Jessie Mae Hemphill was born on October 18, 1934 in Senatobia, Mississippi, USA. She was a composer, known for
Black Snake Moan (2006),
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day (2012) and
Jessie Mae Hemphill & Friends (2004). She died on July 22, 2006 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.