The Jubirt Sisters

Raised into a very musical family in Memphis Tennessee, the Jubirt Sisters (Ann, Carol, and Lynn) were heavily inspired by the multitude of blues styles presented to them by their mother, Mrs. Lillie Jubirt. It was also Mrs. Jubirt who would work to teach the sisters their choreography, which was almost always based on the downhome style from her native Mississippi. The sisters would also be influenced by the number of visits from musical family members, including Skip James, a renowned bluesman of the time. 

With this strong foundation in older blues styles, the elder sisters, Ann and Carol, would eventually move on from family music sessions to also recording demo tapes for several Memphis songwriters. Soon after this all three girls would being performing in public, primarily at schools, clubs, banquets, concerts, festivals, and in their church choir. These performances would continue until they would meet Dr. David Evans in 1981 while at an organizational meeting for the Blues Foundation.

This meeting would lead to two major recordings, each featuring the unique trio-style of the group. Rarely in recorded music has there been a girl group that focuses primarily on the blues, as almost always it was more focused around pop or rock. On top of this, the group has the middle voice, Carol, holding the main melody, with Ann and Lynn taking up harmonies on the top and bottom, respectively.