Steve Harvey will welcome a number of talented women onto the stage of Little Big Shots: Forever Young on the July 12 episode. Harvey’s guests include 81-year-old bodybuilder Ernestine Shepherd and 78-year-old blues guitarist Beverly “Guitar” Watkins of Atlanta, Georgia.
[Don’t Mess with Miss Watkins includes “Red Mama Blues”]
[Beverly’s 1999 album Back in Business is on Amazon]
Beverly “Guitar” Watkins used to be a street performer in the 1980s, a regular at the Underground Atlanta. Over the years, she worked with Piano Red (of “Dr. Feelgood” fame) and opened for stars including James Brown, Ray Charles, and Aretha Franklin. On her own, Beverly released four albums/CDs of original music (see links above and below). Little Big Shots: Forever Young airs Wednesdays at 8pm on NBC.
{The Spiritual Expressions of Beverly “Guitar” Watkins includes “Clap Your Hands”]
[The Feelings of Beverly “Guitar” Watkins is on Amazon, too]