Danielle Nicole is an American blues/soul musician from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Her self-titled solo debut EP was released March 10, 2015 on Concord Records. The self-titled EP features Grammy Award-winning producer-guitarist Anders Osborne, Galactic's co-founding drummer Stanton Moore and keyboardist Mike Sedovic. On February 25, 2015, American Blues Scene premiered the track "Didn't Do You No Good" off the new EP. In May 2019, she received Blues Music Awards for both Contemporary Blues Female Artist and Bass Instrumentalist.
Background
Danielle Nicole was previously in the bandTrampled Under Foot with her brothers Kris and Nick Schnebelen. At the 2014 Blues Music Awards, Trampled Under Foot's album, Badlands, won the 'Contemporary Blues Album of the Year' category. At the same ceremony, Danielle Nicole, under the name of Danielle Schnebelen, triumphed in the 'Best Instrumentalist – Bass' category. The band was also nominated in the 'Band of the Year' category.
Career
In September 2015, her debut album, Wolf Den, was released on Concord Records. It reached number 2 in the BillboardTop Blues Albums chart in October that year. The album was produced by Anders Osborne and Ryan Kingsbury. Writers included Danielle Nicole, Anders Osborne, Al Jackson Jr. and Mike Sedovic. Players were Danielle Nicole, vocals/bass; Anders Osborne and Luther Dickinson, guitars; Mike Sedovic, keyboards; Stanton Moore, drums. On March 10, 2018, Danielle Nicole's second release, Cry No More, peaked at number 1 in the Billboard Top Blues Albums Chart and included producer collaborator Tony Braunagel; writers Danielle Schnebelen, Bill Withers, Prince, Jeff Paris, Tamara Champlin, Maia Sharp, Pam Rose, Anthony LaPeau and John Lardieri. Players were Danielle Nicole, vocals/bass; Nick Schnebelen, Brandon Miller, Walter Trout, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Monster Mike Welch, Luther Dickinson and Johnny Lee Schell, guitars; Mike Sedovic, Mike Finnigan, and Kelly Finnigan, organs; Tony Braunagel, drums; with Maxanne Lewis and Kudisan Kai as background vocalists. The TV series, S.W.A.T., used "Save Me" from this album on the February 21, 2019 episode of the show. Danielle Nicole along with Christone Ingram, did the warm up show for the Fourth Annual Utah Blues Festival June, 2018 at the State Room, headlined with her band, Brandon Miller and Kris Schnebelen at the International Blues Festival in Canada in July 2018 and at the Bean Blossom Blues Festival in Indiana in August 2018. She performed with an orchestra her tribute to Etta James and Aretha Franklin at Knuckleheads SaloonNovember 2018 and, in February 2019, was part of a cruise and concert at Knuckleheads for the Michael Ledbetter Foundation. Danielle Nicole's awards have included the Independent Blues Award for best contemporary CD in Blues Blast magazine, and Top 20 Blues Rock Roots Album. She was inducted into Canada's South Blues Society Hall of Fame. Her release "Cry No More" was nominated for a 2019 Grammy Award in Contemporary blues. In May 2019, Danielle Nicole's "Cry No More" received two Blues Music Awards for Contemporary Blues Female Artist and Bass Instrumentalist and garnered three additional Independent Blues Awards in September 2019 for best R & B Soul CD, Music Video for the album's title track, and R & B Soul Song for Prince's How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?"
