Brenda Patterson

Brenda Patterson is an American blues singer,^[1] based in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.^[2]

Patterson, at the time of her early albums, was married to the songwriter Domingo "Sam" Samudio, and was a backing singer for Ry Cooder and Bob Dylan.^[3]^[4] Her self-titled 1973 album, released on Playboy Records, featured contributions from John Kahn and Merl Saunders.^[5]

Discography

Keep on Keepin' On, 1970
Brenda Patterson, 1973
Like Good Wine, 1974
The Coon Elder Band Featuring Brenda Patterson, The Coon Elder Band Featuring Brenda Patterson, 1977
Cooley's House, 1999^[2]^[6]

^ Billboard - February 28, 1970 - p. 8 'MEMPHIS' — Epic Records unveiled two of their newest album acts during a specially called meeting to present blues- rock singer Brenda Patterson and Indian rock group, Red- bone before the press and members of the National ...
^ ^a ^b ^c "Brenda Patterson". Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
^ Jake Austen (2011). Flying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll: Conversations with Unjustly ... Duke University Press Books. p. 224. ISBN 978-0822348498. They called my house, my wife at that time was a singer, Brenda Patterson. She had a great voice but people kept tryin' to make a Janis Joplin out of her. They wanted her to sing "Building Fires" on the soundtrack. Ry Cooder found out we...
^ The Absolute Sound - Volume 16, Issues 73-74, 1991, p. 204, "Cooder's line-up includes Freddy Fender, John Hiatt, Sam "The Sham" Samudio, Bobby King, Willie Greene Jr., Jim Dickinson, Brenda Patterson, Tim Drummond and Jim Keltner. With a group like that you would expect the sparks to fly"
^ "Brenda Patterson". The Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ "Brenda Patterson - Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 August 2017.