2023 – Guitar Woman
Records
By Phillip Smith; Dec. 3, 2023
Release Date : Oct.27, 2023
Original source : phillycheezeblues.blogspot.com
Sue Foley’s latest release Live in Austin Vol. 1 sunk its teeth into my heart quite quickly. The 2020 Blues Music Award recipient of the Koko Taylor Award category plays through a mix of originals and covers on her new album, produced by Mike Flanigin. The record nicely captures the artist her home-turf with a sold-out show at Austin, Texas’ Continental Club. With Foley on guitar and vocals, her band consists of bassist Jon Penner, drummer Corey Keller, guitarist Derek O’Brian, Angela Miller on background vocals and tambourine, and Lauren Cervantes on background vocals.
The hounds are released as Foley tears through the title track of her 2006 album “New Used Car”. She absolutely cooks, and her performance puts me right in the zone. The opening licks of Howlin’ Wolf’s “Howling For My Darlin’” make my ears perk up even more. Foley’s dreamy vocals add a whole new dimension to this song as she serves up a searing-hot platter of blues guitar. The instrumental “Hooked on Love (AKA Lucky Lou)” from her 1992 Young Girl Blues album is exquisitely performed and played with finesse. I dig Keller’s rumba beat and how it compliments Foleys guitar mastery. I love her stunning cover of Bob Dylan’s “Positively 4th Street”. She keeps it fresh and does not stray far from Dylan’s vocal cadence. Foley blows the dust off of Memphis Minnie’s 1941 classic “Me and my Chauffeur Blues” for a shindig of a blues jamboree. For the closer, it was an unexpected treat to hear her break out a very deep cut from Cheap Trick “High Roller”. Foley truly rocked the house on this one.
Sue Foley’s Live in Austin – Vol 1 gets a high recommendation from me. The album kept me glued to her music from start to finish. I just hope there is not much of a wait-time for Vol. 2 to be released.
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