Eden Brent

Eden Brent was born in 1965 and raised in Greenville, Mississippi, where she attended Washington School. Brent studied jazz and music at the University of North Texas, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Music.In 1985, Ames took her under his wing for 16 years, nicknaming her Little Boogaloo. This apprenticeship advanced Brent’s talents. She was featured alongside Ames in the 1999 PBS documentary, Boogaloo & Eden: Sustaining the Sound, and in the 2002 South African production Forty Days in the Delta. Since launching her career, Eden travels the United States and abroad performing in festivals such as Notodden, the Chicago Blues Festival, Cognac's Blues Passions, and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. She is a frequent piano bar host aboard the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise. ==Awards==

;Won • 2009: "Acoustic Artist of The Year" by the Blues Foundation • 2009: "Acoustic Album of Year" by the Blues Foundation • 2010: "Pinetop Perkins Piano Player" by the Blues Foundation • 2015: "Holiday Song" award for "Valentine" - 2015 14th Annual Independent Music Awards • 2025: "Pinetop Perkins Piano Player" by the Blues Foundation ;Nominated • 2008: "Sean Costello Rising Star Award" by the Blues Blast Music Awards • 2008: "Blues Song Of The Year" by the Blues Critic Awards Reader's Poll for "Mississippi Number 1" • 2009: "Blues Album of the Year" by the Just Plain Folks Music Awards for "Mississippi Number 1" • 2009: "Blues Song of the Year" by the Just Plain Folks Music Awards for "Until I Die" • 2009: "Best New Artist Debut" by the Blues Foundation for Mississippi Number 1 • 2009: "Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year" by the Blues Foundation • 2009: "Blues Song Of The Year" finalist at the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards for "Mississippi Flatland Blues" • 2009: "Blues Artist of The Year" by the Living Blues Awards • 2009: "Best New Artist Debut Recording" by the Blues Blast Music Awards • 2009: "Best Female Artist" by the Blues Blast Music Awards • 2009: "Sean Costello Rising Star Award" by the Blues Blast Music Awards • 2010: "Most Outstanding Musician – Keyboard" by the Living Blues Awards • 2011: "Blues Album, Adult Contemporary Song" for The Independent Music Awards ==Discography==

• 2003: Something Cool (Little Boogaloo Records) • 2008: Mississippi Number One (Yellow Dog Records) • 2010: ''Ain't Got No Troubles'' (Yellow Dog Records) • 2014: Jigsaw Heart (Yellow Dog Records) • 2018: An Eden Brent Christmas (with Bob Dowell) (Yellow Dog Records) • 2024: Getaway Blues (Yellow Dog Records) ==References==