Ruthie Foster

Ruthie Foster: Joy Comes Back

by James Nadal
February 26, 2017

To prove the point that one can go home again, Ruthie Foster returned to the small church in Caldwell, Texas, where she began, singing hymns in the choir, in search of inspiration for Joy Comes Back. For Foster, singing gospel and soul is a birthright, blues and country her second nature; the vast Americana musical landscape being her backyard. After years on the road, Foster chose to record at neighbor and producer Daniel Barrett's studio in Austin, giving ...

Ruthie Foster: Singing The Blues

by James Nadal
July 19, 2015

Since releasing her first solo record less than a decade ago, Ruthie Foster has steadily gained momentum and respect within the music industry as a double threat singer/guitarist. With eight more albums in her discography, including the critically acclaimed The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster (Blue Corn Music, 2007), she has risen to prominence in the Blues community, winning the 2015 Koko Taylor Award, but she is much more than a blues singer. She has taken the gospel, blues, and soul from ...

Ruthie Foster's CD 'Let It Burn' Shipping Tuesday, January 31; Takes to the Road

Source: conqueroo
January 26, 2012

2012 U.S. tour under way, with Grammy Museum webcast on street date and SXSW appearance. LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Ruthie Foster celebrates the release of her new album, Let It Burn, on Tuesday, January 31 with an appearance that night at Los Angeles' Grammy Museum. The performance and interview there will be available to fans throughout the world on a web simulcast . The event kicks off a tour that continues into late spring with stops in all major cities ...
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Ruthie Foster's New Album, "Let It Burn," Recorded in New Orleans with Special Guests, Expands Musical Boundaries

Source: conqueroo
November 2, 2011

January 31 release on Blue Corn Music features Blind Boys of Alabama, soul legend William Bell, and songs by Adele, Black Keys, Los Lobos, Johnny Cash, The Band, Pete Seeger, Crosby, Stills & Nash and more. AUSTIN, TX: Those who have followed Ruthie Foster's eclectic musical history know that she can burn down any stage with her combustible blend of soul, blues, rock, folk and gospel. And when Grammy Award-winning producer John Chelew suggested she record an album in New ...
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Gurf Morlix's New Album Features Ruthie Foster, Patty Griffin and Barbara K

Source: conqueroo
November 7, 2008

Producer-turned-artist has worked with Lucinda Williams, Mary Gauthier, Warren Zevon, Robert Earl Keen, Michael Penn, Buddy Miller and more

AUSTIN, Texas – Gurf Morlix, who has worked as producer, guitarist and multi- instrumentalist for some of America’s greatest artists, is getting set to release his own fifth album, Last Exit to Happyland on the Rootball Records label on February 17, 2009.

Tempting as it may be, don’t just judge Morlix by the company he keeps, even if it does provide ...
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