Joyce "Baby Jean" Kennedy (born 1948 in Anguilla, Mississippi) is an American singer and co-founder of the funk-rock band Mother's Finest, which she formed in the early 1970s with her husband Glenn Murdock. The band - widely regarded as one of the first multiracial rock groups - earned three gold-certified albums and toured as support for AC/DC, Aerosmith and Black Sabbath. Kennedy also received a Grammy nomination for her duet "The Last Time I Made Love" with Jeffrey Osborne, and released the solo EP Rock'n My Soul in 2022.
Mother's Finest played in Aschaffenburg and Winterbach in Germany at the end of July 2026 as part of a European summer tour.
Mother's Finest is booked to perform at Poppodium Q-Factory in Amsterdam on November 13, 2026.
Joyce Kennedy released the solo EP Rock'n My Soul on July 15, 2022 on all digital streaming platforms.
Kennedy stated in connection with the EP release that as a woman of color she finds herself outside the conventional music boxes: "My music is rocking and heavy."
The legendary American funk-rock band Mother's Finest brings their hard-hitting, melodic sound to Odense. This may be their last Danish performance, celebrating their iconic 1978 Rockpalast show.
The legendary American rock-funk band Mother's Finest brings their iconic sound to Den Grå Hal, celebrating 45 years since their historic 1978 Rockpalast performance.