Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1980, R&B, Blues, Detroit, MI
Matrix #: FC 40105
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great

Cultural Facts:

1. Legal Trouble: IRS tax liens followed her for years; contracts often required cash in hand before she’d go onstage.

2. Media Narrative: Columbia-era vault compilation (1960–66), repackaged after her Atlantic breakthrough reshaped her public image.

3. Personal Struggle: Her first husband/manager Ted White was reported to be abusive; leaving him was part of reclaiming control.

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