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B3 and piano, and her husband Carey Dachtyl also studio producer, played the maracas on tune 11

“Jump Back”. Background vocals are from Mary Lusco Ashley, Paula Brown (also vocalists in their
own right and singing with me for many years), Robert Blackburn, and myself.

LL: How have you fared during the pandemic?
TT: I am a news buff, so I started wearing a mask in January 2020. My children laughed at me, they

thought I was crazy until they realized in March that there was a true pandemic that followed isola-
tion and a world shut down. Prior to the pandemic gigs were cancelled, appointments were can-
celled, and many things happened from the corners of your home. I started painting and teaching
myself piano and music theory. I was surprised how I started creating ideas and then put them on
canvas. During the pandemic, I believe I've painted over 100 paintings. My grandson was so im-
pressed with my paintings he convinced me to let him make me a site at www.teenys.art to sell a

few. The isolation from family, friends, and fans has been devastating, but hopefully the end is in
the near future.
LL: Besides a possible Blues Foundation “Traditional Female Blues (Koko Taylor Award) Art-

ist” win, what can we look forward to from you?

TT: More art, songwriting, and piano self-lessons. I like to introduce some of my songs to other art-
ists to sing and perform. As far as my artwork, I will keep painting in hopes of creating a master-
piece before I leave the earth. I’d also like to finish an autobiography of my life as a biracial child
and all the obstacles and triumphs that I have overcome. Very interested in ‘Blues in the Schools’
and continuing my ‘Women in Blues Workshops’.

~ Lawrence Lebo

Lawrence Lebo is an award winning, critically acclaimed blues recording artist living in Los
Angeles, CA, USA. She can be found on the web at www.lawrencelebo.com

The Invisible Me
by

Teeny Tucker