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Live Music: Jazz & Blues

8 pm

Raised in Gause, Texas, a small town 180 miles southeast of Dallas, Foster grew up surrounded by the rich, soulful sounds of gospel and blues. Her outstanding voice and original music are influenced by the sounds of Sam Cooke, Mahalia Jackson, Sister Rosetta Thorpe, Sarah Vaughn, Etta James, and Lightnin’ Hopkins. Although, perhaps no one has influenced Foster like her mother, Shirley Jones, who urged her to “Open your mouth and sing, girl!”
  Ruthie Foster’s songs are a remarkable hybrid of blues, gospel, roots and folk music rich with honest spirituality and emotion. Her simply amazing vocal abilities have critics comparing her to Ella Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin. Ruthie’s passionate songs and scintillating live performances attract both the young and old for an uplifting experience of dancing, listening, laughing and even some crying; especially when Foster rounds out the joyous occasion with her versions of show-stopping gospel standards. The State is happy to welcome her back for her second performance in Happy Valley!

“Foster’s deeply soulful vocals dip into gospel and swing toward contemporary folk with R&B panache. When she sings a cappella, the heavens part.”
- Margaret Moser, Austin Chronicle

“Foster is a natural-born singer with a voice that is potent, unfussy, and, at times, deeply moving.”
- Renee Graham, Boston Globe

More Information:
http://www.ruthiefoster.com
http://www.myspace.com/ruthiefosterband

Details

COST:

$23

BROUGHT TO YOU BY: The State Theatre
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