About Clara McDaniel
Born 1948. Clara McDaniel is a singer, singer-songwriter, singing and songwriter.
Clara McDaniel (born November 26, 1948) is an American blues singer and songwriter. She sang and played the piano at her local church. She performed alongside Big Bad Smitty and Big George at Club Caravan, but more significantly for her future career, she teamed up with Albert King at Ned Love's. This led to her touring with King in the Deep South in the 1970s. When McDaniel returned home she managed King's fleet of taxicabs. She later performed with Tommy Bankhead, Bobby Bland, Little Milton, Oliver Sain, and Ike Turner among others. Over that period she had to combine two or three jobs, with her singing being mainly restricted to weekends.
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Who is Clara McDaniel?
American blues singer and songwriter
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Clara McDaniel was born on 26 November 1948 in Pontiac.
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Clara McDaniel is a singer, singer-songwriter, singing and songwriter.
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