Cyndi Lauper自1983年底推出首张个人专辑《She's so unusual》起,便以其极尽鲜艳、夸张与多变的妆扮造型领导风潮,同时又以其演唱与创作才华,获得乐界一致好评,不仅专辑销售达六百万张、创下首张专辑便拥有四首TOP 5单曲的纪录外,更于翌年获第27届葛莱美奖年度最佳歌曲等五个奖项提名,并勇夺最佳新进艺人头衔,风头之健仅次于Michael Jackson。
Cyndi Lauper's recent transformation from pop diva to blues maven was inspired by her lifelong admiration for the early blues pioneers, including one the earliest of them all, Ma Rainey. Lauper dedicated the album to Rainey, whose influence on younger singers earned her the title, "Mother of the Blu…