Ruthie Foster at Shank Hall

In the tightknit musical community of Austin, Texas, its tough to get away with posturing. You either bring it, or you dont.If you do, word gets around. And one day, you find yourself duetting with Bonnie Raitt, or standing onstage with the Allman Brothers at New Yorks Beacon Theater and trading verses with Susan Tedeschi. You might even wind up getting nominated for a Best Blues Album Grammy four times. And those nominations would be in addition to your seven Blues Music Awards, three Austin Music Awards, the Grand Prix du Disque award from the Acadmie Charles-Cros in France, a Living Blues Critics Award for Female Blues Artist of the Year, and the title of an inspiring American Artist as a United States Artists 2018 Fellow.Theres only one Austinite with that rsum: Ruthie Foster...

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In the tightknit musical community of Austin, Texas, its tough to get away with posturing. You either bring it, or you dont.If you do, word gets around. And one day, you find yourself duetting with Bonnie Raitt, or standing onstage with the Allman Brothers at New Yorks Beacon Theater and trading verses with Susan Tedeschi. You might even wind up getting nominated for a Best Blues Album Grammy four times. And those nominations would be in addition to your seven Blues Music Awards, three Austin Music Awards, the Grand Prix du Disque award from the Acadmie Charles-Cros in France, a Living Blues Critics Award for Female Blues Artist of the Year, and the title of an inspiring American Artist as a United States Artists 2018 Fellow.Theres only one Austinite with that rsum: Ruthie Foster. The small rural town of Gause, TX had no chance of keeping the vocal powerhouse known as Ruthie Foster to itself. Described by Rolling Stone as pure magic to watch and hear, her vocal talent was elevated in worship services at her community church. Drawing influence from legendary acts like Mavis Staples and Aretha Franklin, Foster developed a unique sound unable to be contained within a single genre. That uniqueness echoes a common theme in Ruthies life and career - marching to the beat of her own drum. ...read more shankhall.com

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