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At the age of 20, she knocked Ray Charles from the top of the R'n'B charts with the self-penned "You'll Lose A Good Thing." She also wrote and originated the much-covered feminist funk anthem "I'm A Good Woman," not to mention "Oh, Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin')," as plundered by the Stones. Self-accompanied on electric guitar, she possesses a style that is unique—raw, yet polished; emotional, yet calm; organic, yet sophisticated. As a live performer she is tireless, but her lifelong fear of flying has prevented her from accepting all but one offer to gig in Britain. At her sole live show in the UK, I was there to see Barbara Lynn....