WoodSongs 880: Ruthie Foster and Sally & George

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RUTHIE FOSTER a vocal powerhouse from Austin, Texas with a chapel-bred bravado trained on the works of powerful women such as Mavis Staples and Aretha Franklin, her sound grew into an inspired blend of blues, folk and gospel. Ruthie is a three time Grammy nominated artist plus she?s won seven Blues Music Awards, three Austin Music Awards, the Grand Prix du Disque award from the Acad?mie Charles-Cros in France, and a Living Blues Critics? Award for Female Blues Artist of the Year. She?s performed with Bonnie Raitt, the Allman Brothers, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks and more. Her latest ?Joy Comes Back ? is a new career-defining soul/blues/gospel/rock opus. SALLY & GEORGE is a musical duo at the crossroads of Americana, Country, and Rock. The East Nashville based duo, Sally and George, consists of Joel Timmons (Sol Driven Train) on guitar, percussion and vocals and GRAMMY nominated Shelby Means (ex-Della Mae) playing upright bass and singing. Drawing from their love for the classic duet styles of Johnny Cash and June Carter, as well as contemporary artists, The White Stripes and Shovels & Rope, Sally and George breathe life and love into the ever widening world of Americana. Their debut album ?Tip My Hat? deftly moves from rollicking, electrified rockers to stripped down, gauzy reflections on love and faith to walking bass-led country-indebted duets. WoodSongs Kid: Aneesa Sheikh is 14-year-old aspiring singer/songwriter from Lexington, Kentucky. She will perform one of her original songs.