Lalomie Washburn has been played on NTS shows including Launette's Hour , with Shade Of Blue first played on 3 November 2013.

US soul vocalist (25th August 1941 - 18th September 2004) from the soul/funk 70's band High Voltage. She released her solo album, My Music Is Hot, in 1977 and collaborated with many artists including Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Chaka Khan and Ray Charles.

In 2005 she was inducted into the Omaha Black Music Hall of Fame