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Soul filled rather than soulful. >> she got an inspiration in life's ups and downs. raised in philadelphia by her mother and grandmother who is affectionally called blues babe, she started writing poetry in the seventh grade. the young poet was also an aspiring singer and got her start by working in a recording studio restoring the wood in the lobby, waiting to be noticed. >> every day i would stain and polyurethane. >> needless to say, it worked. >> since her debut album in 2000, she told 4 million albums, won three grammys and expanded her reach from the stage to the shelf to the screen. >> ...
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