Katie Webster
Born Kathryn Jewel Thorne
American blues pianist and singer. She was a session musician for producers J.D. Miller and Eddie Shuler before going on to record her own work and lead The Uptighters. In the mid-60s she performed with and opened for Otis Redding. While she mostly dropped out of music in the '70s, she made a comeback in the '80s.
b. January 11, 1936 (Houston, TX, USA)
d. September 5, 1999 (League City, TX, USA)