What is Annie Raines?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Annie Raines | Img = Annie Raines.jpg | Img_alt = | Img_capt =Annie Raines playing with Paul Rishell at the Cafe Blue Hills 4/12/2008 | image_size = 200px | Landscape = | Background = solo_singer | birth_name = | Alias = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|7|3}} |birth_place=[[Boston, Massachusetts]] |death_date = | Instrument = harmonica, piano, vocals | Genre = Blues | Occupation = | Years_active = 1990s till present | Label = | associated_acts = | website = }} '''Annie Raines''' (born 3 July 1969 near [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]) is an [[Americans|American]] harp player, [[piano]] player and singer. ==Career== Raines took up the [[harmonica]] at the age of 17. She left Antioch College to make a musical career. She was fascinated by the sound of [[Muddy Waters]], [[Little Walter|Little Walter Jacobs]], and Sonny Boy Williamson. She was influenced by this blues master. She began to play on the streets and at local Boston clubs. She went to Chicago where she met and played with [[Pinetop Perkins]] and [[James Cotton]]. She played in Chicagos blues clubs. During this time she developed a style of her own. She teamed with guitarist Paul Rishell who introduced her to the country blues tradition. == Other websites == *[http://www.paulandannie.com/mojorodeo/ Homepage Paul Rishell and Annie Raines] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111222502/http://www.paulandannie.com/mojorodeo/ |date=2011-11-11 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Raines, Annie}} [[Category:Blues musicians]] [[Category:Blues harp players]] [[Category:1969 births]] [[Category:Living people]]