Sue Foley

Sue Foley

on the Hillside Festival main stage, July 2008
Background information
Born (1968-03-29) March 29, 1968
Origin Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Genres Blues
Occupation(s) Singer, guitarist
Instruments Guitar
Labels Antone's Records
Shanachie Records Ruf Records, Blind Pig Records
Associated acts Lou Ann Barton - Fabulous Thunderbirds

Sue Foley (born March 29, 1968 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)[1] is a Canadian blues singer and guitarist.

Career

Sue Foley is a multi-award winning musician and of the one of the finest blues and roots artists working today. Foley spent her early childhood in Canada, mesmerized by her father’s guitar and precociously started her professional career at sixteen. By twenty-one, Foley was living in Austin, Texas and recording for Antone’s—the esteemed blues label and historic nightclub that helped launch the career of blues-rock legend, Stevie Ray Vaughan. Her first release, Young Girl Blues, quickly rooted her unique talents as a proficient blues guitarist, inspired songwriter and captivating vocalist. Foley has toured steadily with her band, toting her signature pink paisley Fender Telecaster—working and sharing the stage with such greats as BB King, Buddy Guy, Lucinda Williams and Tom Petty. In 2001, Sue won the prestigious Juno Award (Canadian equivalent of the Grammy) for her CD, Love Coming Down. Foley also holds the record for the most Maple Blues Awards (seventeen) and has earned three Trophees de Blues de France. She has also garnered several nominations at the International Blues Music Awards in Memphis, Tennessee. [2][3]

Discography

Foley albums

Contributions to other albums

"1995", "Bluesiana Hurricane", Shanachie Records / Koch Entertainment Featuring: Sue Foley, R&B Legend, Rufus Thomas, Jazz Legends, Bill Doggett and Lester Bowie, Rock Legends, Chuck Rainey and Will Calhoun.*2002 The Blues: From Yesterday's Masters to Today's Cutting Edge (Shanachie, American Roots Songbook, as licensed to St. Clair Entertainment)

Filmography

"2005"- "Sue Foley-Live in Europe" Ruf Records (Europe/USA)


See also

List of Canadian musicians


References

  1. ↑ Bill Dahl (1968-03-29). "Sue Foley | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
  2. ↑ suefoley.com
  3. ↑ Billboard.com Article
  4. ↑ Being live recordings from the CBC radio program Saturday Night Blues, hosted by Holger Petersen. Foley contributed a live version of "Let Tears Fall Down".

External links

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