Rosa Lee Hill

Rosa Lee Hill (September 25, 1910 – October 22, 1968) was an American blues musician.^[1]

Hill was born in Como, Mississippi, United States.^[1] Her album, Rosa Lee Hill and Friends, was part of Fat Possum's campaign to reissue the recordings made by George Mitchell. It included Hill's niece, Jessie Mae Hemphill, as well as Jim Bunkley, Catherine Porter, Will Shade, Essie Mae Brooks, Precious Bryant, and Lottie Kate.

Hill played music that was in the tradition of north Mississippi, singing acoustic blues that made use of subtly varied repetition. The daughter of Sid Hemphill, her song "Bullyin' Well", which was recorded by Alan Lomax, has been included on a number of releases over the years.^[2]

Hill died in October 1968, aged 58, in Senatobia, Mississippi.^[1]

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