Lynn, Barbara

Lynn, Barbara Barbara Lynn Ozen, 16 January 1942; Beaumont, TX Although commercial success has come to her primarily as an R&B singer and songwriter, Barbara Lynn ’s musical roots are deep in the blues. Trained as a pianist in her childhood, the sounds of early rock ’n’ roll led her to switch to the guitar in her early teens; early influences on her playing style include Guitar Slim and Jimmy Reed. Shortly thereafter she formed her first group, Bobbie Lynn and the Idols. Though technically too…