Rarely
does one find as devoted and sincere an interpreter of the Blues as
Miranda Louise. Miranda is set to appear Saturday, August 25th
at the Hot August Blues Festival at Kenlake State Park in Aurora,
Kentucky.
As a master and demo studio musician based out of
Nashville, she's appeared on more than 70 albums and become a
well-known and much beloved mainstay of the Southern Blues scene.
Miranda sums it up like this, “Why the blues? Blues is the only
real thing I've ever experienced. It's the realist thing there is.
Blues and love.”
Miranda Louise's discography reads like a 'who's who' of
the blues. She was in three bands with the legendary Warren Haynes of
Allman Brothers and Government Mule fame. Miranda says, “Singing
with him long enough, just makes you a better singer.” Miranda's
studio credits also include the great Johnny Neel and former Allman
Brothers' guitarist, Jack Pearson.
You'll
recognize Miranda's voice backing Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitar on
Chicago legend A.C. Reed's album I'm
In The Wrong Business.
“He was terrific. What a horn player and what a singer. What a
great guy and what a great musician.” That album spent 8 weeks at
the top of the charts. She also spent time as the lead vocalist for
one of Southern Rock's most storied bands, Grinderswitch.
Miranda's song, “Face In My Dreams” placed second in
the National Billboard Songwriter Competition and was later recorded
by Dionne Warwick and Phillip Michael Thomas. Miranda's CD “Face In
My Dreams” did pretty good too, scoring high on the charts for
Beach Music, a type of shuffle popular with devotees of the Carolina
Shag scene!
Miranda's
latest releases, Delta
3
and an acoustic album, Play Americana Blues have both been
enthusiastically received and piling up airplay.
Onstage,
she packs a punch with her powerful voice which has graced stages
across the United States, Canada, Europe and the Caribbean. She also
has some screen credits, including singing and acting in the soap
opera, Music
City Blues,
and acting in the just released feature film, Soldier's
Joy. Prior
to that, she was featured in Iron
City,
along with Big Mike Griffin and his band.
The Kenlake Hot August Blues Festival is set for
Thursday through Saturday, August 23-25 at Kenlake State Park in
Aurora, Kentucky. Discount tickets are available at KenlakeBlues.com.
Charities which will benefit from this year's Hot August
Blues Festival include The Shriners, who will be operating festival
shuttles with all tips and proceeds going to the Shriners' Childrens'
Hospitals, and the Knights of Columbus.
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