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Carolyn Wonderland

Wonderland in her hometown of Houston, Texas, in the early ’90s, when she was still a teenager. The first thing that struck me were her powerhouse vocals, which harkened back to Janis Joplin and seemed far too big for her petite frame and girlish demeanor. But besides being a great singer, Carolyn is, in 1993, and issued her latest, , in 2017. When she’s not on tour with her own band, she’s out walking in the footsteps of players like Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Coco Montoya and many others, touring and playing lead guitar with British blues legend John Mayall. Visit for more information.

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