AUSTIN, Texas — Singer-songwriter Ruthie Foster
has been honored by the National Academy of Recording Arts &
Sciences (NARAS) with her third straight GRAMMY
nomination for Best Blues Album. Foster’s Promise of
a Brand New Day, produced by Meshell Ndegeocello,
follows nominations for The Truth According to Ruthie Foster
in 2009 and Let It Burn in 2012. The
GRAMMY Awards are held February 8, 2015 in
Los Angeles.
Ruthie
Foster also received a nomination for the Koko Taylor
Award, honoring notable female blues artists, in the Blues
Music Awards ceremony to be held May 7, 2014 in
Memphis.
Released Aug.
19 on Blue Corn
Music, Promise of a Brand New Day features
special guests Doyle Bramhall II and singer Toshi Reagon.
The Austin Chronicle called it “some of Foster’s best
work to date,” and the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
remarked, “…confidently balances soul, blues, gospel, folk and pop,” while
Cashbox cited “music from the heart, the pulpit and the
soul.”
Those who
have followed Foster’s eclectic musical history know that she can burn down any
stage with her combustible blend of soul, blues, rock, folk and gospel. Ruthie’s
astonishing voice has taken her on an amazing ride. She came from humble church
choir beginnings in rural Texas, followed by a tour of duty with the
U.S. Navy Band, and ended up in Austin, Texas. Her
list of achievements include Best Female Vocalist
in 2007, 2008 and 2013 from the Austin Music Awards,
the 2010 Living Blues Music Award Critic’s Poll for
Female Blues Artist of the Year, the 2013 Living Blues
Music Award Critic’s Poll for Blues Artist of the Year (female)
and recent Blues Music Award wins for Best
Contemporary and Best Traditional Blues Female Artist
of the Year.
