Miss Donna Alexander
(Queen Mother of the Blues) born into a band of musicians and
singers, father, mother and siblings. She started singing at the age
of 5yrs old. Discovered by her father the late Rev. Joseph
Alexander, she has been singing ever since.
Through her childhood she sang with
her family. Donna sang in various places around the tri state area.
In later years she branched off on her own and sang with several
gospel choirs, Grace and Truth Delegation, Travelers for
Christ and the Deloris Jennings Community Choir,
just to name a few.
As Donna’s style of music was
growing she stumbled upon a band called The Blues Brothers
and that’s when her love for blues began. Not just the sound but the
cultural history of how blues came to be and it’s similarities to
gospel music made her eager to learn more.
Donna has learned how the chronicles
of one man’s life can turn into a melody and she implements this
into her song writing and arrangements. In 2009 she assembled a band
of her own called Donna Alexander and her Shades of Blue.
This band is made up of both jazz and blues musicians which gives it
a unique and special sound. |