Deitra Farr (born August 1, 1957)[1][2] is an American blues, soul and gospel singer-songwriter.

Farr was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and began singing in the mid-1970s with various soul bands.

She converted to Catholicism as a child and sang in the gospel choir at Holy Angels Catholic Church on the South Side.

At the age of 18, she recorded the lead vocals on "You Won't Support Me" with the Chicago group Mill Street Depo.

From 1993 to 1996, she was the lead singer for Mississippi Heat and recorded two albums with them, Learned the Hard Way and Thunder in my Heart.