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Olga Wilhelmine Munding 
Background information Birth name Olga Wilhelmine Munding Born October 18, 1976
San Francisco, California, United StatesGenres Blues, country, pop Occupations Actress, singer Years active 1990–present (actress)
1996–present (singer)Labels 219 Records Website www.laolga.com Olga Wilhelmine Munding (born October 18, 1976) is an American New Orleans-based blues musician and actress.[1]
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Music
Olga is a blues vocalist and guitar player know for her sultry voice and Southern sound. Munding first took interest in the blues, when she was in high school.[2] She developed her signature style through an extended tutelage under the pioneering female blues musician Jessie Mae Hemphill.[3] Olga and Jessie recorded together extensively and participated in together in Martin Scorsese’s The Blues.[4]
Olga has released three albums of her own, "Now Is The Time", "Kiss Your Blues Away", and "Blues Babe."[4][5] In 2011, she released her fourth album "Whatever You Want",[6] which was written with Cody Dickinson of the Grammy-nominated North Mississippi Allstars and mixed and produced by Emmy winning producer Winn McElroy.[7][8]
She has played with Chris Isak, Los Lobos, North Mississippi Allstars and co-engineered the Grammy nominated song, Monkey to Man by Elvis Costello.[4][9][10] Olga is the ex-wife of Squirrel Nut Zippers singer James "Jimbo" Mathus.
She is also the founder and president of the Jessie Mae Hemphill Foundation, which honors the legendary and influential musician who served as her mentor and friend.[11][12][13] The foundation supports, preserves and archives the indigenous music of northern Mississippi and provides assistance for musicians in need from the region who could not survive on meager publishing royalties. This gained prominence in 2008, when Mulding fought publicly with popular musician Cat Power who has used but not credited a Hemphill song on one of her albums[14]. On August 16, 2011 Olga was elected to the Blues Foundation's Board of Directors[15].
Acting
Olga has appeared in numerous television shows and movies.[16] She acted in the short film “The Statue” which won the New Orleans Film Festival in 2010.[17]
Discography
- Blues Babe (2003)[18]
- Kiss Your Blues Away (2004)[19]
- Now is the Time (2006)[20]
- Whatever You Want (2011)[6]
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes 2010 Statue Girl Musician Short film Knucklehead Paramedic/Parent/Club Patron/Wrestling Match Patron uncredited 2011 The Mechanic Office Employee Seconds Apart Female Student A Little Bit of Heaven Sax Fifth Avenue Shopper/Gala Patron/Restaurant Patron That's What I Am Neighbor From the Rough Golf Spectator post-production[21] The Hungry Rabbit Jumps Truck Show Attendee post-production[22] Television Year Title Role Notes 2010 Treme[23] Mardi Gras Muse 1 episode References
- ^ Olga, Now Is The Time Rambles.net. Jerome Clark. September 2006
- ^ "Olga's Bio". Jambase. http://www.jambase.com/Artists/9246/Olga-Wilhelmine/Bio. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ Olga ArtsNewOrleans Profile
- ^ a b c Artist Biography LAOlga.com
- ^ [New Releases] Olga "Now Is The Time" Jackson Free Press October 18, 2006
- ^ a b "Whatever You Want Album". Billboard. 2011-06-21. http://www.billboard.com/album/olga/whatever-you-want/1504447#/album/olga/whatever-you-want/1504447. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- ^ JUNE 2011 SONICBIDS “ARTISTS 2 WATCH” "The record was produced, engineered and mixed by Emmy winning producer Winn McElroy at his studio, Black Wings Studio in Water Valley MS.
- ^ Olga's Whatever You Want featuring Cody Dickinson Swampland.com
- ^ Episode 303 Artist: Olga Wilhelmine Munding Chicagoacoustic.net Quote: “Los Lobos "adopted" me, and let me hang out and observe how they did things. I often sat on the stage during their shows."
- ^ Olga Wilhelmine with Cody Dickinson River Cities Reader 23 JUNE 2010
- ^ Jessie Mae Hemphill Profile The State Journal posted July 24, 2006
- ^ Blues musician Jessie Mae Hemphill dies Blues News 30/07/2006
- ^ Jessie Mae Hemphill, 71, Blues Musician, Dies New York Times. July 25, 2006
- ^ Matador Records Skips Important Credit on Cat Power's Jukebox SF Weekly. By Andy Tennille Wednesday, Apr 9 2008
- ^ Blues Foundation The Blues Foundation Board of Directors posted August 17, 2011
- ^ IMDB: Olga
- ^ The Statue (2010) The Busking Project 2/11/2011
- ^ "Blues Babe Album". Cd Universe. http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6706263/a/Blues+Babe.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "Kiss Your Blues Away Album". Cdbaby. 2010-11-17. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/olga3. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "Now is the Time Album". Cdbaby. 2010-11-17. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/olga2. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "From the Rough Film". Imdb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1704586/. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "The Hungry Rabbit Jumps Film". Imdb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1214962/. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "Treme Credit". Imdb. 2010-06-06. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1612987/fullcredits#cast/. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
External links
- Magic Moment from Olga Wilhelmine WWOZ.org
- Olga IMDB.com
- Official website
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- American blues guitarists
- American blues singer-songwriters
- American female singers
- American female guitarists
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