Jessie Mae Hemphill Net Worth

Jessie Mae Hemphill was a pioneering female blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter born in Mississippi in 1923. She released several albums, including She Wolf and Dare You Do It Again, and was honored posthumously with the founding of the Jessie Mae Hemphill Foundation, which works to protect the music created in northern Mississippi.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day October 18, 1923
Birth Place Mississippi
Age 97 YEARS OLD
Died On Jul 22, 2006 (age 82)
Birth Sign Libra

💰 Net worth: $6 Million (2024)

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About

One of the earliest female blues guitarists who was also a vocalist and released albums like She Wolf and Dare You Do It Again. The Jessie Mae Hemphill Foundation was founded in her honor to protect music created in northern Mississippi.

Before Fame

She began playing guitar at age seven, and then learned drums to play in her grandfather's band.

Trivia

She did not have her music recorded until the late 1960s, by a researcher; her commercial success only began in the 1980s.

Family Life

She was born in Senatobia in northern Mississippi, a little east of the Delta.

Associated With

She appeared in a drum band on the PBS children's show, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which starred Fred Rogers.