Bryant learned to play guitar from her father and uncle before dropping out of high school in eleventh grade and beginning to perform wherever she could.
"[4] In 1983, she performed at the Chattahoochee Folk Festival, and soon began playing at local, regional, and international venues to a growing fanbase.
In 1995, Bryant met Tim Duffy and became involved with the Music Maker Relief Foundation, who assisted her in booking global tours and shows and increasing her following through events like Blues to Bop in Lugano, Switzerland, Port Townsend Blues Festival, and Chicken Raid in Atlanta, Georgia.
[7] Bryant died on January 12, 2013, in Columbus, Georgia, of complications from diabetes and congestive heart failure.
Three songs from that session were released on 7" vinyl by Fat Possum Records, under the title George Mitchell Collection, vol.