicago and electric blues singer and songwriter. She has penned over 700 songs, and worked with Carl Weathersby and Dave Specter.
Fellow blues singer, Koko Taylor once commented, "Nora Jean sounds just like I did when I was her age. She is one of the new upcoming women that's singing the real blues. I know she is going to make it." Bruso was named one of the ten great women in Chicago blues by Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. She has been nominated various times for a Blues Music Award.