Kerri Simpson
Biography
Kerri Simpson is a blues singer from Melbourne. In 2024 Simpson was inducted into Blues Music Victoria's Hall of Fame. Her band Opelousas, a trio with Allison Ferrier and Anthony 'Shorty' Shortte, won Music Victoria Awards in 2024 for best blues work, and best blues album in 2019 with Opelousified. Simpson's album Confessin' the Blues was nominated for a 1999 ARIA Award for Best Blues & Roots Album. In 2005 Simpson won Chain Australia Blues Music Awards for best female vocals. Predominantly a blues musician, she has also performed country with 'Kerri Simpson and the Prodigal Sons', gospel with the Gospel Belles and Ska with The Ska Vendors. Gospel Belles were formed in 2006 and consists of singers Kerri Simpson, Kelly Auty, Marisa Quigley and Diana Wolfe. The Ska Vendors is a Ska band fronted by Melbourne Ska Orchestra's Steve Montgomery alongside Simpson, Steve Phillips, Chris Rogers, Johnny Holmes, Dean Hilson, Russell Roberts, Michael Havir and Pat Powell.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
55 releases · 13 albums · active 1990–2025
- Performance · 96
- Production · 4
- Other credits · 2
- Engineering · 2
Studios: Platinum Studios, Melbourne · Periscope Studios · The Enclave Recording Facility · Metropolis Audio
Frequent collaborators
- Not Drowning, Waving
- Wendy Rule
- Chris Wilson (6)
- Jeff Lang
- Monique Brumby
- David Bridie
- Various
- The Doug Anthony Allstars