Lady Bianca

Life and career Lady Bianca was born Bianca Thornton, in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.

Between 1981 and 1986, Lady Bianca toured with and recorded backing vocals for Van Morrison, appearing on recordings such as Beautiful Vision (1982), Inarticulate Speech of the Heart (1983), Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast (1984), A Sense of Wonder (1985), and No Guru, No Method, No Teacher (1986). Lady Bianca also worked with John Lee Hooker and Willie Dixon. Her backing vocals work continued in the 1990s, when she worked with Frankie Lee and Maria Muldaur. Lady Bianca's next solo effort was the critically acclaimed Rollin''' (2001), which was released on the Rooster Blues label. In 2002, she was given the 'Keys to the City' in Oakland. Let Love Have Its Way (2005), Through a Woman's Eyes (2007), and A Woman Never Forgets (2009). and the Monterey Bay Blues Festival in 2008.

Three of her albums have been nominated for a Grammy Award: Best Kept Secret, Rollin', and Through a Woman's Eyes''.

Discography Year Title Record label 1995 Best Kept Secret Telarc Distribution 2001 Rollin'''